Victoria Shoemaker An agent with The Spieler Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Victoria Shoemaker joined The Spieler Agency in 1994 as the West Coast representative. Her areas of interest include environment and natural history, popular culture, memoir, photography and film, literary fiction and poetry, and books on food and cooking. With over 35 years in bookselling and publishing, her experience includes retail bookselling, book development, editing, promotion and publicity. Among her authors are Kate Horsley (The Confessions of a Pagan Nun, A Killing in a New Town, Careless Love), William Fox (Aereality: Essays on the World, Terra Antarctica: Looking into the Emptiest Continent), Kazuaki Tanahashi (The Heart of the Brush: Exploring East Asian Calligraphy, Selected Zen Chants, The Heart Sutra – Exploring Wisdom Beyond Wisdom), Peter Dale Scott (The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America, American War Machine: Deep Politics, the CIA Global Drug Connection), Taigen Daniel Leighton (Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illuminations of Zen Master Hongzhi). Forthcoming books include Mary Street Alinder (Group f.64: Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham…, Ansel Adams: A Biography, revised edition) This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 21 days, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Slower Victoria Shoemaker's overall average response time is slower than most agents. Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Film/Television: Film. History: See guidelines. Lifestyle: Cooking, Food and Drink. Memoir. Society/Culture: Pop culture, See guidelines. Visual Arts: Photography.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Poetry Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poetry CollectionPoetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:LinkedIn LinkedIn For the Agent: Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. Never pay an agent an up-front fee. That is not how literary agent representation works. Agents earn a commission only after they've landed a publishing deal for you. Also, agents scarcely ever contact writers. If an agent that you haven't queried contacts you about representation, be suspicious. Look up the agent and check if the email address is correct for that agent/agency. Victoria Shoemaker Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Group by submission Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 49 min | 177.0 mean avg | 78.0 median | 404 max days (197.1 std dev) Other Information The agent will try to make a decision within 21 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 21 days.) 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