This week's Agent Spotlight features Jill Grinberg of Jill Grinberg Literary Management, LLC.
About: Ms. Grinberg was previously a partner of Anderson Grinberg Literary Management with Kathleen Anderson before establishing Jill Grinberg Literary Management in 2007. As well as running her own agency, Ms. Grinberg subagents for Curtis Brown Australia, David Higham Associate, Curtis Brown Ltd., Margaret Conolloy and Associates, Australian Literary Management, and Robinson Literary Agency. She has over ten years of experience as an agent, attended Tufts University, and lives in New York.
Status: Open to submissions.
What She's Looking For:
Fiction: Children's, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction,
Middle Grade, Romance, Multi-Cultural, Science Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult.
Non-Fiction: Biography & Memoir, Business & Finance, Celebrity, Pop Culture, Music, Film & Entertainment, Cultural/Social Issues, Current Affairs & Politics, Medical, Health & Fitness, Multicultural, Narrative, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Technology, Travel, Women's Issues. (Link, Link, Link)
Otherwise unknown.
What She Isn’t Looking For:
Screenplays, poetry.
About the Agency:
No quote available.
Editorial Agent?
Unknown.
Web Presence:
Jill Grinberg Literary website.
Clients:
Alexandra Adornetto, Alma Alexander, Susanne Antonetta, Julie Chibbaro, Catherine Clark, Audrey Couloumbis, Sara Donati, Henry Gee, Alison Goodman, Andy Griffiths, Jennifer Holm, Matthew Holm, Justine Larbalestier, Rosina Lippi, Melina Machetta, John Marsden, Lauren McLaughlin, Jacklyn Moriarty, Cartherine Gilbert Murdock, Garth Nix, T.J. Stiles, Lian Tanner, Scott Westerfeld, among others.
Sales:
As of 2/11, Ms. Grinberg is listed on Publisher's Marketplace as having made 7 deals in the last 12 months, 8 six-figure+ deals, and 22 overall. Recent deals include 2 YA, 1 general, 1 women’s fiction, 1 children’s fantasy, 1 picture book, and 1 international children’s rights.
NOTE: PM is usually not a complete representation of sales.
Query Methods:
E-mail: Yes.
Snail-Mail: Yes (preferred).
Online-Form: No.
Submission Guidelines (always verify):
Snail-Mail: Send a query, the first 50 pages (or non-fiction proposal), and a SASE.
E-mail: Send a query in the body of an e-mail and attach the first 50 pages (or non-fic proposal) as a .doc
See Ms. Grinberg’s website or Publisher's Marketplace page for complete, up-to-date submission guidelines.
Response Times:
Stats on the web suggest Ms. Grinberg usually responds to queries within a week to a month but there are longer instances and instances of no response. Requests appear to fall within the same timeframe.
What's the Buzz?
Ms. Gringberg is a long-established agent with an impressive clientele and track record. Her clients seem quite happy under her representation and are quick to praise her. She’s noted to have a nice rejection letter and continues to respond to most submissions.
Worth Your Time:
Interviews:
None that I could find online.
Around the Web:
Jill Grinberg Literary Management, LLC thread on AbsoluteWrite.
Jill Gringerg on P&E ($).
Jill Grinberg Literary Management Frankfurt 2010 Rights Guide (great look at client titles).
Justine Larbalestier announces Jill Grinberg as her new agent and meets her perfect agent requirements (2005). Ms. Larbalestier also praises Ms. Grinberg in this post (2009).
A Q&A with author Tami Oldham reveals a neat story (the last answer) about Ms. Grinberg picking up Ms. Oldham as a self-published author.
Contact:
Please see the Grinberg Literary Management website or Ms. Grinberg's Publisher's Marketplace page for contact and query information.
Profile Details:
Last updated: 2/2/2011
Agent Contacted For Review? Yes – 2/2/2011
Reviewed By Agent? Yes – 2/2/2011
Comments: No changes requested.
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Note: These agent profiles presently focus on agents who accept children's fiction. They are not interviews. Please take the time to verify anything you might use here before querying an agent. The information found herein is subject to change.
Hmm, this is very interesting, thanks for digging up all this information. With clients such as Garth Nix and the like, I'm shocked she's not a member of AAR. But her track record does seem to speak for itself.
ReplyDeleteOther than the web presence, she seems right up my alley!
I just can't get excited over agents who only accept snail mail. AND no web site. How ancient is she?
ReplyDeleteIt's not just that it's inefficient, but it's a sort of snobbery: "WE don't do that sort of thing..."
This would be like dealing with my aging Auntie Mabel, sorry.
Fran, a lot of veteran agents have full lists and don't need the influx of submissions that comes with having a large web presence. If you don't have a specific reason to want to query her, just focus on those with the web presence and visibility you're looking for.
ReplyDeleteSubmission guidelines updated 01/08/10.
ReplyDeleteJust emailed her at the "info" address and got back an autoresponse saying that they received it. That's pretty cool. I like that. No wondering if it got lost in the nexus.
ReplyDeleteIt's my understanding that Richard Abate, formerly of WMA/Endeavor, is now at Grinberg. Anyone know for sure?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure, Anon. I don't think so. There's a Dec deal listing on PM that has Richard Abate as being with 3 Arts Entertainment. QueryTracker has him listed there as well.
ReplyDeletei got to this from your most recent post. Thank you
ReplyDeleteReceived this lovely feedback from a client:
ReplyDelete"Would like to give Jill Grinberg and her associate Cheryl Pientka a five star rating. They are outstanding agents and negotiated a lovely publishing contract for us with Disney Hyperion. Could not ask for better representation."
These agent spotlights are great for those querying. Thanks! I wanted to add an update here. The agency Publisher's Marketplace page reads:
ReplyDelete"Please send your query letter to info@jillgrinbergliterary.com and attach the first 50 pages (fiction) or proposal (non-fiction) as a .doc file. All submissions will be read, but electronic mail is preferred."
Thanks Eric!
ReplyDeleteHi Casey ~ You have a wonderfully helpful site. Just wanted to let you know, the links to her website are dead.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carol. It's due for an update!
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