Peter Lampack Agency
Official Peter Lampack Agency business agent. Peter Lampack Agency, Inc. is a New York-based literary agency representing selected commercial and literary fiction and expert non-fiction authors and managing domestic and international publishing and subsidiary rights.
About Peter Lampack Agency
Peter Lampack Agency overview
Peter Lampack Agency, Inc. is an independent literary agency founded in 1977 and based in New York City.
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About Peter Lampack Agency
Peter Lampack Agency overview
Peter Lampack Agency, Inc. is an independent literary agency founded in 1977 and based in New York City.
The agency:
- Specializes in both commercial and literary fiction.
- Represents non-fiction by recognized experts in their fields.
- Does not handle children's books, horror, romance, westerns, science fiction or screenplays.
- Places manuscripts with major publishers in New York and internationally.
- Negotiates a full range of rights from book properties, including:
- Literary rights
- Film and television rights
- Music rights
- Dramatic stage rights
- Electronic and digital rights
- Audio rights
- Serial rights
- Gaming and related rights
- Is highly selective about the authors and projects it represents.
Client support and approach
The agency focuses on long-term relationships with authors and aims to meet the specific and individual needs of its clients, including:
- Creative and editorial guidance
- Career management
- Input on marketing and promotion
International reach
- Attends major international book fairs, including the Frankfurt Book Fair and the London Book Fair.
- Has negotiated foreign deals with leading publishers in more than 40 countries.
New authors
- The agency is one of the few that accepts unsolicited queries from new authors, subject to its genre and submission guidelines.
Where Peter Lampack Agency works
Lists Kettering, Clive, Burton, Ramsey, Fargo, New York City, and Bell as a location. Names New York, Oregon, and United States as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.
Prices
Hours and contact
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Agency name Peter Lampack Agency, Inc.
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Hours and contact
Contact details for Peter Lampack Agency
Agency name Peter Lampack Agency, Inc.
Mailing address The Empire State Building 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5300 New York, NY 10118 United States
Telephone 212-687-9106
Fax 212-687-9109
Email contacts
- General inquiries and submissions: andrew@peterlampackagency.com
- Foreign rights: rema@peterlampackagency.com
Note: All submissions are accepted by email only. No physical manuscripts or mailed submissions are accepted.
Representative clients and authors
Peter Lampack Agency, Inc. represents a range of notable and bestselling authors across fiction and non-fiction. Examples of authors associated with the agency include:
- Russell Blake – New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of numerous action-thriller, dystopian and suspense novels, including series such as JET, Drake Ramsey, Artemus Black, Assassin and The Day After Never.
- Sandra Burton – One of Time magazine's first female correspondents and author of *Impossible Dream: The Marcoses, Aquinos, and the Unfinished Revolution*.
- Thomas Caplan – Founder of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and author of novels including *Line of Chance*, *Parallelogram*, *Grace and Favor* and the thriller *The Spy Who Jumped Off the Screen*.
- J. M. Coetzee – Two-time Booker Prize winner and Nobel Laureate for Literature, whose works have received numerous international awards and have been adapted for the stage worldwide.
- Clive Cussler – Internationally bestselling adventure novelist whose books span multiple series (including Dirk Pitt®, NUMA Files, Oregon Files, Sam and Remi Fargo Adventures and Isaac Bell novels) and have been translated into many languages.
- Stephen Horn – Author of legal thrillers including *In Her Defense* and *Law of Gravity*.
- Judith Kelman – Author of numerous novels and co-author of multiple editions of *Dr. Peter Scardino's Prostate Book*, as well as founder of the Visible Ink Writing Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
- Paul Kemprecos – Co-author (with Clive Cussler) of multiple titles in the NUMA Files series and author of Cape Cod-based mystery novels and thrillers including *Cool Blue Tomb* and *The Emerald Scepter*.
- Brian Lysaght – Former federal prosecutor and thriller writer, praised for novels such as *Eye of the Beholder*.
- Gerry Spence – Prominent trial lawyer, founder of the Trial Lawyers College, and author of numerous books including *How to Argue and Win Every Time*.
- Fred Mustard Stewart – Novelist whose works include *The Mephisto Waltz*, *Six Weeks*, *Century* and *Ellis Island*, several of which have been adapted for film or television.
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Representative clients and authors
Peter Lampack Agency, Inc. represents a range of notable and bestselling authors across fiction and non-fiction. Examples of authors associated with the agency include:
- Russell Blake – New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of numerous action-thriller, dystopian and suspense novels, including series such as JET, Drake Ramsey, Artemus Black, Assassin and The Day After Never.
- Sandra Burton – One of Time magazine's first female correspondents and author of *Impossible Dream: The Marcoses, Aquinos, and the Unfinished Revolution*.
- Thomas Caplan – Founder of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and author of novels including *Line of Chance*, *Parallelogram*, *Grace and Favor* and the thriller *The Spy Who Jumped Off the Screen*.
- J. M. Coetzee – Two-time Booker Prize winner and Nobel Laureate for Literature, whose works have received numerous international awards and have been adapted for the stage worldwide.
- Clive Cussler – Internationally bestselling adventure novelist whose books span multiple series (including Dirk Pitt®, NUMA Files, Oregon Files, Sam and Remi Fargo Adventures and Isaac Bell novels) and have been translated into many languages.
- Stephen Horn – Author of legal thrillers including *In Her Defense* and *Law of Gravity*.
- Judith Kelman – Author of numerous novels and co-author of multiple editions of *Dr. Peter Scardino's Prostate Book*, as well as founder of the Visible Ink Writing Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
- Paul Kemprecos – Co-author (with Clive Cussler) of multiple titles in the NUMA Files series and author of Cape Cod-based mystery novels and thrillers including *Cool Blue Tomb* and *The Emerald Scepter*.
- Brian Lysaght – Former federal prosecutor and thriller writer, praised for novels such as *Eye of the Beholder*.
- Gerry Spence – Prominent trial lawyer, founder of the Trial Lawyers College, and author of numerous books including *How to Argue and Win Every Time*.
- Fred Mustard Stewart – Novelist whose works include *The Mephisto Waltz*, *Six Weeks*, *Century* and *Ellis Island*, several of which have been adapted for film or television.
This list is illustrative rather than exhaustive and reflects some of the agency's long-term and high-profile author relationships.
Submission guidelines
Peter Lampack Agency, Inc. considers submissions and queries from new and established authors, subject to the guidelines below.
What the agency is looking for
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Submission guidelines
Peter Lampack Agency, Inc. considers submissions and queries from new and established authors, subject to the guidelines below.
What the agency is looking for
The agency represents:
- Commercial fiction
- Literary fiction
- Non-fiction by recognized experts in a given field
What the agency does *not* represent
Submissions in the following categories are not considered:
- Children's books
- Horror
- Romance
- Westerns
- Science fiction
- Screenplays
How to submit
- Submissions and queries are accepted by email only.
- Queries and submissions should be sent to: andrew@peterlampackagency.com
Notes
- The agency is highly selective in choosing clients and projects.
- Being open to unsolicited queries does not guarantee a response or representation.
- Do not send physical manuscripts or submissions by post or fax.
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