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Into bark and pore
   the cold vapor
   seeps
a foreign light
    strange gravity

All turns
as if in a truce,
     equilibrium
     shifted

Caught in the
   expanding
           pause

you are forgotten—

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Prospect Agency is proud of its talented artists. Each brings a unique voice to the literary world. Although they write and illustrate across an array of genres, they all share a combination of talent and imagination that represents the ideals of Prospect Agency. Filter Clients: Adult
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Literary agency writers - M. Molly Backes

M. Molly Backes grew up in Wisconsin, where she began writing about the world around her. At age four she penned her first story, "Raccoons Looking in a Mailbox," asking readers to grapple with the important question: What are those raccoons looking for? After graduating from Grinnell College, Molly moved to New Mexico, where she got 150 middle schoolers to write novels with her for NaNoWriMo. Her first novel Paige, Turning (out for submission) is about a girl whose life seems perfect: popular friends, a great boyfriend, and a strong bid at becoming Homecoming Queen... until an accident causes her to discover a talent she didn't know she had, and she's forced to choose between old loyalties and new passions. Molly lives in Chicago, writes for young adults, and stops to pet every dog she sees. Check out her blog at mollybackes.blogspot.com.


Literary agency writers - Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen never thought she'd grow up to be a writer. She'd thought of being a doctor (but she's afraid of blood), a model (but she likes to eat), the president (but she had a dissolute youth)... so much for childhood dreams. Sudipta is the author of nine picture books and sixteen nonfiction books for children including Tightrope Poppy, the High-Wire Pig, illustrated by Sarah Dillard (Sterling, 2006) and The Mine-o-saur, illustrated by David Clark (Putnam, 2007). Sudipta often visits schools to share her stories, and teaches writing to children and adults. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, three children, and an imaginary pony named Penny. Find her on the web at www.sudipta.com.


Literary agency writers - Elizabeth Batten-Carew, Opal Carew

Elizabeth Batten-Carew is the author of a dozen romance stories in which she makes offerings of hope, success, and love to her readers. She is ecstatic about the sale of her most recent erotica novel, Twin Fantasies (St. Martin's Press, mid-2007), part of a three-book deal arranged by Emily Sylvan Kim within a week of joining the Prospect family! Elizabeth holds an affinity toward crystals, dragons, feathers, cats, pink hair, the occult, Manga artwork, and all that glitters. She earned a degree in Mathematics from the University of Waterloo, and spent 15 years as a software analyst before turning to her passions as a writer. Elizabeth lives with her husband and two teen-aged sons in Ontario, Canada. To learn more about Elizabeth, visit her websites at ElizabethBC.com and OpalCarew.com or contact her at ElizabethBatten-Carew@sympatico.ca.


Literary agency writers - Alice CE Bauer

A.C.E. Bauer has been telling and writing stories since childhood. After a break while she worked as an attorney, writing legal briefs and telling stories about her clients, she has returned to fiction, writing children's books and short stories for all ages. No Castles Here (Random House, 2007), her first middle grade novel, was named "one of the strongest titles of the year" in a starred Kirkus review. Born and raised in Montreal, she spends most of the year in New England, and much of the summer on a lake in Quebec. To learn more about A.C.E. Bauer and her writing, visit her website at http://acebauer.com.


Literary agency writers - Jake Bell

Jake Bell declared his intention to be a writer when he was seven years old. His mother gave him one piece of advice: "Get a good day job." After fifteen years in the job market, Jake had been a sportscaster, a magician, a disc jockey, a bagel baker, professional wrestling referee, a college English instructor, and a minor league second baseman, and earned a BA and MBA--but he hadn't gotten much writing done. Finally, during a stint of unemployment, Jake got fed up with trying to find a good day job and wrote I Think My Teacher is a Superhero, his first middle grade novel. Jake lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his two kids from whom he regularly poaches ideas for picture book manuscripts.


Literary agency writers - David Borofka

David Borofka is the award-winning author of more than forty published short stories in which he explores the relationship of spirituality with sexuality, religion with the deceptions of piety. Elizabeth Gaffney (NY Times Book Review) observes, "Moments of giddy redemption leaven the woes of Mr. Borofka's characters, but the real miracle is the deftness, subtlety and humor with which he makes their many bedeviled lives cohere in a single vision of well-earned affirmation." Winner of the Missouri Review's Editors' Prize and Carolina Quarterly's Charles B. Wood Award for Distinguished Writing, David's work has appeared in numerous literary journals. His latest novel, A Perfect Life, intertwines the story of the notorious Oneida Community with our contemporary desire for utopian and religious ideals, a reminder that in a country founded by religious radicals and lunatics, a repetition of our spiritual history is inevitable, generation after generation.

