Australian Literary Agents’ Association

Members

• Please read the ‘Finding an agent’ page before you contact an agent.
• This page lists the members of the Australian Literary Agents’ Association. Members have supplied their own entries for this page, and these entries are presented here ‘as is’ and without endorsement by the ALAA. The ALAA cannot be responsible for the accuracy of the information on this page.
• Unfortunately no member agent can afford to maintain an interest in the financially unrewarding field of poetry.
• Interest in scripts, journalism, fantasy, children’s and food writing vary from agent to agent: see the notes below.
• Please respect the fact that this material is copyright © Australian Literary Agents’ Association. It is made available here without charge for personal individual use only, and it may not be stored, displayed, published, reproduced, or used for any other purpose.
• Officeholders: In 2008 the officeholders of the ALAA are: President: Jenny Darling; Vice President: Mary Cunnane; Treasurer: Fiona Inglis; Secretary: Donica Bettanin.

Phone numbers: are shown with prefixes appropriate for dialling interstate within Australia. To dial these numbers from outside Australia, add the prefix 61 (Australia’s country code) and delete the leading zero.
Example: ALM’s phone number in Sydney is 02 9818 8557.
    To dial it from Sydney, Australia, dial 9818 8557.
    …from Melbourne, Australia, dial 02 9818 8557.
    …from London UK, dial 001 61 2 9818 8557.
    …from New York US, dial 011 61 2 9818 8557.
In Australia, cell phones are called mobile phones or “mobiles”.

2-A Booth Street
Balmain NSW 2041
Australia

Lyn Tranter
Karen Colstone

Phone 02 9818 8557
Email: alpha [ât] austlit [dôt] com
Internet site: http://www.austlit.com/

Australian Literary Management was established in 1980. In 1993 Lyn Tranter joined the agency and is now the director. She has travelled widely and often overseas, building the agency’s reputation and establishing strong links with publishers and other literary agencies. Lyn acted as President of ALAA (the Australian Literary Agents’ Association) from 2005 to 2008. The agency specialises in adult fiction and non-fiction, and also accepts typescripts for children’s books and fantasy. Clients include Robert Dessaix, Arabella Edge, Jennifer Fallon, David Marr, Gao Xingjian, Susan Kurosawa, Margo Kingston, Amanda Lohrey and Christine Harris. Please phone or email the agency before sending submission. Visit website for further information.

PO Box 87
ARTARMON NSW 1570

Averill Chase, Director

Phone: 02 9436 0331
Email: averillchase[ât]theauthorsagent.com.au
Website: www.theauthorsagent.com.au

The Authors’ Agent specialises in representing adult non-fiction writers, although occasionally we accept manuscripts for adult fiction and children’s books. Director Averill Chase has been actively involved in the publishing industry for over 20 years, working in various roles in sales, marketing, acquisitions, publishing and rights. She has published widely across a range of categories including: Australiana; travel; true crime; biography; sport; natural history; humour; cookery; gardening; health and personal development. For more information, including submission guidelines, visit our website (above).

PO Box 226
Flinders Lane PO, VIC 8009
Australia

Street Address: 1/313-315 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Fran Bryson, Director

Phone 03 9620 9100 — Fax 03 9621 2788
Email: agency [ât] bryson [dôt] com [dôt] au
Internet site: http://www.bryson.com.au/

P0 Box 274
Annandale NSW 2038
Australia

Deborah Callaghan, Director/Agent

Phone 02 9571 1150 — Fax 02 9571 1152
Email: debclm [ât] bigpond.net.au

Locked Bag 848
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Australia

Sophie Hamley — Agent
Siobhan Hannan — Associate Agent

Phone 02 9319 7199 — Fax 02 9319 6866
Email: submissions [ât] cameronsmanagement.com.au
Internet: http://www.cameronsmanagement.com.au/litsubmission.html

Level 1, 2 Boundary Street
PO Box 19
Paddington, NSW 2021
Australia

Fiona Inglis, Managing Director/Agent
Fran Moore, Deputy Managing Director/Agent
Tara Wynne, Agent
Pippa Masson, Agent
Clair Roberts, Accounts

