I opened The Barbara Casey Literary Agency in 1995 and, on a very select basis, I represent writers in the areas of both fiction and nonfiction for adults and children. I only work with traditional, royalty-paying publishers, including independent publishers as well as major publishers. Anyone interested in this service should query The Barbara Casey Literary Agency first before sending a manuscript for consideration.

If I accept a manuscript or portfolio to represent, I write all of the necessary cover letters, outlines and/or synopses, provide editing where necessary at no charge, and reproduce the necessary copies of artwork when applicable to accompany the submission.

I charge no up-front fees, and The Barbara Casey Literary Agency is conducted in accordance with the AAR (Association of Authors' Representatives) Guidelines and Canon of Ethics. Once the work is accepted for publication, I receive an agency commission of 20 percent of all royalties and/or flat payments (whichever the publisher and the writer/illustrator agree to in their contract).

Submissions

Send me an e-mail query that includes the title, word count, type of work (fiction or nonfiction; adult, children's), brief synopsis, and author's bio. If I am interested, I will request that the completed manuscript along with any marketing ideas you have for the project be mailed to me on either a diskette (Microsoft Word document) or a CD. Please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you want your materials returned.

RECENT AGENCY PLACEMENTS

Title Author/Illustrator Represented Type of Book Publisher Moccasin Trace Hawk MacKinney Historical Romance ArcheBooks Publishing Fast Track John DeDakis Mystery Suspense ArcheBooks Publishing The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and the Murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy Mel Ayton True Crime  Potomac Books The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal J. Pat O’Connor True Crime Chicago Review Press The Senior Citizen’s Guide to Successful Dog Ownership (The Caring for Pets Series) Myrna Papurt Self Help Croce Publishing How to be an Old Guy Bill Kilpatrick Nonfiction Hatala Geroproducts

RECENTLY SIGNED WITH THE AGENCY
 

Title Author/Illustrator Represented Type of Book Nymrod Resurrection Hawk MacKinney, CMDR USN RET Political Thriller The Won Hour Walk John Monaco, MD Pediatric Surgeon Self Help Nixon’s Greatest Secrets Don Fulsom Fmr. White House Correspondent, Bureau Chief, UPI, Washington, DC Government / Politics A Cruel Calm: Paris between the Wars Patricia Lipe President, PEN, Wasington, DC Fictionalized Nonfiction Primal Sympathy Maury Maryanow, PhD Troy University Coming-of-Age Novel The President’s Wife Ted Venetoulis CEO, Corridor Media, Inc. CEO, H&V Communications Political Novel