Dan Conaway

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An agent with Writers House LLC (see other agents at this agency).

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I'm a literary agent at Writers House and represent an extensive list of bestselling and award-winning novelists, crime writers, biographers, memoirists, journalists and historians. Prior to joining Writers House I worked as Executive Editor at both Putnam and HarperCollins, and as Director of Literary Acquisitions at PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. I started my career as a College Traveler at W.W. Norton. I authored the blog BookAngst 101, a long-retired insider's account of the publishing industry, writing under the pseudonym Mad Max Perkins.

Country, Year Established, and Professional Associations

United States

Agent since 2006

Member of AALA

Fiction Open

I'm looking for contemporary literary fiction and smart, upmarket crime and suspense fiction that explores a diversity of voices and experiences, and stories about underrepresented cultures and identities. I am looking for a distinctive voice, compelling characters, a strong sense of place, and a gripping, propulsive plot. I don't read a lot of science fiction or horror, but am open to both, if the writing's great. What I'm NOT looking for: Police procedurals, fantasy, children’s lit or anything in the YA space.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults. Excluding: Children, Young adults.

Genres:

Genre	Subgenres
General General	Open to all/most Subgenres.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/Crime	Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Police Procedural.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/Thriller	Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Crime.

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Nonfiction Open

For non-fiction, I'm NOT looking for books in the self-help/self-improvement/business realms. I AM looking for books with ambitious themes, subjects that are topical and thought-provoking and conversation starting. My real love, always, is *narrative* nonfiction, driven by powerful story-telling--investigative journalism, true crime, history, music and pop culture, science, and gorgeously-written memoir.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults. Excluding: Children, Young adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: History, Memoir, Music, Science, Society/Culture (General, Crime, Pop culture).

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Accuracy	We have received 6 reports from 6 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported	90 min \| 149.8 mean avg \| 133.0 median \| 265 max days (64.6 std dev)
Pending	5 responses are pending (28 min \| 67.6 mean avg \| 77.0 median \| 83 max days waiting \| 22.6 std dev) from 5 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

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The agent will try to make a decision within 60 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)

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Dates

Last Updated: 11 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 03 Jun 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 17 Jan 2018

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