Eric Smith

An agent with Neighborhood Literary (see other agents at this agency).

About

With over fifteen years of experience in publishing, both at a house and an agency, Eric Smith (he/him) has worked with numerous New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors across genres and categories.
Eric is currently looking for Middle Grade and Young Adult projects (fiction and non-fiction), adult genre-blending upmarket and literary fiction, accessible sci-fi and fantasy, high concept rom-coms, and memoir, essays, and wellness titles in the non-fiction space.

Country

Canada

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Subgenre: Romantic Comedy
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

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.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Middle grades, Young adults.

Lengths:

Nonfiction Collection
Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Lifestyle: Cooking.
Memoir.
Society/Culture: Pop culture.

Submissions:

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

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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The agent will try to make a decision within 42 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 25 Sep 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 13 Apr 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 06:35 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 03 Sep 2026

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