The Rights Factory

The Rights Factory Literary agency representing fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books since 2004. Learn more abo

Sam Hiyate - President and CEO
Stacey Kondla - Literary Agent
Natalie Kimber - Literary Agent
Lindsay Leggett - Associate Agent
Haskell Nussbaum - Associate Agent
Kathryn Willms - Associate Agent
Tim Moore - Associate Agent
Wayne Arthurson - Associate Agent
Trisha Telep - Associate Agent
Tasneem Motala - Assistant Agent
Jennifer Chevais - Assistant Agent
Kaitlin Sooklal - Assistant Agent
Natasha M

ihell - Assistant Agent

Milly Ruggiero - Foreign Rights Manager
Karmen Wells - Associate Agent, Film & TV

Diane Terrana - Executive Editor
Tamanna Bhasin - Associate Editor
Talya Pardo - Editorial Assistant

Anne Sampson - Brand Manager

Happy Pride Month! 🌈This month, we're highlighting a collection of books by LGBTQIA+ authors, books featuring LGBTQIA+ r...
06/05/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

This month, we're highlighting a collection of books by LGBTQIA+ authors, books featuring LGBTQIA+ representation, and books that beautifully encompass both.

From fiction to memoir and everything in between, these are just a few titles worth adding to your TBR.

Intoxication is not consent.Yet under current New York law, a person can be too intoxicated to understand what is happen...
06/05/2026

Intoxication is not consent.

Yet under current New York law, a person can be too intoxicated to understand what is happening to them and still be denied justice because their intoxication was deemed "voluntary."

In this powerful essay on Fractured Archive, Leslie Hunt shares her own experience and explains the legislative loophole that continues to prevent survivors from seeing accountability in sexual assault cases.

The Senate has passed a bill that would close this gap. The Assembly has yet to act. This is an important, urgent read about consent, justice, and the laws that continue to fail survivors.

Read The Bill That Keeps Not Passing, But Should here: https://fracturedarchive.substack.com/p/the-bill-that-keeps-not-passing-but

Leslie Hunt is represented by Sam Hiyate.

✨ Exciting news! ✨We're thrilled to share that A Song for Wildcats by Caitlin Galway has been shortlisted for the Danuta...
06/05/2026

✨ Exciting news! ✨

We're thrilled to share that A Song for Wildcats by Caitlin Galway has been shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, which recognizes the best debut short fiction collection by a Canadian author.

Spanning continents and decades, A Song for Wildcats brings readers from Las Vegas to Northern Ireland, from the Australian wilderness to Corsica, through five richly imagined stories that explore connection, loss, longing, and belonging.

As the jury noted, Galway's careful attention to detail "transports readers viscerally into each world unfolding on the page."

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, Caitlin!

Caitlin is represented by Julia Kim.

🩸 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🩸Goodreads is giving away 25 deluxe copies of BLOOD SLAVES by Markus Redmond!Set in eighteenth-century ...
06/04/2026

🩸 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🩸

Goodreads is giving away 25 deluxe copies of BLOOD SLAVES by Markus Redmond!

Set in eighteenth-century Carolina, Blood Slaves is a powerful blend of historical fiction, supernatural horror, and alternate history that reimagines the origins of vampirism through the story of an enslaved man offered a dark path to freedom and revenge.

As a vampiric uprising threatens to reshape the future of America, the novel explores liberation, justice, sacrifice, and the cost of fighting evil with evil.

Open to U.S. residents only. The giveaway closes June 13, so be sure to enter before it's too late: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/440928-blood-slaves-deluxe-stenciled-edges

Markus is represented by Jennifer Chevais.

Good luck!

06/04/2026

We’re delighted to share that Natasha Mihell recently joined Gail Marlene Schwartz of Writers in Relationship for a thoughtful conversation about her creative process and her impressionistic short story, Eight Strangers in the Park as the World Falls Apart, published in Hotch Potch Volume 5, Issue 1.

