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The Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency


I’m writing to introduce you to myself and my agency and let you know we are actively seeking clients in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre.

We opened in 1984 and have always had an interest in both genres. We are a full service agency, representing writers at every stage of their career from unpublished through maturity. We are a very active, successful seller of translation rights with agents in all foreign markets and a track record of approximately 50 new sales per year. There is no sub right we do not represent – movie, audio, e-book, translation, United Kingdom rights.

We’re privileged to represent a number of top talents. In Science Fiction we represent Hugo winner John Scalzi, probably the top talent to emerge in the last ten years. We also represent Ian Douglas whose military science fiction series for Avon have been selling well and in print for more than a decade. We recently contracted for 5 more books in these series. A recent client who is building nicely is Ed Willet, whose most recent book TERRA INSEGURO was published by Daw.

We are even more known for our representation of fantasy writers. Karen Miller is an international bestseller with publishers in Australia, the United Kingdom and the USA. We have represented Sharon Shinn from her very first book and today, twenty one books later, we still represent her. We represented Gail Martin for her first sale to Solaris and just concluded a 4 book deal with Orbit to continue her TALES OF THE NECROMANCER. We represent Mel Odom whose Tolkienesque series beginning with THE ROVER was a hit for Tor.

Our success in this area is not confined to the adult market, Karen Miller, Mel Odom, Sharon Shinn, and Ed Willet have all sold young adult fiction.

We’re actively acquiring new clients. The ideal submission for us is an introductory letter, synopsis and the first 3 chapters of manuscript. We welcome electronic submissions to fantasy RemoveThis @ethanellenberg.com. We also welcome submission by mail with a self addressed stamped envelope for response. Please check our website (ethanellenberg.com) and follow the directions carefully so as not to fall afoul of U.S. postal regulations.

We remain upbeat, active and committed to the highest standards of professional conduct and representation. We are members in good standing of the Association of Author’s Representatives and consistently receive high marks from all the top professional writer’s organizations. We look forward to your submission.