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An agent with Trident Media Group (see other agents at this agency).

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Ellen Levine has represented many award-winning authors whose books have become international best-sellers and have been made into major feature films such as Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient, Daniel Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone, Russell Banks’ Affliction, and Louis Sachar’s Holes. Her clients have won Pulitzer prizes, National Book Awards, National Book Critics Circle Awards, P.E.N. Faulkner and Hemingway Prizes, The Booker Prize, Giller prizes, Governor General Awards, the Newbery and an Oprah Book Club 2.0 selection. Ellen founded the Ellen Levine Literary Agency in the eighties which she merged with Trident in 2002. Ellen treasures working with her brilliant authors of literary fiction and also loves to handle well-written popular commercial fiction. In addition, she represents a wide variety of non-fiction, with particular interest in memoir, narrative non-fiction, popular culture, history, politics, women’s issues, biography, science, essayistic work, and the odd quirky book. Ellen enjoys guiding her established and extraordinarily gifted authors’ careers, and at the same time loves discovering fresh talent and new voices. She is always looking forward to seeing what irresistible book projects the next day will bring.

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United States Member of AALA

Fiction Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Nonfiction Open
Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Book Book
Styles:

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

Topics:

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

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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AccuracyWe have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported2 min | 80.0 mean avg | 39.5 median | 239 max days (111.7 std dev)
Pending4 responses are pending (31 min | 91.0 mean avg | 75.5 median | 182 max days waiting | 70.1 std dev) from 4 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

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Most recent response reported was received on 08 Dec 2023.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 06 Dec 2023.

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Dates

Last Updated: 28 May 2024
Last Audited: 12 Feb 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 07 Mar 2018

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