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Alec Shane
Writers House Literary Agency
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About
Alec Shane is a literary agent at Writers House, one of the largest and most prominent literary agencies in the United States. He has been with the agency for a number of years and focuses primarily on genre fiction and narrative non-fiction.
Currently Looking For
Alec Shane majored in English at Brown University, a degree he put to immediate use by moving to Los Angeles after graduation to become a professional stuntman. Realizing that he prefers books to breakaway glass, he moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in publishing. Alec quickly found a home at Writers House Literary Agency and is now aggressively building his own list. On the nonfiction side, Alec would love to see humor, biography, history (particularly military history), true crime, “guy” reads, and all things sports. In fiction, Alec is looking for mystery, thrillers (though he’s experiencing terrorist fatigue at the moment), suspense, horror, historical fiction, literary fiction, and middle grade and Young Adult fiction. He doesn’t want Romance, straight sci-fi, high fantasy, picture books, self-help, women’s fiction, food, or travel memoir. Fun facts about me:
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to ashane@writershouse.com I accept e-mail and snail-mail queries (although email is preferable), and will usually respond within 5-8 weeks. Please send the first 10 pages of your manuscript, along with your query letter, to as****@**********se.com with “Query for Alec Shane: TITLE” as your subject heading – no attachments please! I no longer accept snail mail submissions. Guidelines & Details Vital Info ashane@writershouse.com @alecdshane Linkedin Website
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