Roger Freet Roger represents a wide variety of narrative and idea-driven nonfiction clients in the areas of history, religion/spirituality, politics, personal development, business, and cultural issues by leading scholars, journalists, activists and musicians. A seasoned content creator and project manager, he delights in partnering with clients to develop and expand their mission and message in order to reach the widest possible audience. Roger was an agent at Foundry Literary + Media for five years before joining the Folio team in 2020. Prior to becoming an agent, Roger served as an Executive Editor for a decade at HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. In advance of joining the editorial team at Harper, he was the Associate Director of Marketing and Publicity (from 1999-2004) where he ran bestselling campaigns across the full spectrum of the HarperOne list. Roger works with Bart Ehrman, Diana Butler Bass, Robert P. Jones, Jim Wallis, Eboni K. Williams, Brian McLaren, Jennifer Harvey, James Martin SJ, Candida Moss, Paul Stanley, Doug Brod, Gianno Caldwell, Joan C. Williams, Nick Pollard, Sean Mortimer, John Blake, Amy-Jill Levine, Tripp Fuller, Tiffany Moon, David Viola, Bob Bordone & Joel Salinas, John Philip Newell, and other leading voices. Roger holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, a Business/Economics degree from Westmont College, and is a graduate of the Stanford University Professional Publishing Course. He began his publishing career in 1997 as an envelope-stuffing intern in the publicity department at Princeton University Press. A jazz drummer by training, Roger has played with a variety of jazz, rock and funk groups over the years and is still active in several music projects (acoustic and digital). Publishing the occasional rock star helps perpetuate the satisfying delusion that Roger still has a glorious music career ahead of him. How to Submit I am currently closed to queries. Vice President

Scott Hoffman A refugee from the world of politics, Scott Hoffman is one of the founding partners of Folio Literary Management, LLC. He has served as Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of SEARAC (the only nationwide advocacy agency for Southeast Asian-Americans), a Board Member of Fill Their Shelves, Inc. (a charitable foundation that provides books to children in sub-Saharan Africa) and a member of the Metropolitan Opera’s Young Associates Steering Committee. Before entering the world of publishing, he was one of the founding partners of Janus-Merritt Strategies, a Washington, DC strategic consulting firm. He holds an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and a BA from the College of William and Mary. What I’m looking for (and what I’m not looking for): I specialize in platform-driven nonfiction, ranging from “big idea” books by thought leaders grounded in science/research to branded prescriptive titles that help readers transform some aspect of their lives to issue-driven narrative nonfiction that engage with current events. I do not represent fiction, children’s literature, screenplays, or poetry. I’m always on the lookout for: Experts in their fields looking to integrate a book into their business, especially in the areas of health/fitness/wellness and business Books about psychology, business, history, or social issues from academics and thought leaders Books that can hook me on concept alone How to Submit Scott Hoffman is not taking on any new clients at this time. Founding Partner & Agent Emeritus

We are aggressively seeking literary fiction; upmarket adult fiction that’s appropriate for book club discussion; and commercial fiction that features fresh voices and/or memorable characters. Submit to Folio Agents Non-fiction From narrative nonfiction and memoir writers to authors, experts, scholars, and journalists with well-researched, compelling and new ideas, we love authors who are ready and able to promote their work and expertise in all forms of media. Fiction From narrative nonfiction and memoir writers to authors, experts, scholars, and journalists with well-researched, compelling and new ideas, we love authors who are ready and able to promote their work and expertise in all forms of media. Children's How to Submit Review all Folio agents here to find the right agent for your project. Once you have selected the right agent for your project, follow the submission guidelines listed on the individual agent’s page. Please note, some of our agents are currently closed to submissions. Please do not submit simultaneously to more than one Folio Agent. #1 Find the right agent. For Novels: Please wait until you’ve got a completed polished novel to query. Follow our Novel Query Letter Guidelines. For Non-Fiction: All of our agents require a complete non-fiction proposal with a sample chapter. Follow our Non-Fiction Proposal Guidelines. For All Submissions: Be sure that your cover letter, manuscript, and supplemental materials are properly formatted, and the best you think they can be: that means, at a minimum, double-spaced, well-proofed, well-written, and well-presented. #2 Prepare your materials. All of our agents provide details on how to submit queries. Please follow the directions. Please contact us about one project at a time. You may have a drawer full of fabulous yet-to-be-published manuscripts, but only tell us about the one you feel is the most polished, the most ready to go. #3 Contact the agent. #4 Await response. All agents will read your queries as soon as possible. Most Folio agents will respond to let you know of their interest or to inform you of their decision not to pursue representation. If you do not hear back from the individual agent, please understand that the sheer volume of queries can be overwhelming and on occasion, it’s simply not possible to send a personal response declining representation in every case. Generally, if an agent at Folio declines a manuscript, we felt it wasn’t a fit for any of the agents at the agency. That said, if an author feels strongly that another Folio agent should have the chance to review the author’s submission, please let the second agent know that the author has already submitted the project to other agents within Folio.

