Mark Ryan

Currently Looking For

At this time, I welcome submissions across commercial and genre fiction, including, but not limited to: Romance Mystery, thriller, and suspense Science fiction, fantasy, and speculative Horror Historical fiction Women’s fiction Young adult fiction Other categories with a clear readership and market position At this time, the agency does not consider nonfiction, poetry, short-story collections, academic works, textbooks, or screenplays. Please send your submissions to query[at]backlistliterary[dot]com Subject Line: QUERY: [Book Title] — [Author Name] — [Genre] For a series, submit the first book and include sales and publication information for the series as a whole. Please do not send separate submissions for every title in the same series unless requested. Please include: A brief query letter Publication details: Author/Pen name Approx. word count Genre Publication date Series information, where applicable Sales/performance details KU reads and approx. lifetime sales Reviews counts # of followers or email list subscribers If you have received an offer for subsidiary rights, please also include: The exact date and time by which a response is required The name of the offering company and your primary contact The specific rights, formats, languages, and territories Whether you have already accepted, signed, or agreed to any portion of the offer Please include “OFFER IN HAND” within the subject line I will make reasonable efforts to review time-sensitive submissions promptly, but I cannot guarantee that I will be able to respond before every deadline. Authors should not allow an offer to expire while waiting for a response from us. Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please notify us promptly if you accept representation elsewhere or enter into an agreement affecting any of the rights included in your submission.