Sarah LaPolla
Agent with Curtis Brown, Ltd.
http://bigglasscases.blogspot.com
On Twitter: @sarahlapolla
Sarah LaPolla is an associate agent at Curtis Brown, Ltd. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction from The New School, and has interned with Loretta Barrett Books and the Renee Zuckerbrot Agency. In 2008, she joined Curtis Brown, Ltd. full time as the assistant to the foreign rights department, and became an associate agent in 2010.
Sarah represents both adult and YA fiction. For adult books, she is looking for literary fiction, urban fantasy, magical realism, and short story. On the YA side, she welcomes literary fiction, science fiction, urban fantasy, magical realism, romantic comedy, and mystery. She also has a keen interest in voice-driven stories, strong female protagonists, and complex characters.
Sarah runs a literary blog called Glass Cases (http://bigglasscases.blogspot.com) that provides writing and query advice, while promoting unpublished writers. She is also active on Twitter (@sarahlapolla), where she mostly talks about books, publishing, and pop culture… and sometimes things of less importance. Please visit the Curtis Brown, Ltd. website (http://www.curtisbrown.com) to find more on what Sarah is looking for and the agency’s submission guidelines. Email submissions are preferred.