NEW AGENTS & AGENT UPDATES

(These are in 2010, but corrections for 2009 edition)

* New: Living Word Literary Agency, P.O. Box 40974, Eugene OR 97404; 541-683-6567; livingwordliterary@gmail.com; www.livingwordliterary.wordpress.com. Agent: Kimberly Shumate. Established in 2009. 12 years of publishing experience in sales and editorial. Open to new and unpublished authors. Handles adult fiction (no science fiction or fantasy), YA fiction, Christian living, marriage, parenting, self-help, apologetics, health, inspirational, environmental, social issues, pop-culture, women’s issues, and men’s issues. No cookbooks, children's books, memoirs, or poetry please. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Responds in 1- 2 weeks. Initial e-mail query only. No phone calls or snail mail. Guidelines on Website. "Looking for creative, relevant material. I'm all about the underdog, so don't be shy."

* New: D.C. Jacobson & Associates, 601 N. Larch St., Sisters OR 97759; 541-549-3585; fax 541-549-1785; query@dcjacobson.com; www.dcjacobson.com. Agents: Don Jacobson and Jenni Burke. Open to unpublished and new clients. Handles adult and teen novels and nonfiction, and crossover books. Submit through Website form only; no phone calls.

* Blythe Daniel Agency: P.O. Box 64197, Colorado Springs CO 80962-4197. Page 498.

* Grosvenor Literary Agency: Out of business (merged with another agency). Page 500.

* Nappaland Literary Agency: www.naoppaland.com/Literary. Page 505.

* Allen O’Shea Literary Agency: Marilyn@allenoshea.com; www.allenoshea.com. Page 505.

* Kathi J. Paton Literary Agency: www.patonliterary.com. Page 505.