Established in 1997, the Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency, Inc. represents over 75 authors and over 150 books published by dozens of different publishers.

Almost all of these are adult nonfiction, and though they cover a wide range of subject areas, the Agency’s strongest categories are:

• health/medical
• nature/animals
• gardening
• home/decorative arts
• practical popular reference

For a complete list of represented authors and titles, click here.

Learn more about Jeanne Fredericks.

We seek to represent books that offer fresh, authoritative information and advice needed by sizable audiences and that are written by established experts with media experience.

We do not handle: fiction, true crime, juvenile, textbooks, poetry, essays, screenplays, short stories, science fiction, pop culture, guides to computers and software, politics, horror, pornography, books on overly depressing or violent topics, romance, teacher’s manuals, or memoirs.

To our selective list of clients we offer:

• professional advice about refining their book proposals
• targeted submissions of proposals to publishers
• experienced negotiation of publishing contracts
• monitoring of royalty payments
• 1099s and back-up statements summarizing income and expenses
• diplomatic representation of the author’s point of view in disagreements that may occur during the publication process
• a sounding board or source for future book ideas

We sell foreign rights in many countries sometimes with the help of foreign co-agents. Our film co-agent is Stephen Moore of Paul Kohner, Inc.

Our fees are 15% on domestic sales, 20% on direct foreign sales, and 25% on foreign sales made with a co-agent.

We charge no reading fees as per the guidelines of the AAR, of which the Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency is a member.

We charge authors for postage and special delivery costs of submissions and generally deduct these expenses from the advance due on signing from the publisher. The author supplies multiple copies of the proposal; if the Agency handles the photocopying, the charge from the local copying shop is passed on to the author.

Before you send us a query or proposal, please refer to our Submission Guidelines and How to Write a Successful Nonfiction Book Proposal.

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The Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency, Inc. is striving to go as green as possible by:

• using recycled paper and an environmentally friendly local printing company that uses a waterless process with no chemicals or heavy metals
• offering editors the option of electronic submissions
• recycling all office paper, catalogs, and print cartridges by carting them to the recycle center in a Prius