Writers House is one of the largest literary agencies in the world and is known for providing an extraordinary amount of individual client attention combined with the benefits of full service foreign rights and subsidiary rights departments. I started at Writers House in the West Coast office, and have worked with a wide range of New York Times bestsellers, award-winners, and debut authors and illustrators. After studying literature at Bowdoin College, I joined Teach for America before beginning my publishing career at Harcourt Children’s Books and then Writers House. I’m particularly drawn to fantasy, mysteries, historical fiction, friendship stories, romance, magical realism, adventure, and books with humor–light or dark or both. I would also love to see manuscripts from diverse and underrepresented authors and artists. I’ve always been passionate about books, and, as an agent, I’m eager to help bring fresh voices, characters and stories to readers. If you have a manuscript that you feel would be a good fit for me, please see my submission guidelines below–I’d love to hear from you. Submission Guidelines Submissions should be emailed to lauldsubmissions@ ***Please note that I’m currently closed to submissions. I would love to review your work when I re-open to queries in the near future.*** When I re-open to submissions, authors and illustrators are welcome to email at: la ************** @ ********** Please send a query, along with the first 5-15 pages of your manuscript pasted into the body of the email. In the picture book category, I am currently looking to represent author/illustrators and illustrators only. Please try one of my colleagues if you’re an author of a picture book text. For illustrators or graphic novelists, I prefer a link to a dummy or portfolio, or an attached PDF that is less than 3 MB. I do read each query carefully and will respond as soon as possible. I look forward to reading your work! Guidelines & Details Vital Info lauldsubmissions@ @lindsaydauld Website Agent
Fiction
Children's, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Upmarket Speculative, Women’s Fiction, Young Adult
Favorite sub-genres
Action-Adventure, BIPOC, Commercial and Literary, Environment, Fantasy, Folklore, Gothic Fantasy, Graphic Novels (for all ages), Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Illustrators and Author/Illustrators, Immigrant Voices, Multigenerational, Mysteries, Speculative, Upmarket Fiction, romantasy, witches I’d like the next… In MG: HOLES, HELLO, UNIVERSE, THE GOLDEN COMPASS, PERCY JACKSON, ENOLA HOLMES, THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER, THE LAST CUENTISTA, THE WESTING GAME, WONDER, FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER, BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE, AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS, DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, BOMB, MONA LISA VANISHES, SMILE, FRONT DESK In YA: CODE NAME VERITY, SHADOW AND BONE, THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR, THE BOOK THIEF, THE HUNGER GAMES, LEGENDBORN, FIREKEEPER’S DAUGHTER, HOW I LIVE NOW, THE POET X, TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE, WE ARE OKAY, LONG WAY DOWN, AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, ONE OF US IS LYING, FAR FROM THE TREE IN ADULT FICTION: WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, THE SILENT PATIENT, THE GUEST LIST, THE GOD OF THE WOODS, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES, THE VANISHING HALF, NORMAL PEOPLE, PACHINKO, BLACK CAKE, THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, THE OVERSTORY, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, DEMON COPPERHEAD, WHAT ALICE FORGOT, ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE