Rees Literary Agency

Founder

Helen Rees founded the agency in 1983 as one of the first agents in Boston. She represents successful authors including Alan Dershowitz, Jack Welch, Senator John Kerry and many more. She specializes in business and serious nonfiction. Helen was raised in Washington, DC and after graduating from George Washington University moved to Boston in 1965. She has deep roots in the city from her work in peace and political movements and her position as the Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs during Mayor White’s administration. She remains an influential figure in the Boston literary community and beyond.

Ann Collette was a freelance writer and editor before joining the Rees Literary Agency in 2000. Her list includes books by Barbara Shapiro, Mark Russinovich, Steven Sidor, Vicki Lane, Carol Carr, Clay and Susan Griffith, and Chrystle Fiedler. She likes literary, mystery, thrillers, suspense, vampire, and commercial women's fiction; in non-fiction, she prefers narrative non-fiction, military & war, work to do with race & class, and work set in or aboutSoutheast Asia. Ann does not represent children's, YA, sci-fi, or high fantasy (Lord of the Rings-type books).

Ann accepts hard copy and email submissions. Fiction submissions should include a terse query letter and first chapter within the body of the email. Attachments and links will not be opened. For nonfiction, send a query letter only. You can follow Ann on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ann_collette.

Ann can be reached at Agent10702@aol.com.

Lorin Rees enjoyed a successful career in marketing before giving into the temptation of his first love, books. Since joining the agency in 2004, Lorin has developed a list that includes the critically acclaimed story collection You Know When the Men Are Gone (Amy Einhorn Books) by Siobhan Fallon, the New York Times Bestsellers Words That Work (Hyperion) by Frank Luntz and The Ultimate Sales Machine (Portfolio) by Chet Holmes, Travel Writing (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) by Peter Ferry, Blood Makes The Grass Grow Green (Random House) by Johnny Rico, Evolution Rx (Perigee) by William Meller, and many more. Lorin serves on the advisory board of the Southern New Hapmpshire MFA program and speaks regularly at conferences around the country. He is interested in literary fiction, memoirs, business books, self-help, science, history, psychology and narrative non-fiction.

Lorin accepts hard copy and email submissions. Fiction should include a query letter and at least the first three chapters. Nonfiction should include a query letter and proposal.

Lorin's e-mail is lorin@reesagency.com

Nicole LaBombard joined the agency in 2009, and is excited to begin actively pursuing titles of her own. Her interest in books spans genres, with particular focus on literary fiction with compelling characters deserving of a wide audience. She also enjoys quality commercial fiction, young adult, historical, memoirs, narrative nonfiction, travel and self-help. Nicole holds a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College.

Nicole accepts submissions by hard copy and email. For fiction, submit a query letter and the first ten pages at least. For nonfiction, a query letter and proposal are preferred.

Nicole can be reached at nicole@reesagency.com

Rebecca Podos is our new associate. A graduate student in the Writing, Literature and Publishing program at Emerson College, Rebecca's fiction has appeared in several literary publications, with an upcoming spot in Glimmer Train Stories. She is thrilled to read the work of promising new authors, to experience the ins and outs of the publishing industry, and to contribute as a member of the Rees Literary Agency.

Rebecca's e-mail is rebecca@reesagency.com

MAILING ADDRESS:

Rees Literary Agency

14 Beacon St., Suite 710

Boston, MA 02108