Associate Agent, The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Business owner turned Associate Agent, Victoria A. Selvaggio comes to The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency as a prior Regional Advisor for SCBWI: Northern Ohio, with over 9 years of actively working on the executive board. Drawn to the publishing scene first as an author, with her most recent publication in the 2015 Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market, Vicki’s passion for honing the craft carried over into reading manuscripts for the agency. Currently, she is excited to read compelling manuscripts that will resonate with her long after she’s done.
Submission Guidelines
My wish list:
I am currently looking for board books, picture books, chapter books, middle grade, young adult, new adult, and adult. I am interested in fiction and non-fiction in all genres. I especially love thrillers and all elements of weird, creepy stuff. If it’s out of the box, and it will make me think and think, long after I’m done reading, send it to me. On the flip side, I yearn for books that make me laugh, cry, and wonder about the world.
Some of my “older” favorites:
And I could go on and on!
To Submit:
Please email a query to (vselvaggio@windstream.net) and put "Query" in the subject line of your email. For queries regarding children's and adult fiction, please send the first twenty pages in the body of your email, along with a one-paragraph bio and a one-paragraph synopsis.
For queries regarding a non-fiction book, please attach the entire proposal as a Word document (the proposal should include a sample chapter), along with a one-paragraph bio and a one-paragraph synopsis of your book in the body of your email.
Please submit one query at a time. I will ask to see more, if interested.
Response:
I will personally respond to any queries with the correct heading (will be given to you) in the subject line of the email, received from:
All other queries will receive a form letter, with a brief comment on why I'm passing. I do welcome writers to follow up, but after four months from the submission date. Please put "Query Status" in the subject line.
For more information, visit The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency website: www.jdlit.com.
Business owner turned Associate Agent, Victoria A. Selvaggio comes to The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency as a prior Regional Advisor for SCBWI: Northern Ohio, with over 9 years of actively working on the executive board. Drawn to the publishing scene first as an author, with her most recent publication in the 2015 Children’s Writer’s and Illustrator’s Market, Vicki’s passion for honing the craft carried over into reading manuscripts for the agency. Currently, she is excited to read compelling manuscripts that will resonate with her long after she’s done.
Submission Guidelines
My wish list:
I am currently looking for board books, picture books, chapter books, middle grade, young adult, new adult, and adult. I am interested in fiction and non-fiction in all genres. I especially love thrillers and all elements of weird, creepy stuff. If it’s out of the box, and it will make me think and think, long after I’m done reading, send it to me. On the flip side, I yearn for books that make me laugh, cry, and wonder about the world.
Some of my “older” favorites:
- THE GIVING TREE, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein.
- CHARLOTTE’S WEB by author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams.
- THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE by C. S. Lewis.
- PET SEMATARY by Stephen King.
- THE TALISMAN by Stephen King and Peter Straub.
And I could go on and on!
To Submit:
Please email a query to (vselvaggio@windstream.net) and put "Query" in the subject line of your email. For queries regarding children's and adult fiction, please send the first twenty pages in the body of your email, along with a one-paragraph bio and a one-paragraph synopsis.
For queries regarding a non-fiction book, please attach the entire proposal as a Word document (the proposal should include a sample chapter), along with a one-paragraph bio and a one-paragraph synopsis of your book in the body of your email.
Please submit one query at a time. I will ask to see more, if interested.
Response:
I will personally respond to any queries with the correct heading (will be given to you) in the subject line of the email, received from:
- my request
- offers (from another offering agent or a publication offer)
- conferences/workshops/retreats/other events
- contests (if a request has been made)
- interviews (selective)
All other queries will receive a form letter, with a brief comment on why I'm passing. I do welcome writers to follow up, but after four months from the submission date. Please put "Query Status" in the subject line.
For more information, visit The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency website: www.jdlit.com.
