Ariana Philips An agent with Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, Inc. (see other agents at this agency). About Ariana Philips has been at the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency since 2011 and became a Partner at JVNLA in 2023. She represents a diverse range of award-winning fiction and nonfiction for adults and children, as well as talented illustrators. In addition to being a full-time agent, she is the royalties manager and heads up audio and permission rights. She is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) and serves on the Royalties Committee.She loves to find new talent and work with her clients to develop strong manuscripts and proposals. She enjoys being her author's advocate, business manager, and trusted confidante. Her agenting philosophy is to take on an author for the duration of their career and help guide them through the ever-changing publishing landscape.Ariana earned her BA in English and minor in Communications and Media from Iona University. This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting a reasonable amount of time, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country of Publication United States Professional Associations Member of AALA AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed In adult fiction, she is interested in literary and commercial fiction, particularly upmarket women's fiction, family sagas, stories with unique family dynamics, and historical hooks. She is drawn to gritty stories that have a strong authentic voice, a well-crafted plot, and carefully developed characters. She's also seeking smart romantic comedies, both for the adult and YA markets. In the YA category, she is interested in contemporary books with a strong hook and voice. She wants stories that will make her cry and laugh-sometimes at the same time. In middle grade, she is looking for mysteries, adventures, and magic.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Middle grades, Young adults.Genres: General Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres Romance Subgenre: Romantic ComedyLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: Online form. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed In nonfiction, she is interested in a wide range of narrative and prescriptive nonfiction with a strong platform. Specifically, she's on the hunt for pop culture, popular history and science, lifestyle, travel, humor, illustrated gift books, true crime, sports, social issues, and literary memoirs. She is also interested in cookbooks, food narratives, and culinary histories from around the world. She loves to find new talent and work with her clients to develop strong proposals.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... History. Lifestyle: General, Cooking, Food and Drink. Science. Society/Culture: Crime, Pop culture, Social issues. Sports/Recreation. Travel.Submissions:Method: Online form. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Bluesky @arianaphilips.bsky.socialX (Twitter) @arianaphilipsFacebook FacebookInstagram @jvnlaincX (Twitter) @JVNLA For the Agent: Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. Never pay an agent an up-front fee. That is not how literary agent representation works. Agents earn a commission only after they've landed a publishing deal for you. Also, agents scarcely ever contact writers. If an agent that you haven't queried contacts you about representation, be suspicious. Look up the agent and check if the email address is correct for that agent/agency. Ariana Philips Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy: We have not received any complete reports within the past 12 months. Pending 1 response is pending (2 days waiting). 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