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NAME
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Laurie McLean
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AGENCY
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Foreword Literary, Inc.
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AAR MEMBER
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EMAIL
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querylaurie@forewordliterary.com
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AGENCY WEB SITE
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http://forewordliterary.com/
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FICTION GENRES
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Science Fiction
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Mystery
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Horror
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Fantasy
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Romance
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Young Adult
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Thrillers/Suspense
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Multi-Cultural
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Adventure
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Offbeat/Quirky
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Middle Grade
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NONFICTION GENRES
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CURRENT STATUS
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This agent accepts queries
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MORE INFORMATION
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SPECIAL INTERESTS
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DOES NOT REPRESENT
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She does NOT represent nonfiction of any sort, commercial and literary fiction, memoir, picture books or graphic novels. She is also not too keen on WWII stories. For children's books, she does NOT represent picture books or chapter books.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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Laurie is only open to referral queries and submissions upon request from writers she meets at writers conferences and online events. Please contact other Foreword Literary agents for unsolicited submissions.
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FACTS/TIDBITS
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Laurie has a deep knowledge of contracts, negotiating, marketing/promotion and technology. Her number one rule: it HAS to be great writing. She specializes in hybrid authors who want to build a career.
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Laurie is closed to unsolicited queries. For those please contact one of the other agents at Foreword Literary. Find out more about each of our agents at forewordliterary.com
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Laurie is eager to be contacted by referrals from people she knows in publishing, or writers she meets at conferences or online events. She is especially interested in successful traditionally published authors who wish to become successful hybrid authors.
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EDUCATION
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Graduate of State University of New York and Syracuse University’s prestigious Newhouse School of Journalism
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NEW DEALS
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Adventure
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Middle Grade
UNCLE PIRATE SAVES THE DAY
(sequel to Uncle Pirate)
by Douglas Rees
Fantasy
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Young Adult
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Adventure
VAMPIRE HIGH: SOPHOMORE YEAR
(sequel to Vampire High)
by Douglas Rees
Romance
CUTBACK & DARK CANYON (2-book deal)
by Jill Sorenson
Bantam Dell--2008/2009
Fiction
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Fantasy
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Young Adult
BLOOD OF EDEN TRILOGY by Julie Kagawa
Fiction
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Fantasy
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Young Adult
IRON PRINCE (ETHAN'S TRILOGY) by Julie Kagawa
Fiction
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Science Fiction
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Fantasy
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Historical Fiction
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Adventure
MINISTRY OF PECULIAR OCCURRENCES SERIES by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris
Fiction
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Romance
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Young Adult
AWKWARD/INVISIBLES/REVENGE SOCIETY/FAUXMANCE by Marni Bates
Fiction
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Fantasy
TORREIN by Shea Berkley
Fantasy
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Young Adult
THE MARKED SON/THE LOST PRINCE/THE BASTARD KING trilogy by Shea Berkley
Fiction
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Fantasy
GEIST/SPECTYR/WRAYTHE/HARBINGER by Philippa Ballantine
Fiction
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Fantasy
HUNTER & FOX and sequel by Philippa Ballantine
Fiction
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Fantasy
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Offbeat/Quirky
ENORMITY by Walter Greatshell
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PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
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Hex Appeal
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Author: |
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Linda Wisdom
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Romance
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Sourcebooks Casablanca (November 1, 2008) |
The second book in the Hex series features feisty witch Jazz and her drop-dead gorgeous vampire cop boyfriend in a new installment. On again, off again for over 300 years, Jazz and Nick are finally back together, but then Jazz thinks Nick has bitten her. Separated again, upset and angry, the two of them start having violent, recurring dreams in which each one figures in disturbing and menacing ways. They can't sleep, they can't eat, and they finally figure out they'd better get together and discover who's poisoning their dreams-and their relationship
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Vampire High
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Douglas Rees
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Young Adult
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Delacorte Books for Young Readers (September 9, 2008) |
Grade 8 Up-When Cody Elliot's parents receive his less-than-stellar report card, they decide it's time for a change. His options are Our Lady of Perpetual Homework and Vlad Dracul Magnet School, so the choice, for Cody, is obvious. After his interview with the headmaster at Vlad and meeting Charon, the school's yellow-eyed wolf, Cody knows there is something decidedly different about this place. He also learns why he gets admitted: most of the students are vampires
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Drawn Into Darkness: A Soul Gatherer Novel
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Annette McCleave
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Fantasy
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Signet (September 1, 2009) |
Lachlan MacGregor looks like a rather hunky priest, but the 400-year-old undead hero of McCleave's entertaining paranormal romance debut is actually serving penance by gathering souls destined for Heaven, saving them from demons. He also keeps an eye on Emily, the superpowered 14-year-old daughter of his downstairs neighbor, artist Rachel Lewis. Rachel is shocked by her instantaneous attraction to a man of the cloth, but Lachlan's happy to act on their chemistry in between supernatural battles. Swords flash, spells are cast, and twist and turns come head-spinningly quickly, but Rachel is game for anything as long as she can save her daughter and find true love
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Tortilla Sun
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Author: |
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Jennifer Cervantes
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Genres:
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Young Adult
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Multi-Cultural
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Chronicle Books (May 5, 2010) |
The story of an alienated Hispanic teen who spends the summer with her grandmother in New Mexico and discovers what family is all about
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Xombies: Apocalypticon
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Walter Greatshell
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Genres:
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Fantasy
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Ace; Original edition (February 23, 2010) |
A post-apocalyptic zombie novel that stars a pre-pubescent girl, a submarine full of skate-punk teen boys, a skeleton crew of naval officers, and a trip to Greenland to avoid all the humans infected with the Agent X biotoxin that has literally ended the world as we know it
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The Iron King (Harlequin Teen)
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Julie Kagawa
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Young Adult
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Harlequin; Original edition (February 1, 2010) |
Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.
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LINKS
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This is Ms. McLean´s blog:
http://agentsavant.com
Follow Laurie on Twitter @agentsavant
Laurie's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/laurie.mclean
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