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Jane Dystel
Bio
Jane Dystel, President of the Jane Dystel Agency, has been an agent since 1986. Her
publishing career began at Bantam Books. She then moved to Grosset & Dunlap, where she
was a managing editor and later an acquisitions editor. From there, she went on to become
Publisher of World Almanac Publications, where she created her own imprint.
When she joined the agency that would soon become Acton and Dystel, Inc., she quickly
developed a reputation for honesty, forthrightness, hard work, and real commitment to her
authors and their writing careers. In 1994, with a growing roster of clients, she founded
Jane Dystel Literary Management.
Born in Chicago, Jane grew up in Rye, New York. She is the daughter of publishing legend
Oscar Dystel, who is currently a consultant for JDLM. In her teens, she was an
accomplished figure skater.
Jane received her BA from New York University and attended Georgetown law school for one
year before leaving for her first job in publishing. She has an abiding interest in legal
subjects.
She is married to Steven Schwinder and has a daughter, Jessica, and a son, Zachary. She
lives in New York City with her family and two dachshunds and is a tenacious golfer.
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Jane Dystel Literary Management
Jane Dystel Literary Management was founded in 1994 by Jane Dystel, who has been a
respected figure in publishing for over 30 years --- first as an editor, then as a
publisher, and finally as a savvy and successful agent. The agency is the product of her
innovative vision of author representation as a full-service enterprise.
JDLM was launched with a quickly growing roster of Pulitzer Prize winning journalists,
celebrated experts in fields as diverse as parenting, women's health, and cooking,
acclaimed literary and commercial fiction writers, and an eclectic and exciting list of
titles. The primary goal of the agency was and is to offer not just financial and
contractual advice to its clients, but also editorial guidance and support.
Being involved in every stage of putting together a non-fiction book proposal, offering
substantial editing on fiction manuscripts, and coming up with book ideas for authors
looking for their next project is as much a part of our work as selling, negotiating
contracts, and collecting monies for our clients. We follow a book from its inception
through its sale to a publisher, its publication, and beyond. Our commitment to our
writers does not, by any means, end when we have collected our commission. This is one of
the many things that makes us unique in a very competitive business.
Another is that we take our unsolicited queries very seriously (see our Submission
Requirements). As a matter of fact, we have discovered many of our most talented authors
in the "slush" pile. We read everything that is sent to us, whether we decide to
represent it or not.
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