About Us
The Helen Heller Agency represents commercial and literary adult fiction and non-fiction. We do not handle screenplays, poetry, or young children's/picture books.
We have enjoyed a great deal of success in selling
our projects both domestically and internationally. However, we
are of the firm belief that all financial details concerning our authors’
sales and advances are private and confidential.
It is therefore our policy neither to comment on nor to disclose the advances
and royalties our authors receive.
| Helen Heller represents an award winning and internationally best selling list, and accepts commercial and literary fiction, specializing in crime fiction. Her career in publishing began in London, England where she worked for Cassell & Co. After immigrating to Canada, she was Senior Editor for Avon Books and Editor-in-Chief for Fitzhenry & Whiteside. She founded the Helen Heller Literary Agency in 1988. |
Daphne Hart represents an award winning list specializing in non-fiction. Her clients include journalists, professionals and authors of literary non-fiction. Before entering the literary field she was an art director and graphic designer in the corporate sector. Ms. Hart studied at the University of Toronto and the Central School of Art and Design in London, England. Phone inquiries can be made at (416) 489 1149. |
Sarah Heller represents an internationally best selling list, specializing in first fiction, with a focus on high end commercial adult and YA fiction. Ms. Heller received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University, and is a graduate of the Advertising Design program of the Ontario College of Art and Design. |
Translation rights are handled by:
The Marsh Agency Ltd.
50 Albemarle Street, London
W1S 4BD
United Kingdom
www.marsh-agency.co.uk
Entertainment rights are handled by various film agents on a project-by-project basis
Guidelines
There are a number of reputable agents in North America. However, it can be difficult to attract the attention of the agent who is right for your work. It might help to keep the following in mind: Whether you are an author searching for an agent, or whether an agent has approached you, it is in your best interests to first find out who the agent represents, what publishing houses has that agent sold to recently and what foreign sales have been made.
You should be able to go to the bookstore, or search online and find the books the agent refers to. Many authors acknowledge their agents in the front or back or their books.
Reputable agents DO NOT charge reading fees. Nor do they ask for expense money upfront.
If you think your project is right for this agency, please write or email us a query including a brief synopsis of your project, and relevant credentials if applicable. If querying by mail, please include a SASE, and allow for at least six weeks response time.
Due to the high volume of email we receive, we will respond only to those queries that we consider to be potentially suitable for this agency.
Any other questions pertaining to us, what we are looking for, and/or the publishing industry in general will not be responded to. Relevant information on these matters is provided on our website.
253 Eglinton Ave W. Toronto, ON M4R 1B1
(416) 489-0396