Welcome to the website of the Doug Grad Literary Agency, Inc. The agency opened for business in 2008, after Doug had spent the previous twenty-two years as a senior editor at four major New York publishing houses. Throughout his editorial career, Doug was always an author’s advocate--the kind of editor authors wanted to work with because of his keen eye, integrity, and talent for developing projects. He was also a skillful negotiator, sometimes to the chagrin of literary agents. Now he brings those experiences to the other side of the table in offering publishers the kind of high-quality commercial fiction and nonfiction that he himself was proud to publish.
Submission guidelines:
Current turnaround times:
We are receiving over 7,000 unsolicited queries a year. Due to that overwhelming number, usually we can only respond if we're interested in your project. We make no promises about when we can get back to you, we're trying to be as quick as we can, which sometimes isn't quick enough.
Contact the Doug Grad Literary Agency:
via email doug.grad@dgliterary.com
via phone 718.788.6067 (but really, please don't call--email is better.)
via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DGLit/ Follow us and Like us!
Dave West is our International scout. Dave is going to be looking for all sorts of interesting books and manuscripts, as well as helping to put together deals with foreign publishers. Hey, they read books overseas!
Jobs:
Are you an experienced literary agent looking to make a move? Drop me a line...
Internships:
Do you want to work in the publishing industry? Interested in learning how to become at agent? Internships are available year-round! For more information, click here. Send your résumé in to doug.grad@dgliterary.com. In the post-COVID world, we are now doing internships virtually, which means you can gain experience from anywhere in the country. A great big thank you goes out to Olivia Hotaling, now entering her junior year at Colgate, for being the virtual intern guinea pig who proved it can be done!
Submission guidelines:
- Query by email letter first at doug.grad@dgliterary.com. Be sure to include the word "Query" in the subject line.
- Please include a brief synopsis and biography explaining what the book is and who you are.
- Please do not include or attach any sample material to the query, unless we ask you first.
- DO NOT MAIL HARD COPY.
- DO NOT CALL TO MAKE A VERBAL PITCH.
- DO NOT SEND YA, CHILDREN'S, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, or any combination. We don't represent those genres.
Current turnaround times:
We are receiving over 7,000 unsolicited queries a year. Due to that overwhelming number, usually we can only respond if we're interested in your project. We make no promises about when we can get back to you, we're trying to be as quick as we can, which sometimes isn't quick enough.
Contact the Doug Grad Literary Agency:
via email doug.grad@dgliterary.com
via phone 718.788.6067 (but really, please don't call--email is better.)
via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DGLit/ Follow us and Like us!
Dave West is our International scout. Dave is going to be looking for all sorts of interesting books and manuscripts, as well as helping to put together deals with foreign publishers. Hey, they read books overseas!
Jobs:
Are you an experienced literary agent looking to make a move? Drop me a line...
Internships:
Do you want to work in the publishing industry? Interested in learning how to become at agent? Internships are available year-round! For more information, click here. Send your résumé in to doug.grad@dgliterary.com. In the post-COVID world, we are now doing internships virtually, which means you can gain experience from anywhere in the country. A great big thank you goes out to Olivia Hotaling, now entering her junior year at Colgate, for being the virtual intern guinea pig who proved it can be done!
