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NAME
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Ben Salmon
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AGENCY
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He is no longer working as an agent
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AAR MEMBER
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No
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AGENCY PHONE
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AGENCY FAX
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EMAIL
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Does not accept email queries.
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AGENCY WEB SITE
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FICTION GENRES
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Literary Fiction
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Mystery
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Commercial Fiction
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Humor/Satire
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Family Saga
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Multi-Cultural
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Gay & Lesbian
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Offbeat/Quirky
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NONFICTION GENRES
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Biography
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Food & Lifestyle
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Self-Help
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Memoirs
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Dating/Relationships
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Current Affairs
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Pop Culture
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Narrative
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Health & Fitness
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Cultural/Social Issues
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Humor
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Journalism
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CURRENT STATUS
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This agent does not currently accept unsolicited queries
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MORE INFORMATION
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SPECIAL INTERESTS
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Anything polished and of the highest quality
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He looks for the following key ingredients in any project: original voice, strong writing, wit, an interesting or odd perspective, and an ability to not take oneself too seriously
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He adores quirky fiction (literary, commercial or somewhere in between) and enjoys the occasional fun mystery
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In non-fiction, he has a devout interest in trends and reads the marketplace for what’s going to be the next hot topic
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DOES NOT REPRESENT
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Does not represent screenplays, poetry, textbooks, and children's literature
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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He is no longer working as an agent
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MANUSCRIPT FONT FACE PREFERENCE
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MANUSCRIPT FONT SIZE PREFERENCE
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FACTS/TIDBITS
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EDUCATION
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Graduate of the NYU Summer Publishing Institute and Drew University
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For a complete list of this agent's most recent deals, we recommend a subscription to Publishers Marketplace
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NEW DEALS
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PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
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Getting from College to Career: 99 Things to Do Before You Graduate
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Lindsey Pollak
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Cultural/Social Issues
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Collins (April 1, 2007) |
A guide to help college students and recent grads get a head start on the career paths of their dreams
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Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend
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Barbara Oakley
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Science
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Prometheus Books (October 31, 2007) |
Evil Genes is a tour-de-force of popular science writing that brilliantly melds scientific research with intriguing family history and puts both a human and scientific face to evil.
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The Bright Side: Surviving Your Parents' Divorce
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Max Sindell
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Parenting
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Juvenile
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HCI; 1 edition (June 1, 2007) |
A kid's survival guide through their parents' divorce
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LINKS
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http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/dsmichaels/
This is the agency webpage on PublishersMarketplace
http://www.dsmagency.com/news.html#benwnba
Featured interview with Ben Salmon in the WNBA May 2005 Newsletter
This is Ben Salmon's response to our symposium question, Pitching Editors
http://www.agentquery.com/symposium_pitcheditors.aspx
Here is a Q & A with Ben Salmon on AbsoluteWrite
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36460
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