About  the  Agency The Andrea Brown Literary Agency opened in August, 1981, and as we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we have sold over 1,500 titles. We have offices in Palo Alto, Salinas, and New York. Our agency works to bring to light the voices and perspectives of new writers and to cultivate, nurture, and develop the careers of experienced authors. Our agency represents everything from brand new first-time writers to award-winning best selling writers. Our goal, whether seeking to secure a publishing contract for a first book or a fiftieth book book, is to make sure that clients are not only published, but also published well. Our philosophy is to remain a "small" agency at heart. We invest a great deal of personal care and attention in each project, and are hands-on in all aspects of our interactions with clients. We work closely with clients in an editorial capacity. We devise a strategy at every stage of the writing process that is tailored to the client and will enable us to find the best publisher for each book. In doing so, we think about both the short term and long term goals. We work toward not only the success of the individual book but also the trajectory of a successful career. We are seeking long-term relationships with writers and illustrators whose careers we can develop and whose talent we can foster. Our agents have backgrounds in New York publishing, editing, academia, business, teaching, and film, and one of our strengths as an agency is that we work collaboratively. Our clients have the benefit not only of their individual agent's expertise but also the benefit of the combined experience and vision of the group. We're looking for fresh, different, and new. As a largely West Coast based agency, we follow in a tradition of West Coast innovation in our passion for discovering new voices, in our efforts to make New York publishing more inclusive of voices from other parts of the country, and in our attempt to see publishing trends that result from this broader perspective. We combine this approach with access, standing, and visibility in the publishing community at large. Our agents make regular trips to New York, attend industry conventions, and participate as faculty at writers' conferences all over the country. We ensure a high profile for our clients and actively keep our fingers on the pulse of publishing.