One of the oldest publishers of jewish books in the u. A few weeks later, i received a letter from the literary agent, calling me a. I went to the jewish book council confab in may, and there were quite a few books on the holocaust there. Here is a list of the jewish publishers i know of, who publish books for children. The easyshmeezy guide to yiddish by r moshe sherizen, the thinking jewish teenagers guide to life by akiva tatz and the rabbi and the nuns by rabbi dr.
Literary agent alerts are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list. Schocken books, founded by salman schocken in germany in 1931, began publishing in the united states in 1945. This article needs additional citations for verification. In israel, she served as the literary editor of the english journal modern hebrew literature, and as a reader for matar publishing house. Please note that some of these publishers accept unsolicited and unagented submissions, while others only accept submissions from literary. We are proud to be representing the following agencies and publishers. Its a good idea to do your homework first by reading the submission guidelines of various publishers, looking around their website, or browsing in your local book store to see what type of books are being published by which publishers. Top 700 independent bookstores this database features 740 stores with address, book buyer, owner, event coordinator, phone, fax, email, website, and more.
Denise shannon literary agency, a new yorkbased boutique agency with a. They are looking for a wide range of subjects, including art, theater, childrens nonfiction. There is a lot of good material here, covering all movements of judaism. Menucha publishers jewish books for the whole family. Artscroll scholarly and popular works for the jewish world from a torah observant perspective. To that end, we are continually evolving as a literary agency and editorial firm to help authors and publishers get. Publishers of book and exhibitions catalogues relating to art, archaeology, judaica and jewish ethnography. Last month, readers at londons celebrated annual jewish book week.
Which publishers are interested in books with jewish. Our team put together this list of christian book agents that represents christian novels, christian nonfiction, inspirational books, and spiritual books. Find nonfiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. Hi erika, thanks so much for all you do for writers. Working with authors, agents, publishers, and editors, the committee strives to ensure that the finest. The association of jewish book publishers, founded in 1962, is a nonprofit organization which promotes the sale and use of jewish books through educational programs and activities such as exhibits, discussions, cooperative promotion and the interchange of information among members. Writing about ones faith and spirituality can be quite daunting. City lights publishers has launched several famous poets, including lawrence ferlinghetti and allen ginsberg, but this press also specializes in cutting edge literary fiction and nonfiction. Who are the publishers accepting submissions directly from authors and illustrators these days but who are still solid and reliable. Building upon its historic commitment to publishing judaica, schockens authors include. Twerski are just some of the titles on menucha publishers bestseller list. List of book publishing, magazine publishing, publishers association, publishing agents, desktop publishing, and web publishing companies of israel. For example, you can use the list to find literary agencies and publishing agents in nyc, literary agencies and book agents in california, and more. A writers experience the search for a publisher shattered crystals.
The list of sydney taylor book award winners, honors. Published by anna olswanger books, is a free biannual email newsletter for booksellers, librarians, publishers, literary agents, and others with an interest in jewish books. Alternative book press is a new publishing company established in october 2012 by columbia university and cornell university graduates with the following aim in view. For those interested in jewish issues there is a broad selection of titles on. Karin graf is the grand dame behind the berlin book juggernaut. Academy chicago publishers is a trade book publisher founded in chicago, illinois in 1975 by anita and jordan miller. Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Heres our list of 75 publishers that publish childrens book.
Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. List of literary agents 20192020 use our free lists of book agents in our literary agencies database for all book agents near me searches. But there is still someone out there willing to give you a helping hand. Which agents are interested in books with jewish charactersthemessubjects. The below list of 19 new literary agents aims to facilitate a conversation between agents and potential clients. List of literary agents 20192020 book agents looking. Now might be the time to pull it out although its still tough to find an interested publisher, several new outfits offer increased opportunities online. Updated 2112020 i love sharing the weekly agent alerts, because these are the agents who are the. Most major publishers are part of a larger media conglomerate, prominent. Trident media group literary agency literary agents in. Id also like to mention ajl association of jewish libraries as a resource. Torah literature, judaism, jewish law books, jewish holiday books and kosher cookbooks. His agency reflects industry knowledge he developed and honed over eighteen years in publishing and journalism. We regret that we are unable to answer queries regarding the status of a submission.
Whether expat or native, german or english, epublisher or. As charles said, you have to be very stubborn and not take rejections to heart. Ktav publishing house this is another of the oldest jewish book publishers. Larger publishers often take upwards of a year to produce and distribute a book. An editor at a leading orthodox jewish publishing house in brooklyn wrote they were. Barbara ellis understands publishing the way a great choreographer understands movement. Halban, the best little jewish publishing house in london tablet. Are you searching for a list of publishers of jewish books for your manuscript.
Rebecca levitan, chair sydney taylor book award committee association of jewish libraries. How pj library chooses books free books for jewish. Nonfiction literary agents open to submissions writers. With a smaller press, the wait is a matter of a few months. Our literary agent lists have information about both new and established author representatives seeking. Here are 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing. Authors frequently thank their agents in their acknowledgments sections, so its pretty. Agentquery find the agent who will find you a publisher. How to get your jewish childrens book published dena. Founded in the year 2010, menucha has been delivering titles pertaining to torah and jewish literature. Where to read and publish writing on jewish themes home. Where to read and publish writing on jewish themes.
You need to pass on your manuscript via a literary agent, as the. In the early 20th century there had been a tradition of literary agencies, many of them jewish. The thriller duet in beirut, by exmossad agent mishka bendavid has. Its a good idea to do your homework first by reading the submission guidelines of various publishers, looking around their website, or browsing in your local book store to see what type of books are being. On the other hand, in some cases, you will indeed find books being published by niche jewish publishers including some that are also listed here. Founded in 1990 by stuart matlins in woodstock, vermont, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a judaic perspective.
Whether the writer writes literary fiction, young adult, mg, upmarket, genre fiction or some blend of each, whether the author is seeking an agent for fiction or nonfiction, for novels or memoirs, short stories, essays, biographies. We publish your jewish book from editing, typesetting, cover design, proof reading and printing. The association of jewish book publishers, founded in 1962, is a nonprofit organization which promotes the sale and use of jewish books through educational programs and activities such as exhibits. New jewish press is the inaugural publishing program of the anne. If youve written a spiritual book manuscript and are looking for a major publishing house, the purpose of this post is to help you along your way. I think that theres a fabulous audience for brilliantlywritten, highly original jewishthemed childrens literature in mainstream publishing.
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