Timberlake Literary Services is a literary agency formed by Joan Timberlake, offering a range of literary and contract negotiation services. We are enthusiastic and willing to work with both published and unpublished writers whose writing is high quality. We aggressively pursue our writers’ goals by guiding writers through the publishing process, from determining the readiness of their manuscript to negotiating fair contracts.
 
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Our emphasis is on print and other traditional media, but we are committed to the new reality of publishing. Thus, we embrace new technology and new opportunities for writers in a variety of media.

Our fiction interests include adventure, LGBT, romance, women's fiction, thrillers and suspense (especially legal and courtroom drama), historical, mystery, nature/animals.
 
Our nonfiction interests include adventure, cultural/social, music/art, all things culinary, humor, nature/ecology/animals (especially all things equine), hobby farms, science/technology, current affairs, entertainment, gardening, psychology/self-help, biography, LGBT, medical, religion/spirituality, travel, Massachusetts, West Virginia, New Orleans, and history. Quirky views of any of these topics are welcome.
 
We do not represent children's books, young adult, poetry, short stories, screenplays, memoirs, or horror.
 
We do not work with writers who already have representation. We do not charge reading fees.

Our commission is a standard 15% for domestic and  foreign sales.  With prior approval, the author will pay out-of-the-ordinary expenses, including photocopying, postage, long-distance calls, and courier services.
"The great art of writing
is the art of making
people real to themselves with words."

- Logan Pearsall Smith