Representing Adult, MIDDLE GRADE AUTHORS AND CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS
Lisa is currently closed to queries.
All voices are welcome! Especially those telling tales of triumph over adversity with a sense of humour and flair, and anything uplifting.
Adult Fiction: Upmarket commercial to literary women’s and book club fiction, BIPOC romance rom/com.
Non-fiction: Narrative non-fiction especially travel/lifestyle/culinary memoir.
Middle Grade Fiction: Upbeat, voicey capers of underrepresented kids and retellings of classic stories or mythologies.
Middle Grade Non-fiction: History and politics for the younger reader.
Biography
Lisa Rambert-Valaskova has a law degree from the University of McGill and a degree in French Language and Literature from the University of Toronto, Trinity College. Prior to joining Transatlantic she worked with several agents and authors as an independent literary consultant and editor. After living in Ottawa, Rome, Toronto, Prague, New York and (almost) Paris (twice!) – she now lives in beautiful Montreal with her husband, three children, and a sweet-as-honey Small Munsterlander named Tessa.
Clients
- Jasmeen Siddiqui (co-rep with Amanda Orozco)
- Nicole Blades (co-rep with Carolyn Forde)
- Karen Benning (co-rep with Laura Cameron)
- Jennifer Durning (co-rep Amy Tompkins)
- Melissa Barron (co-rep Laura Cameron)
- Elin Miller (co-rep Rob Firing)
- Derek Montour (co-rep Rob Firing)