Phone 02 9361 6161 / 02 9360 3935 — Fax 02 9360 3935
Email: info [ât] curtisbrown [dôt] com [dôt] au
Internet site: http://www.curtisbrown.com.au/

Curtis Brown is Australia’s largest and oldest literary agency and we represent a diverse range of Australian and New Zealand writers. We prefer initial contact to be by phone or email, and we’ll be accepting submissions from February 2006. We don’t handle short stories or poetry, and are currently not looking at new picture books.

PO Box 572
Woodend VIC 3442
Australia

Sheila Drummond, Director

Phone 03 5427 3644 — Fax 03 5427 3655
Email: sheilad [ât] ozemail.com.au

PO Box 766
Kew VIC 3101
Australia

Debbie Golvan, Manager
Colin Golvan, Director

Phone 03 9853 5341 — Fax 03 9853 8555
Email: golvan [ât] ozemail.com.au — Internet site: http://www.golvanarts.com.au/

33 Alexander Street
Largs Bay SA 5016
Australia

Phone 08 8242 7935 — Fax: 08 8242 4932
Email: halliday@picknowl.com.au

Nanette represents children’s authors and illustrators.

PO Box 1536
Strawberry Hills
NSW 2012 Australia

Director: Kate Richter

Phone: 02 9310 4948
Fax: 02 9310 4113
Email: hla [ât] hlamgt.com.au
Website: http://www.hlamanagement.com.au/

HLA is a medium sized boutique representing writers, directors, designers, several production personnel (including a composer, choreographer and an editor) and also a number of writer/comedy performers. HLA specialises in packaging the work of its clients and has affiliations with agencies in Los Angeles, New York, Europe and London. We work across all mediums of the entertainment industry including theatre, opera, dance, film and television. Our vision for the future is to continue our commitment to artists as we believe their work can make a difference to our lives and our society.

342 St Georges Road,
North Fitzroy, VIC 3068
Australia

Jacinta di Mase, Director

Phone 03 9489 4030 — Fax 03 9482 5411
Email: jacintadimase [ât] ozemail.com.au

PO Box 413
Toorak VIC 3142
Australia

Jenny Darling, Director
Donica Bettanin, Agency Assistant

Phone 03 9827 3883 — Fax 03 9827 1270
Internet: http://www.jd-associates.com.au/

PO Box 1433
Toowong Q 4066

Margaret Kennedy, Director

Phone 07 3870 9996 — Fax 07 3870 5214
Email: mkagency [ât] optushome.com.au

Post Office Box 336
Bermagui NSW 2546
Australia

Mary Cunnane
Isobel Wightman

Phone: 02 6493 3880; Fax: 02 6493 3881
Email: mary [ât] cunnaneagency.com, Isobel [ât] cunnaneagency.com
Internet: http://www.cunnaneagency.com/

The agency was established in 1999 by Mary Cunnane who has three decades of experience in the publishing industry internationally and in Australia. A former vice-president and senior editor of W.W. Norton & Company in New York, where she worked from 1976 to 1996, she was also the non-fiction publisher at Transworld in Sydney in 1998-1999 and has served as vice-president of the Sydney PEN Centre, as well as treasurer of ALAA of which she was a founding member. The agency represents adult fiction and non-fiction, but does not handle childrens or YA books; romance; fantasy/science fiction; or New Age/spiritual. Our authors include Peter Doherty, Anne Summers, Mark Latham, Sandy McCutcheon, Paul Collins, and Kate Legge. Full details regarding submission guidelines, and a complete list of our authors and international co-agents can be found on our website (above).

Level 4, 116-122 Kippax Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Australia

Director: Rick Raftos
Senior agent: Rachel Skinner

Phone 02 9281 9622 — Fax 02 9212 7100
Email: raftos [ât] raftos.com.au

Selwa Anthony, Agent

Internet site: http://www.selwaanthony.com.au/