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Literary agency writers - Paul Paolilli and Dan Brewer

Dan Brewer and Paul Paolilli are an uncle and nephew team who have collaborated on many creative projects over the years. Their first picture book, Silver Seeds (Viking Children's Books, 2001) received the 2002 International Reading Association's Award for Best Children's Book by first time authors. Dan and Paul's passion to teach and learn has drawn them both into education; Dan teaches high school English and Paul is a school psychologist. They credit their strong Italian tradition of family and food, nature and song for providing the foundation for their imaginations. Dan and Paul's latest picture book, Nightlights Near, Nightlights Far, takes young readers on a lyrical journey through a luminous nightscape, and is currently out on submission.


Literary agency writers - Meagan Brothers

Meagan Brothers writes in spiral notebooks. Prefers black ink. Likes mutts, rotary phones, licorice, and postcards. Plays guitar not so much like ringing a bell but like dropping an armload of pots and pans on a tin roof. Tends to vote Democrat. Was raised Southern Baptist. She currently lives in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where she is best known as the lead guitar player for the Steel Pier Sinners. But she was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where she is best known as the wacko with the Jersey plates. Her forthcoming young adult book Debbie Harry Sings in French (Henry Holt & Company) is expected in Spring 2008.

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Literary agency writers - Pamela Callow

Pamela Callow wrote her first novel at the age of eight on a dare from her brother. Despite the brevity (three-pages), she was hooked. Pamela studied English Literature, became a member of the Nova Scotia Bar, completed a Master's Degree in Public Administration, and worked as a strategy consultant before making writing a career. She recently completed her first mainstream suspense novel, No Man's Land (out for submission), in which a struggling lawyer's career-making case becomes deadly as she uncovers a scam that rocks the foundation of biomedical research and puts her in the path of a dementing killer. Pamela makes her home in Nova Scotia, along with her husband and two children.

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Literary agency illustrators - Jason Chin

Jason Chin grew up in New Hampshire, where he was given his first glimpse into the life of an illustrator by his friend and mentor, the acclaimed illustrator Trina Schart Hyman. He attended Syracuse University and, after graduating with a BFA in Illustration, moved to New York City. Jason illustrated The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester (HarperCollins), The Master Detective Handbook by Janice Eaton Kilby (Lark/Sterling), The Master Spy Handbook by Rain Newcombe (Lark/Sterling), and Chinese New Year by Judith Jango-Cohen (Carolrhoda Books). He also both wrote and illustrated Redwoods, which will be published by Roaring Brook in Spring 2009. Jason lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit Jason online at www.jasonchin.net.

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Literary agency writers - Katey Coffing

Katey Coffing filled numerous notebooks with stories while in high school. (Rumor has it those early pages contained lovestruck tales about Duran Duran, but she keeps the evidence from prying eyes.) She put fiction aside to earn her doctorate, but her muse ranted until Katey left academia and became a life coach for women writers (Women-Ink.com). Her fantasy romances (penned as Cate Rowan, www.caterowan.com) won the 2003 Maggie and 2007 Sheila Awards and to date have been finalists in nineteen other contests, including the prestigious Golden Heart ®. Her latest novel is The Kiss of Fate, a Middle Easternesque "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman meets The King and I" (out for submission). She and her husband have four purring cats and a house near the beauty of Lake Tahoe. She credits her favorite authors--including Guy Gavriel Kay, J.R.R. Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey and Ursula K. LeGuin--for her love of fascinating characters and lush worlds.


Literary agency writers - Jessica Davidson

Jessica Davidson is a cynic who drinks by the credo of her despair.com Pessimist’s Coffee Mug, yet her rough-edged heroes and smart-mouthed heroines always manage to save the world and find true love by the end of the story. In Seduced By Shadows, the first in an urban fantasy romance series, immortal warrior lovers search for the missing pieces of their souls to find their way through the darkness…all the while facing demonic possession, Armageddon and the awkwardness of waking up next to someone who knows just how wicked you really are. Jessica lives in a 100-year-old farmhouse in Portland, Oregon with a musician who feeds her, a shelter dog who walks her, and two nocturnal geckos to keep her company through the wee writing hours. So maybe the glass is half full after all.


Literary agency writers - Thushentha Devan

Thushentha Devan (writing as T. S. Devan) has spent much of life on the move. Her favorite cities include Philadelphia, London, and Iowa City (where she went to University of Iowa College of Law). After leaving her life as a lawyer, Thushentha has opted for a more civilized existence taking her time eating dessert, enjoying warm weather, and writing for teens and tweens. Her first novel, Roaming Around the Country Without Grownups (out for submission), follows the adventures of fourteen year old twins Tiana and Stacey on their road trip across the northeastern US as they piece together clues to discover the location of a hidden reward.

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Literary agency illustrators - Cori Doerrfeld

Cori Doerrfeld has been creating art since she could first hold a pencil. After graduating with a degree in studio art from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, she received her Post Baccalaureate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. With a strong passion for animation and children's literature, Cori has always tried to create art that tells a story. She began her career illustrating several books for Picture Window Books. Her first big project, however, was illustrating Welcome to Your World, Baby by Brooke Shields (HarperCollins, 2008). Cori currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband and two mischievous kitties.

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Literary agency writers - Marissa Doyle

Marissa Doyle graduated from Bryn Mawr College intending to be an archaeologist but somehow got distracted. Her current novel, Bewitching Season (Henry Holt & Company, 2007) is a YA novel set in 1837 London. Can a pair of twin witches save the Princess Victoria and England from a nefarious plot, survive the rigors of their first Season... and somehow find true love along the way? When not writing historical-set YAs and paranormal romance, she's sailing on Cape Cod, quilting, or collecting antique china. She lives in her native Massachusetts with her husband, son, twin daughters, an alarming number of research books, and a highly-opinionated, twelve pound lop-eared rabbit who shares her fondness for coffee and dark chocolate.


Literary agency writers - Bonnie Edwards

Bonnie Edwards has worked at a variety of jobs but loves storytelling best. Raised in Toronto, Canada, she now lives on an island within view of the Coastal Mountains and the City of Vancouver. In 2006, she helped launch the Kensington Aphrodisia erotic romance line. With 3 releases in 2007 and Thigh High in Feb, 2008, her career has taken off. 2009 will bring a Harlequin Blaze, and another anthology from Aphrodisia, with more exciting books in the line-up. A long time member of Romance Writers of America, she can be reached at BonnieEdwards.com.

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Literary agency writers - Amy Ester Fischer

Amy Ester Fischer's journey began in the placid suburbs of New York and wound its way through the seedy dressing rooms of San Francisco strip clubs to the musty warehouses of the underground Williamsburg, Brooklyn art scene. She brought performance art to the Eastern Bloc in the early nineties and taught sound healing to a community of raw foodists in the Caribbean. While trying to peddle her massage therapy services on Craigslist, her first novel, American Courtesan, hit her on the head. A long term good girl gone bad and pro-sex feminist, Amy Ester still lives in Brooklyn. She is working on her second novel, Lexi and Gabriel, a BDSM love story.


Literary agency writers - Evelyn Mann

Evelyn Friedman grew up in New York City and environs. After college at Vassar, she earned an MA in art history from Columbia and an MBA in marketing from NYU. She has worked for many years as a fundraiser and strategic planner for non-profit organizations. Evelyn has also worked in art galleries and taught college art history. She recently completed Traitor (out for submission), a historical romance full of passion, Napoleonic spies, and art history. This is Evelyn's first book and it is sure to be a success. Writing under the penname Evelyn Mann, she happily lives in Manhattan with her daughter and two cats.


Literary agency illustrators - Gretchen Geser

Gretchen Géser has been drawing since before she can remember and has been an illustrator most of her adult life. She works in a variety of media but prefers watercolor and Adobe Illustrator. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, graduated from Smith College, and has taken illustration courses at Pratt and the School of Visual Arts. She also has an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. Gretchen lives in upstate New York with her husband and her daughter, who is three and already can't remember when she began drawing. Visit Gretchen's website at gretchengeser.com.

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Literary agency illustrators - Chris Giarrusso

Chris Giarrusso began his cartooning career as a kid by whiting out comic strip word balloons in the daily newspaper and filling in his own dialogue. Soon he was whiting out the pictures as well. Eventually he realized he'd save a lot of time by starting out with blank paper. Chris created the world-famous Mini Marvels comic strips for Marvel Comics, featuring kid versions of Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the Fantastic Four. Teamed with writer Jake Bell, he illustrated his first picture book, Stinky Stella (due out for submission). Chris currently lives and draws in upstate New York. Check out more of his art and animation at ChrisGcomics.com.

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Literary agency illustrators - Deirdre Gill

Deirdre Gill is an illustrator with a passion for children's literature. She graduated from Syracuse University in 2002, where she received a BFA in Illustration. Deirdre has worked with children's publishers such as Cricket Magazine and McGraw Hill, and is currently developing her own book, The Green Guide for Kids. Inspired from her lifelong passion for the environment, this hands-on book is a field guide for young people to navigate their way through the sometimes daunting environmental movement. Deirdre is the creator of greenguideforkids.blogspot.com, an online resource for kids, teachers and parents with readers from over 75 countries around the world. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her online at www.deirdregill.com.

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Literary agency writers - Dara Girard

Dara Girard always loved storytelling. She grew up in the theater surrounded by actors, artists and musicians. She is the author of eight romance novels her most recent being Taming Mariella (Kimani Romance, 2008). She is currently working on her first women's fiction and her upcoming miniseries The Black Stockings Society about four women, one club and a secret that will make their fantasies come true. Her writing has been praised for its deft plot twists, witty dialogue and humor. She is also the author of a nonfiction book for writers, The Writer Behind the Words: Steps to Success in the Writing Life (Ilori Press 2007). Dara lives in Maryland. You can find out more on her website: DaraGirard.com.


Literary agency writers - Leeze Hernandez

Leeza Hernandez started scribbling on walls many moons ago, so it came as no surprise to her mum and dad that she pursued a career in art and design. She grew up in the south of England, slowly made her way north and eventually hopped across the pond almost ten years ago. Leeza graduated with a degree in art, design and communication, but it was working as an art director that threw her into illustration. Her love for line, color and texture is evident in her award-winning work, which has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, American Illustration, and national magazines. Leeza also loves to write and has several manuscripts/dummies due out for submission. She resides in New Jersey with her husband, daughter and two cats Maisy and Mango. Visit Leeza's website at leezaworks.com.

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Literary agency writers - Aryn Kennedy

Aryn Kennedy has been a Witch since 1991. Just like the Witch she writes about in Witch Sex Is Better, she writes funny, sexy fiction with a heavy dusting of love magic. Under her pseudonym Selene Silverwind, she has written two visionary Wiccan romances: Once Upon a Beltane Eve and Field of Jonquils (Spilled Candy, 2001 and 2005). She is also the author of two non-fiction books: Magic for Lovers (Crossing Press/Ten Speed, 2004), a collection of spells for couples looking to improve their relationships; and The Everything Paganism Book (Adams Media, 2004), an overview of many Pagan religions and practices. She has given numerous workshops and presentations on love magic at bookstores and Pagan conventions, including an appearance at the Salem Witch Village in Massachusetts. Aryn can sometimes be found on radio and television programs performing a love spell. Learn more about Aryn at ArynKennedy.com and SeleneSilverwind.com.

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Literary agency writers - Rose Kent

Rose Kent worked as a Navy lieutenant and in public relations before returning to her favorite childhood pastime: writing books. An avid reader and runner, Rose is an admitted foodie who enjoys thickening the plot with mouthwatering dishes. Her first middle-grade novel, Kimchi and Calamari (Harper Collins, Spring 2007) was inspired by her adopted Korean superkids. She also takes inspiration from everyday heroes who put service ahead of profit. Currently at work on a baseball novel set in 1963, old-timers and little leaguers with opinions on knuckleballs and the '63 pennant race can email her at RosemarieKent@yahoo.com. Rose is thrilled to be with Prospect Agency and sends a "You Can Do It!" cheer out to all writers.

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Literary agency illustrators - Machiyo Kodaira

Machiyo Kodaira grew up in Tokyo, Japan. After studying the basics of design and fine art at Joshibi University and KIDI Parsons, she moved to New York City to study illustration at Parsons The New School for Design. Her illustrations have appeared in Bottom of the Ninth by Jaime Adoff (HarperCollins, 2009), Don't Know Much About® Martin Luther King, Jr. by Kenneth C. Davis (HarperCollins) and Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman (Henry Holt). Machiyo is also one of the founders and the design director of the New York-based fashion label Coskel University, where she incorporates her illustrations into clothing design. Visit her online at www.artandsoulproject.com.

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Literary agency writers - Sarah Laing

Sarah Laing wanted to be a opera singer when she grew up. She was afraid of vampires and spontaneous combustion. Now she writes literary fiction on a hilltop of Wellington, New Zealand. Her manuscript, Flea Circus, charts Jeremy's flight from entomology into vaudeville, and then towards the flame of an art school trapeze girl. Sarah has had short fiction and poetry published in leading journals and anthologies in New Zealand, and work dramatized for New Zealand National Radio. She no longer needs to sleep with the hall light on. Visit Sarah at poppyshock.com.


Literary agency writers - Shannon Landrum

Shannon Landrum enjoys the sound of water lapping at the hull of a boat, the smell of theme park asphalt baking in the sun, and living vicariously through her rockstar teenagers. Her first novel, The Dust Prophet (out for submission), tells the story of Esta, the daughter of poor dirt farmers in a Depression-era Kansas town. After a devastating tornado, Esta is miraculously found unharmed and perched on the roof of a church. When she speaks of a heavenly experience and is found to be pregnant, the town must decide if she is God's handmaiden, a witch, or a clever con-artist. Shannon is also the author of two collections of children's poems, The Book of Brats and Dark Verses for the Truly Twisted. She lives in Florida with her husband, two children, and three Jack Russell terriers.

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Literary agency writers - Suzann Ledbetter

Suzann Ledbetter spends her days writing or researching, but takes time-outs to read and sleep. Humor, mystery and history (fiction and biographical) are Suzann's specialties, in print and as a speaker. She was a contributing editor to Family Circle magazine for a decade and is the author of 11 contemporary an historical mysteries, six historical novels, two humorous essay collections, and an award-winning biography of Nellie Cashman--also included in Shady Ladies (2006 Tor/Forge). Suzann and her husband, Dave Ellingsworth, share their Missouri Ozarks home with three retired racing greyhounds, two morbidly obese cats, thousands of books and not nearly enough bookshelves. Contact Suzann via her website SuzannLedbetter.com.


Literary agency writers - Corbin Lewars

Corbin Lewars recently completed her memoir, Two Births, which explores the ups, downs, and unexpected changes that occurred while pregnant. She writes about quitting her job in order to become self-employed, becoming estranged from family members and friends, and making the decision to deliver her baby at home rather than in a hospital. Often challenged and questioned, Corbin defends creating the life, pregnancy, and birth experience that was right for her. Corbin lives in Seattle, WA with her husband and two children. They continue to live and play in the same house where both children were born.


Literary agency writers - Linda Lombardi

Linda Lombardi was an embittered academic who quit her university job to become a zookeeper. Now a part-time breeder of poison dart frogs, Linda writes a biweekly column about pets and animals for the Associated Press. Her novel, The Sloth's Eye (out for submission), is the syncretic union of her experience with animals and belief that every book she's ever read would have been better with a dead body in it. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland with two pugs, a husband, and two cats, in order from most to least difficult care and feeding requirements.

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Literary agency writers - Maia Love

M.T. Love (aka "Love") has worked construction, flown planes, and starred in an infomercial. She now toils away in an office cubicle, but she wants you to know she's only doing it to keep a roof over her head until she gets "discovered." When not working, she's out clubbing with friends or playing drums in the San Francisco alternative rock cover band "Red Light Go" (myspace.com/redlightgosf). Love's YA novel A DJ Called Tomorrow (out on submission) is the story of Marley Johnnywas Diego-Dylan, a 16-year-old boy with a heartbreaking home life, volatile school life, and full-time job busing tables to cover rent. His passion for DJing is the only thing that keeps him going. When Marley is handpicked to battle in an elite DJ competition his whole world changes overnight. To win, he'll have to mix the bitter and the sweet of everything he's ever experienced into one incredible set.

Literary agency writers - Susan Lyons

Susan Lyons writes contemporary romance that's intense, passionate, heartwarming and fun. Her Awesome Foursome series (Kensington Aphrodisia) features four twenty-something friends who laugh, cry, bond - and find their own very sexy romances. Award winning author of Champagne Rules and Hot in Here, her popular books have been sold in foreign markets including Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal. With an eclectic background spanning psychology, law, and computers, Susan is finally at home writing women's fiction. Susan lives in Vancouver and enjoys photography, growing orchids, and being around those she loves. Learn more at www.susanlyons.ca.

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Literary agency writers - Evie Manieri

Evie Manieri has been fascinated by all kinds of fantasy wr