New Literary Agent Alert: Peter Knapp of Park Literary Group
Literary agent alerts (like this one with Peter Knapp of Park Literary Group) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building their client list.
About Peter: Peter Knapp joined the Park Literary Group in July 2011. He provides support for all of the agency's initiatives, and is building his client list. Prior to joining Park Literary, he was the story editor at Floren Shieh Productions, where he consulted on book-to-film adaptations for Los Angeles-based film and TV entities. He graduated from New York University with a B.A. in art history.
He is seeking: He is building his client list with a focus on middle grade and young adult fiction, as well as suspense and thrillers for all ages. He does not represent picture books or nonfiction.
How to submit: "We currently welcome queries only by email. Please specify the name of the agent to whom you are submitting in the subject line of the email and send your query letter and accompanying material to queries (at) parkliterary (dot) com. All materials must be in the body of the email, as we are unable to open attachments. Due to the volume of email queries we receive, we will only respond if we are interested."
Chuck Sambuchino is a former editor with the Writer's Digest writing community and author of several books, including How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack and Create Your Writer Platform.
