The correct first representative depends on the work. For Aurora novels, the primary target is a literary book agent. For original screenplays, the normal development path is a screenwriting manager or accepted producer route. Attorneys protect contracts and rights when a legal need exists; they are not automatically the first stop for every book query.
Query one flagship manuscript. The agent submits to acquiring editors, handles competing offers, and coordinates subsidiary rights. Use publishing counsel before signature when the contract is unusually complex or the rights exposure is significant.
Go to literary-agent routes →Screen projects use manager, producer, competition, referral, or attorney-approved submission paths. They do not begin by sending a screenplay to a book agent or a novel query inbox.
Go to screen-management routes →This is the working contact-role map for Aurora Design Studios. It shows which professional category may be needed before scripts, books, treatments, adaptations, or franchise materials move into review, representation, production, publishing, or rights negotiation. Every listed recipient and submission status must be rechecked at the source immediately before contact.
Use when Aurora needs independent legal review, rights protection, NDA-controlled review, option or shopping terms, collaboration contracts, licensing, or franchise-adjacent advice. An attorney is not the routine first recipient for a standard novel query.
Use: Talent, writers, directors, producers, startups, entertainment rights, and IP structure.
Contact: leigh@bfbst.com; asilver@bfbst.com
Site: bfbst.com/attorneys
Use: Entertainment, IP, technology, and arts bridge.
Contact: 213-668-6220; site contact form.
Site: ckinneylaw.com
Use: High-level entertainment deals, authors, writers, producers, publishing, film/TV.
Contact: Mark Muir MMuir@ggfirm.com; firm 310-553-3610.
Use: Film/TV production legal, clearance, IP, fair use, E&O issues.
Contact: 310-277-8394; general site contact.
Site: donaldsoncallifperez.com
Best path for screenplay and TV development: loglines, scripts, pitch strategy, project packaging, industry introductions, and writer career development.
Use: Film/TV literary management and production; good for high-concept genre scripts.
Contact: info@bellevueprods.com
Use: Genre-friendly management / production for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and high-concept material.
Contact: Official contact form / verified contacts only.
Site: circleofconfusion.com
Use: Screenwriter / director management plus production.
Contact: Verified manager emails / IMDbPro only.
Use: Larger management-production paths.
Contact: Better through attorney, referral, or verified request. Do not blind-send attachments.
Best path for novels, nonfiction, book proposals, series summaries, publishing submissions, and book-to-screen rights. This section separates premium profile-only routes from practical email-ready book-query targets.
Use: Book agency / dramatic-rights bridge for a polished flagship novel.
Contact: No public submission inbox. Query one WME Books agent at a time through that agent profile/query button.
Notes: Books only. Do not send screenplays. Suggested Aurora fit: Ty Anania or Rikki Bergman, if open and appropriate.
Use: Major book agency / film-TV adaptation bridge.
Contact: No public submission inbox. Use an individual CAA Books agent profile; open agents show a profile submission route.
Notes: Books only. Do not send screenplays or general project slates.
Use: Full-service literary agency for book representation.
Email: submissions@inkwellmanagement.com
Submit: Query letter plus short writing sample, usually 1–2 chapters, in the email body. No large attachments. No screenplays.
Use: Commercial fiction and science-fiction/fantasy-adjacent book representation.
Email: agent@ethanellenberg.com
Submit: Query letter, 1–2 page synopsis, and first 50 pages pasted into the body. No attachments.
Use: Adult SFF/speculative, commercial, and book-to-media potential depending on agent fit.
Email: query@psliterary.com
Submit: Query one agent only. Follow the agency format and paste requested sample pages in the email body.
Use: Strong adult science-fiction/fantasy query target.
Email: saraquery@megibowliterary.com
Submit: Query letter, first 10 pages, and author website if available.
Use: Adult fantasy, high-concept science fiction, horror, and YA SFF when open.
Email: matthewquery@megibowliterary.com
Submit: Query letter and first 10 pages. Use only during the posted open window.
Use: Broad adult fiction / genre fiction route; good first-pass book query target.
Email: andrea@harveyklinger.com
Submit: Brief query, short synopsis, author bio, and first five pages in the email body; verify the selected agent’s current fit. Do not send screenplays.
Use: Science-fiction / imagination-forward fiction fit when her list is open.
Email: rachel@harveyklinger.com
Submit: Brief query, short synopsis, author bio, and first five pages in the email body; verify that her list is open. Do not send screenplays.
Use: Adult genre-bending SFF, horror, upmarket/book-club speculative fiction.
Email: querycelsie@contextlit.com
Submit: Short description, short bio, and 5–10 pages pasted into the email body. No attachments.
Use: Speculative, light sci-fi, cli-fi, literary/speculative blends.
Email: queryjo@transatlanticagency.com
Submit: Query letter, author bio, and 20-page writing sample pasted into the email body.
Use: Speculative/upmarket/literary fiction if the project fits and she is open.
Email: querynoelle@transatlanticagency.com
Submit: Check current open/closed status first. When open, send query, bio, and 25-page fiction sample in body.
Use: Genre-bending speculative, fantasy, dark-edged/upmarket adult fiction when open.
Email: queryamanda@transatlanticagency.com
Submit: When open, send a query, author bio, and 25-page fiction sample in the email body. Recheck the official agent page before sending.
Use: Adult science fiction/fantasy, especially upmarket or hard-edged work.
Email: querycl@lottsagency.com
Submit: Do not use the email unless the official agency page confirms unsolicited queries are open and provides current instructions.
Use: Strong science-fiction and fantasy agency route. Select one open agent whose stated interests match the manuscript.
Contact: Use that agent’s official QueryManager route and requested sample. The agency posts live open/closed status on its agent pages.
Site: awfulagent.com/agents
Use: Adult speculative/SFF route where individual agent wishlist fits.
Contact: QueryManager through selected agent wishlist; no email blast.
Downstream targets after the correct route exists: a literary agent for books, or a manager, attorney-approved route, referral, or direct request for screen material. Use only verified submission channels and never submit unsolicited confidential material.
Use: Producer-manager path for film/TV projects.
Contact: info@bellevueprods.com
Use: Genre / franchise-scale companies only after rep, attorney, referral, or requested submission.
Warning: Do not send scripts, ideas, pitch decks, treatments, or characters unsolicited.
Use: Book publisher routes after agent package.
Contact: Agented submission route preferred.
Use: Book publisher routes after manuscript / proposal package is represented.
Contact: Agented submission route preferred.
First Recipient: Book Agent for novels; Entertainment Attorney + Manager for screen adaptation paths.
Material: One flagship-book query at a time, synopsis, sample chapters, and public Aurora overview links only when appropriate.
First Recipient: Entertainment Attorney + Literary Manager.
Material: Query letter, logline, 1-page synopsis, WGA/copyright status, and no attachments unless requested.
First Recipient: IP Attorney + Licensing Counsel.
Material: Non-confidential summary, patent status, prior art notes, prototype / market status.
First Recipient: IP / Medical Device Attorney + Licensing Consultant.
Material: Non-confidential device summary, regulatory class estimate, royalty benchmark notes.
Professional inquiries: contact@aurora-design-studios.com