✨ Watch the full interview here: https://gailmarleneschwartz.substack.com/p/that-beautiful-unspoken-truth-shimmering?utm_source=youtube �

📖 Read Natasha’s story in Hotch Potch Issue 5.1: https://www.hotchpotchliteratureandart.com/issues

Natasha is represented by Clara Chuiton.

✨ We're so excited to share that Mary Sue by Meghan Fitzmartin and illustrated by Lisa Sterle has earned a starred revie...
06/03/2026

✨ We're so excited to share that Mary Sue by Meghan Fitzmartin and illustrated by Lisa Sterle has earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly!

Described as a "playful, self-aware tribute to fandom and wish-fulfillment," this vibrant graphic novel explores friendship, identity, creativity, and the communities we build around the stories we love.

MARY SUE is out now - order your copy today!

Meghan is represented by Matt Belford.

Congratulations!

What happens when a world loses its ability to feel?In this thoughtful conversation with BOMB Magazine, Alex DiFrancesco...
06/03/2026

What happens when a world loses its ability to feel?

In this thoughtful conversation with BOMB Magazine, Alex DiFrancesco discusses their novel The Grief Shop, writing emotional numbness, finding compassion in unexpected places, and the personal experiences that shaped the collection.

Read the full interview here: https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2026/06/02/alex-difrancesco-by-jennifer-wortman/

The Grief Shop comes out June 16 - pre-order your copy today.

Alex DiFrancesco is represented by Natalie Kimber.

Deal news - LeAnna Ehrsam's HEXES GO WELL WITH TEQUILA, CURSES DANCE WITH BOURBON, and THE MOON DRINKS MOJITOS!LeAnna Eh...
06/02/2026

Deal news - LeAnna Ehrsam's HEXES GO WELL WITH TEQUILA, CURSES DANCE WITH BOURBON, and THE MOON DRINKS MOJITOS!

LeAnna Ehrsam's HEXES GO WELL WITH TEQUILA, CURSES DANCE WITH BOURBON, and THE MOON DRINKS MOJITOS, previously self-published, The Lost Souls series follows a Salem based coven of women in their late thirties battling perimenopause, curses, and a world that can be unkind to powerful women, to Allison Janice at Hay House, in a six-figure deal, at auction, in a three-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Alexandra D'Amico at The Rights Factory (world)

LeAnna is represented by Alexandra D’Amico.

Congratulations, LeAnna!

We are thrilled to announce that Kyo Lee’s I CUT MY TONGUE ON A BROKEN COUNTRY has been shortlisted for the Gerald Lampe...
06/02/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Kyo Lee’s I CUT MY TONGUE ON A BROKEN COUNTRY has been shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for a debut book of poetry by the League of Canadian Poets!

The Jury said, “As soon as started reading i cut my tongue on a broken country, I was immediately taken with Lee's voice and restraint. The reader is immersed in this young poet's world as she moves masterfully between the violent past of her parents' Korea and the North American now of her own blossoming sexuality, romantic desire, and freedom. Filled with delicate vulnerability, tenderness, and striking images, these poems are a reconciliation between what we inherit and must carry and how we must carve out space for our own life."

The winner will be named June 3.

Kyo is represented by Julia Kim.

Congratulations, Kyo and good luck!

We’re thrilled to share that our very own Julia Kim will be taking pitches at the 2026 California Writing Workshop!Hoste...
06/01/2026

We’re thrilled to share that our very own Julia Kim will be taking pitches at the 2026 California Writing Workshop!

Hosted by Writing Day Workshops, this two-day online event brings together 40+ publishing industry professionals for workshops, panels, Q&As, and one-on-one pitch opportunities designed to help writers navigate the path to publication.

📅 June 12–13, 2026
💻 Online Event

If you’ve been polishing your manuscript and are ready to put it in front of industry professionals, now’s your time to shine!

Register here: https://writingdayworkshopsevents.com/california-online/

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