Stories that explore the search for identity, diaspora and displacement, coming-of-age, family dynamics, power in relationships, challenging topics, willfulness, gender norms, generational impact, secrets, repression, memory, and little-known rituals. The agent is looking for a mix of serious, sad, dark works with spirited, fun adventures and heartwarming sagas.
Prescriptive nonfiction, self-help, religion/spirituality nonfiction, romance (with exceptions on website), law enforcement/military/not.
Jane Chun joined Transatlantic Agency in 2023 after four years at Janklow & Nesbit Associates and is currently building her list. She is particularly interested in stories that center marginalized communities and prose that is cinematic and atmospheric with good rhythm. She seeks compelling, fresh voices across literary, upmarket, and commercial fiction in adult, MG, and YA categories, as well as select nonfiction and graphic novels.
Please send the following through Query Manager. If you're having difficulty using Query Manager, you can query me by email. Please do NOT submit your query through both methods; the duplicate query will not be answered. Queries sent by any other method will be deleted unread. For email queries, include the book title, category/genre, word count (or estimated page count for graphic novels or graphic nonfiction), and your author bio. - Fiction: a brief introduction, a synopsis, and the first ten pages. For email queries, please include all text in the body of the email, not as an attachment - Nonfiction: a brief introduction, a full outline, and the first ten pages of the manuscript. For email queries, please include all text in the body of the email, not as an attachment - Graphic novels/nonfiction: a brief introduction, a synopsis/outline, and at least five illustrated pages with text. If you do not have five pages, you can send ten script pages and some sample art instead. For email queries, please attach the sample pages/art as a PDF or include a link to view the material online
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