STEPHEN BARR
Stephen Barr is a senior literary agent at Writers House, where he started out as an intern in 2008. He represents a broad stripe of authors across all genres, with a perpetual hankering for audacious, voice-abundant YA, intricate picture books, mysteries that handcuff humor and tragedy to the same radiator, and really any fiction that tackles heavy themes with a light touch.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
Audacious, voice-abundant YA, fiendish MG, intricate picture books, mysteries that handcuff humor and tragedy to the same radiator, and really any fiction that tackles heavy themes with a light touch.
SAMPLE TITLES OR AUTHORS
Baby & Solo, Lisabeth Posthuma
Oddity, Eli Brown
The Truth About Dragons, Jaime Zollars
SPECIALIZES IN
FICTION: Children's, GLBT, Graphic Novels, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Multi-Cultural Picture Books, Young Adult
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, Investigative Journalism, Juvenile, Memoir, Multi-Cultural, Narrative
CONSIDERS
FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Crime, Family Saga, Fantasy, Humor/Satire, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thrillers/Suspense
NONFICTION: Adventure/True Story, Current Affairs, GLBT, History, Humor, Music, Nature/Ecology, Parenting, Politics, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Sports