Jana Burson

An agent with The Christopher Ferebee Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Jana has 16+ years of experience working in the publishing industry. She started out in 2003 working publicity at Thomas Nelson Publishers. By 2005 she was the Director of Publicity for the Hachette Book Group, Nashville Division where she oversaw the orchestration and execution of campaigns for a large number of New York Times bestselling titles. Rounding out her experience prior to becoming a literary agent, Jana transitioned to Acquisitions Editor in 2010 for the Hachette Book Group and had the pleasure of acquiring and editing multiple bestselling authors. In 2014, Jana left Hachette and launched The Burson Agency, which has provided both literary agent services and various consulting services.
In 2016, Jana joined The Christopher Ferebee agency and is excited to continue representing inspiring and life-changing books from men and women that want to impact culture one heart at a time.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Christians.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Christians.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026

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