Non-Fiction
We are very interested in non-fiction projects that are backed by your particular expertise and/or life experience. Ideally, authors should know who the target audience is for their work, and have a strong marketing platform geared to that audience, or be professional writers co-authoring with an expert.
Each FinePrint agent has particular tastes, and accepts submissions in the categories listed below.
Send a query letter, proposal, and sample chapters via regular mail. If you send a query via email — DO NOT INCLUDE AN ATTACHMENT. If we’re interested, we will ask for additional material.
Note: Not every agent accepts queries by snail-mail. Please follow any instructions given on the page of the particular agent you wish to query.
If you want to know more about how to create a winning proposal, there are several good books on the subject. FinePrint is happy to offer the following on-line resources for writers:
Proposal Guidelines
WRITING A BOOK PROPOSAL by Peter Rubie
Agent Categories:
Peter Rubie:
business
cookbooks
cultural narrative
current events
economics
education (trade only)
finance
food
history
how-to
journalism
Judaica
military
narrative nonfiction
parenting
religion
science
true crime
writing
Stephany Evans:
architecture
cookbooks
diet
food
health & fitness
home decor/design
journalism
Judaica
medicine
memoir
mind/body/spirit
narrative nonfiction
religion
self-help
spirituality
sports
wine
women’s issues
Ward Calhoun:
celebrity
entertainment
film & TV
gift
humor
pop science
sports
Diane Freed:
advice
business
career
celebrity
cultural narrative
current events
health & fitness
how-to
humor
inspirational
lifestyle
memoir
mind/body/spirit
motivational
narrative nonfiction
psychology
reference
relationships
self-help
spirituality
sustainability
women’s issues
Janet Reid:
art
history
music
true crime
writing
Laura Wood:
animals
business
celebrity
history
illustrated
nature
pets
pop science
religion
science
technology