Literary Agent Spotlight: Allison Hunter of Stuart Krichevsky Literary
Agent Spotlights (with this spotlight featuring Allison Hunter of Inkwell Management) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.
NOTE: This post was created when Allison was with Inkwell Management.
In 2015, she moved over to Stuart Krichevsky Literary.)
About Allison: Allison Hunter, a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, began her publishing career in 2005 working for the Los Angeles-based literary publicity firm, Kim-from-L.A. She joined the InkWell Management team in New York City in 2010. She has a B.A. in American Studies and Creative Writing from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. [As of 2015, she switched agencies to Stuart Krichevsky Literary.]
She is seeking: She is actively acquiring literary and commercial fiction (including romance), memoir, narrative nonfiction, cultural studies, pop culture and prescriptive titles, including cookbooks. She is always looking for funny female authors, great love stories and family epics, and for nonfiction projects that speak to the current cultural climate.
How to submit: Queries should be e-mailed to: AHquery@skagency.com. Put "Query for Allison: (Title)" in the subject line. In the body of your email, please include a query letter and a short writing sample (1-2 chapters).
Chuck Sambuchino is a former editor with the Writer's Digest writing community and author of several books, including How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack and Create Your Writer Platform.