Jan Baumer From the start of her career in publishing as an acquisitions editor at HarperCollins to her agenting practice at Folio, the one thread that has remained constant for agent Jan Baumer is her belief that books have the power to create profound change on levels large and small. Jan has had the pleasure of working with some of our world’s leading nonfiction voices – from PhD psychologists to award-winning journalists to business leaders to parenting experts, and beyond. Jan is particularly interested in authors who are measurable experts in their field (i.e., impressively credentialed or come with a built-in following) and are looking to change minds, change the world, and change the way people think, interact, and live day-to-day. 

The categories she represents are solely nonfiction, specifically smart self-help, psychology, expert and research-driven health, narrative, memoir, parenting, and business, but is open to well executed nonfiction proposals outside of these lanes as well. She’s currently open to submissions. What I'm Looking For Non-Fiction Cookbook Memoir Narrative Non-Fiction Prescriptive Non-Fiction Religion Parenting Humor How to Submit I am currently closed to submissions. Vice President

Meet Folio Literary The Team Jan Baumer Vice President Sharon Bowers Affiliated Agent Sophie Brett-Chin Literary Associate Jamie Chambliss Agent Sonali Chanchani Agent Claudia Cross Partner John Cusick Senior Vice President Eloise Davenport Literary Associate Dado Derviskadic Agent Aaron Flores Senior Vice President Lauren Hall Agent Michael Harriot Senior Vice President Erin Harris Senior Vice President Scott Hoffman Affiliated Agent John Jardin Literary Associate Jeff Kleinman Founding Partner Jenna Landfree Affiliated Agent Katherine Latshaw Senior Vice President Estelle Laure Agent and Senior Content Development Editor Jess Macy Veronica Meliksetian Literary Assistant Angela Miller Affiliated Agent Will Murphy Executive Affiliated Agent Erin Niumata Senior Vice President Katherine Odom-Tomchin Audio Rights Director and Agent

How to Submit Please submit queries via michael@foliolit.com and attach your proposal or the first three chapters of your manuscript. Michael Harriot Director of Contracts Over the past 15 years, Michael’s client list has featured a variety of high-profile authors such as Yankee great Yogi Berra, Black Francis of the Pixies, Peter Criss of KISS, NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, Sopranos star Steve Schirripa, and former NAACP president Ben Jealous. Other notable authors Michael has represented include Tony Fletcher (A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT), Josh Frank (FOOL THE WORLD), Zachary Jernigan (NO RETURN), Benjamin Lorr (HELL-BENT), and Jeff Salyards (SCOURGE OF THE BETRAYER). Overall, Michael has represented or co-represented more than a dozen New York Times bestsellers. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he holds a BA in Film Studies. The first thing I look for in an author is something valuable, thought-provoking, or entertaining to say—a compelling story or message we’ve never heard before or told from a completely new perspective. I like an author with a distinctive voice and a command of the craft, or someone committed to working with a quality co-writer to get his or her vision onto the page. Extra points for fearlessness, genuine quirkiness, or a dark sense of humor. I’m not looking for screenplays, novellas, short stories, or books for children/young adults.

Claudia Cross Advocate, adviser, ally, coach, counselor, and negotiator: an agent, at times, can play one or all of these roles in the literary life of an author. In responding to the changing needs of the writers she represents, Claudia brings to each a high level of individualized attention. She began her career at William Morris, and then joined Sterling Lord Literistic, where she worked for just over a decade before joining Folio and becoming a partner. She has worked with a range of authors in both fiction and nonfiction, from CEOs, chefs and debut writers to New York Times bestsellers. Among the diverse clients she represents are the literary Estate of Mother Teresa; entrepreneur and designer Emily Ley; art historian and Renoir scholar Barbara Ehrlich White; and novelists Rachel Gibson and Christina Lynch. How to Submit I am currently closed to submissions. Partner

Angela Miller I have spent a lifetime in thrall to books and good writing and I love every new discovery. As a young child I was taught by an older sibling to “read upstream” -- books that challenge. So, I kept my schoolgirl nose in stories, mostly fiction and biographies of interesting women. After the perfunctory BA lit major came an assistant editorship at Oxford University Press working for the editorial director of poetry, philosophy, and mathematics (go ask!) and had the honor of meeting and working with the likes of Conrad Aiken and Seamus Heaney. After editor-in-chief of the trade paperback division at Simon and Schuster for four years, I portaged over to my first agency stint as founder (with Mark McCormack) of IMG Literary, then my own Miller Agency, and later co-founder with Sharon Bowers of Miller Bowers Griffin in 2006. I have represented authors in general non-fiction, biography, narrative and memoir, along with a specialization in food writing, food politics and cookbooks by such bestselling clients as Mark Bittman, Christopher Kimball, Marcus Samuelsson, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Geneen Roth, Darra Goldstein, Matt Rodbard, Eugenia Bone, Rowan Jacobsen, Nathalie Dupree and many others. Lifestyle and food are a passion, in addition to nerdy experts on parenting, psychology, and some memoir – pretty eclectic in other words. Twenty years ago I co-founded a now nationally known creamery and farm in Vermont called Consider Bardwell Farm whose mission dovetailed perfectly with my interest in food and sustainability. I wrote a book entitled HAY FEVER (HMH 2011) about a year in the life of a goat farmer/cheesemaker/literary agent. In joining Folio as an affiliated agent, I will be able to contribute my own strengths and develop more broadly within the publishing and media arts world. Having spent several years editing, I love to work on proposals from concept to sale to the best possible publishers, and I’m always on the prowl for excellent writing. I am looking for new talent as well as established authors and writers with significant platforms. Affiliated Agent

