QUERIES

WILLIAM CLARK began accepting queries via email in 1993, and may be the first literary agent to have done so. He primarily represents narrative non-fiction as evidenced by the agency Book List. He does not consider children’s or young adult books, dramatic works or unsolicited hard copy submissions.

Interests

Nonfiction

Anthology
Architecture
Art
Art History
Autobiography
Belle-Lettres
“Big Ideas”
Biography
Buddhism
Business
Cookbooks
Counterculture
Culinary History
Current Affairs
Design
Essays
Film
Food & Drinks
Health
History
Humor
Interior Design
Jazz
Memoir
Music
Investing
Lifestyle
Parenting
Paris
Personal Finance
Photography
Politics
Pop Culture
Racial & Social Justice
Science
Spirituality
Technology
Travel
Underground Culture

Fiction

Debut Fiction
Graphic Novels
Literary Fiction
Upmarket Fiction

QUERY FORM

The information requested on the form below will be used to determine the suitability of your work for the agency list. You are welcome to upload a proposal or representative sample of your work.

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Submission

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Audience*

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Thousands of trade books are published every year. How does your book stand out, or significantly add to or alter the popular understanding compared to existing books on the same subject?

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Sample Material

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