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Erica McGrath

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

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Writers House is one of the largest agencies in the world and provides an extraordinary amount of individual client attention, combined with the full-service benefits of foreign rights, subrights (including audio and film), accounting, royalty, and contract departments. I am a junior agent actively growing my list of adult and children’s books. I’ve been at Writers House since my intern days back in 2018, since then, I’ve worked closely with the contracts department, and have supported Senior Agents Stephen Barr and Susan Cohen. Under their mentorship, I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with a range of award-winning authors and illustrators including Maggie Thrash, Anna Walker, Mark Leiknes, Jared Dillian, F.C. Yee, Jeanette Winter, Stacy Innerst, and Emily Hughes. Before joining Writers House, I studied Visual Arts and English at SUNY New Paltz and interned at not-for-profit art organizations like The Center for Photography at Woodstock and Musee Magazine. Now, combining my literary and artistic passions with my business sensibilities, I’m dying to read your work! As a Cancer sun, Virgo rising, and the eldest daughter of four siblings, I come well equipped as an intuitive, organized, and dedicated advocate. I am a passionate collaborator eager to support authors on this emotional journey to create lasting and inspiring projects. I’m looking to work with authors and illustrators across all age ranges, in genres ranging from picture books to middle grade and YA, to adult literary fiction and nonfiction

Country

United States

Fiction Open

Audience:

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

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General General
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

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, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Memoir.

Submissions:

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


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AccuracyWe have received 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported31 min | 118.6 mean avg | 87.0 median | 216 max days (80.9 std dev)
Pending1 response is pending (164 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 24 Jun 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 24 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 18 Apr 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 26 Oct 2023

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