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Veronica Meliksetian I assist Partner Emily van Beek and Director of Operations Aaron Flores. In 2023, I graduated from the University of Cambridge with a MPhil in Education (Critical Approaches to Children’s Literature) and wrote my thesis on queer young adult literature. I love artful, playful, and bold children’s literature. When I’m not reading, I enjoy doing yoga and searching for the best matcha latte. Literary Associate

Emily van Beek Looking for picture books by author/illustrators, middle-grade, and young adult fiction. MIDDLE-GRADE: I’m currently on the look-out for unique and distinctive voices. I’m open to almost anything within this genre and I’m eagerly looking for something new. Please send me your diverse, epic, cinematic, action-packed, adventuresome, mysterious, and fast-paced novels! I always bear in mind that readers in this age group are looking for fun and mischief, to learn something about life, and to escape and romp. YOUNG ADULT: I'm eager to find novels that are high concept, diverse, fantasy or magical realism, and am open to anything conceptually unique. In the realm of paranormal, adventure, and dystopian, I'm looking for something entirely unexpected. Give me something bold and fresh with a voice that’s impossible to put aside. I’m probably not the best choice for "message” or hard science-fiction books. What I’m really looking for is the intersection between stellar writing and plot, something that leaves me puffy eyed or laughing out loud. I, like most teenagers, am looking for emotional connection, for drama, for hope. Oh! Something else--I would love, love, LOVE to discover a FUNNY manuscript, a novel to make me LOL as Louise Rennison's ANGUS, THONGS, AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING did. PICTURE BOOKS: At this time, I am exclusively interested in AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATORS. I’m especially looking for award-worthy artwork, character-driven series, and work by diverse creators featuring diverse stories. Representing an author or artist, whether aspiring or established, is an honor and a commitment I take very seriously. I am passionate about children’s and young adult books. I am passionate about negotiating the best deal possible. I am passionate about working together with our experienced and esteemed subsidiary rights and contracts teams to squeeze as much juice out of a single property as it will yield. I find it incredibly rewarding to work with new voices. I’m also committed to helping established authors and artists continue to grow their careers. I am an “editorial” agent, in that I’ll work through as many drafts over the course of as many years as it takes to polish a manuscript I believe in to a high shine prior to submission. My goal is to build long-term relationships with authors and artists and to help them publish books that will stand the test of time. Unfortunately, due to the volume of submissions I receive, I will only reply (within four weeks) if I am interested. I look forward to reading your work and thank you in advance for thinking of me. Key Titles TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE by Jenny Han ON THE HORIZON by Lois Lowry SMALL IN THE CITY by Sydney Smith MUSIC FOR MISTER MOON by Philip and Erin Stead SAVE THE DATE by Morgan Matson Partner Find me on Instagram .

Melissa White Melissa White is a vice president, director of international rights, and literary agent at Folio Literary Management. She has represented Folio and placed books in the British Commonwealth and foreign-language markets for over a decade, brokering deals in more than 45 languages, while also representing a select list of clients domestically. Prior to joining Folio, Melissa was an agent at Elizabeth Kaplan Agency. She holds a degree in journalism from Boston University. In the US market, Melissa represents authors of both fiction (including Brooke Beyfuss, Kim Culbertson, Jennifer Longo, and Emily Bliss) and nonfiction (bestselling creativity guru Todd Henry, and family finance expert Kimberly Palmer). She loves stories that explore the human experience and appreciates distinct voices that show different perspectives or illuminate other places and cultures. Some of her favorite authors include Louise Erdrich, Barbara Kingsolver, Emma Straub, J. Courtney Sullivan, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Julia Philips, Rebecca Makkai, Celeste Ng, Tana French, Lisa Jewell, Kate Alice Marshall, and Ruth Ware. In fiction, she’s currently seeking literary, upmarket, and commercial women’s fiction, romcoms, domestic suspense, and thrillers. She’s especially interested in multigenerational stories, sibling relationships, outsider experiences, and stories specific to places or about people fighting injustices or societal circumstances just to survive. In nonfiction, she is looking for commercial projects in pop culture, pop science/psychology, self-help, parenting, memoir, business, lifestyle, and health and wellness. She looks for a strong voice and expertise on a topic, along with an established platform. How to Submit Please send your query letter and (for fiction) the first 10 pages of your manuscript, pasted in the body of your email, to melissa@foliolit.com . Please include the word QUERY and the title of your project in the subject line. Due to the volume of queries I receive, I’m afraid I can only respond to those in which I’m interested. If you don’t hear from me within 30 days, please consider it a pass. Vice President & Director of International Rights