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Joëlle Delbourgo 13

An agent with Joëlle Delbourgo Associates Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Joëlle Delbourgo is President and Founder. She represents a broad range of adult nonfiction and fiction. Her authors include New York Times bestselling fiction writer Ben H. Winters, winner of both the Edgar Award and the Philip K. Dick Award; Jim Obergefell, named plaintiff in the Supreme Court marriage equality case (Obergefell v. Hodges), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Debbie Cenziper and Dale Russakoff; Dr. Michele Borba, award-winning educator and parenting contributor to The Today Show; the late Dr. Susan Forward, memoirists Ariel Burger, Ashley Rhodes-Courter, and Israel Meir Lau (former Chief Rabbi of Israel); historians Philip Freeman, Joanna Sliwa and Elizabeth White; true crime writer James Renner; novelists Marilyn Simon Rothstein, Lindsey J. Palmer, and Rosa Kwon Easton, among others. Prior to founding the agency, Delbourgo was a senior editorial executive at HarperCollins and Ballantine Books, a division of Random House for more than two decades. Among the authors she worked with are Ken Davis, Abraham Verghese, Lee Smith, Barbara Tuchman, Carl Sagan, Robert Massie, James P. McPherson, Jim Davis, Sophy Burnham, Delia Ephron and Margaret George. She began her editorial career at Bantam Books, where she discovered and launched the Choose Your Own Adventure series for kids, which sold millions of copies worldwide. Joëlle is a member of AALA (Association of American Literary Agents), an industry organization that upholds ethical standards. She holds a Master of the Arts in English and Comparative Literature with Honors from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of the Arts from Williams College, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa with a double concentration in History and English Literature. Joëlle is as sought-after speaker, panelist, workshop leader and instructor at writing conferences. She has taught publishing and editing at Rutgers University to graduate students. She has lived on three continents, is fluent in French, and considers herself to be a citizen of the world. The proud mother of two, she is an ardent student of Latin and ballroom dance and a dedicated home baker.

Country & Professional Associations

United States Member of AALA

Fiction Open

What Joelle would like to see more of right now: fiction with a strong voice or point of view, diverse and own voices, literature in translation. She is no longer seeking middle grade and YA fiction, unless by an existing client of the agency.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults. Excluding: Middle grades, Young adults.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Women's Fiction.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics.
Types/Lengths:
Novel Novel
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalSimultaneous
OK No OK
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Nonfiction Open

What Joelle would like to see more of right now: history and science (especially neuroscience) that tells a great story or is cutting edge, nonfiction with a strong voice or point of view, lifestyle books with an innovative twist, out of the box thinkers, diverse and own voices.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics, including: Business/Finance (General, See guidelines), Children/Family (Parenting/Child care), Health/Medicine, History (General, Biographies), Memoir, Psychology, Science, Society/Culture (Current events, Pop culture).
Types/Lengths:
Book Book
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalSimultaneous
OK No OK
Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Dates

Last Updated: 11 Mar 2024
Last Audited: 11 Mar 2024 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 03 Apr 2018

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