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Peter Rubie

FinePrint Literary Management

United States

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About

Peter Rubie has been in New York publishing as an agent, editor, and published writer for nearly forty years. He is the CEO of FinePrint Literary Management, a NYC-based literary agency with 5 active agents. He began his career as a freelance reader and editor for major publishers before becoming the adult fiction editor at Walker & Co. from 1985 to 1991, then became an agent in 1992 and formed his own agency in 1998. He is known for working closely with clients to bring projects to their full potential before submission, and several of his authors have become New York Times bestselling and award-winning writers.

Submission Guidelines
Format: email
Submission Page: https://QueryTracker.net/query/Query_PeterRubie
Simultaneous Submissions: No
Guidelines:

Submissions should be emailed to https://QueryTracker.net/query/Query_PeterRubie Please DO NOT submit to more than one agent at FinePrint at a time. Multiple agent submissions will be discarded unread. Submitting FICTION to Peter: Send a query letter with a synopsis of your book, your bio, and the opening 3 or 4 pages embedded in the body of your email — DO NOT SEND AN ATTACHMENT WITHOUT A REQUEST TO DO SO, or else your submission attachment will simply be discarded. If interested, your manuscript will be requested. Submitting Nonfiction to Peter: Send a query letter and your bio via email, outlining the general idea of your book proposal and address these 4 questions: - Why this book? - Why now? - Why you are the best person to write this book? - What can you do practically to help a publisher market and publicise you and your book. DO NOT SEND AN ATTACHMENT WITHOUT A REQUEST TO DO SO. If interested, your book proposal will be requested.

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Last verified: March 3, 2026

Audience

AdultMiddle GradePicture Books

Genres

Literary Fiction
Upmarket Fiction
Commercial Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Women's Fiction
Picture Books

Focus Areas

Multicultural

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