Andrea Somberg
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
A literary agent for over twenty years, Andrea represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including projects for adult, young adult and middle grade audiences.
Her clients’ books have been NYTimes and USA Today Bestsellers, GMA and Target Book Club Picks, Indie Next Picks, winners of ALA’s Alex Award and the Nebula, finalists for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the NYPL Young Lion’s Award, The Edgar Award, The Governor General’s Award, the Lambda Award, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, the Ohioana Award and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award.
Her books have been Junior Library Guild Selections, Publishers Marketplace’s Buzz Book Selections, and have been named best books of the year by NPR, Kirkus, NYPublic Library and Book of the Month Club.
Her clients’ projects have been optioned by HBO Max, 20th Century Fox, Amazon Studios, Imagine Entertainment, Jim Henson Productions, Warner Brothers and others, and she has been a guest instructor on MediaBistro and Writers Digest.
Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
Genres
Genres Represented
- BIPOC - Fiction
- Commercial Fiction
- Fantasy
- General Fiction
- Graphic Novels
- Historical Fiction
- Horror
- Humor Fiction
- Illustrated/Picture Books
- LGBTQIA+ Fiction
- Literary Fiction
- Middle Grade - Fiction
- Mystery
- Religious Fiction
- Romance
- Science Fiction
- Young Adult - Fiction
- Biography
- BIPOC - Nonfiction
- Computers
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Current Affairs & Politics
- Design
- Diet
- Economics
- History
- How-To
- Humor
- Investigative Journalism
- LGBTQIA+ Studies
- Lifestyle
- Multicultural Studies
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Parenting & Family
- Psychology
- Reference
- Religion
- Science & Technology
- Self-Help & Relationships
- Technology
- Travel
- True Crime
- Children's Nonfiction
