LITERARY AGENT
As a Detroit-based agent with Aevitas Creative Management, I represent narrative nonfiction, expert-driven nonfiction, memoir, humor, literary fiction and select illustrated gift, pop culture & prescriptive titles. Recently published books I’ve agented include New York Times bestsellers such as Marisa Franco’s Platonic, Julian Sancton’s Madhouse at the End of the Earth, and Amber Share’s Subpar Parks, as well as Joe Milan Jr.’s The All American, Adam Lazarus’s The Wingmen, R.S. Deeren’s Enough to Lose, Dr. Stephen Nowicki’s Raising A Socially Successful Child, Evan Waite’s Life Wants You Dead, Meg Vondriska’s A Tale of Two Titties, Jesselyn Cook’s The Quiet Damage, and Chris Koslowski’s Kayfabe (McSweeney’s, August 2024).
Forthcoming titles include Rebekah Diamond’s Eat Sleep Tantrum Repeat (Kensington/Citadel Press, September 2024); Amber Share’s Subpar Planet (Plume, October 2024); and Dana Miranda’s You Don’t Need a Budget (Little, Brown Spark, December 2024).
I’m interested in literary, narrative, and expert-driven books across history, politics, pop culture, current affairs, tech, science, psychology, and the world of sports. I enjoy novels with unique and obsessive narrative voices.
Please submit all fiction or nonfiction queries via QueryManager. All emailed queries or submissions will be deleted unread.
I am a member of the American Association of Literary Agents.
WRITER
My debut short story collection LOVE STORIES was published in April 2021. Ben Loory called it “a book like a trip through a cartoon amusement park—fun, fast, colorful, strange, bouncy, bendy, and exhilarating.”
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EDITOR
https://reedsy.com/justin-brouckaert
As a freelance editor, I specialize in developmental editing for both fiction and nonfiction projects. If you’re interested in hiring me as an editor or collaborator, please contact me via email or through my Reedsy.com profile.
(Note: I adhere to the AALA’s Canon of Ethics [8a-8b], which means, in short, that I do not represent freelance clients for whom I’ve provided for-pay editorial work, nor do I charge agency clients for any editorial work I might provide over the course of our professional relationship.)
Justin Brouckaert is one of the most conscientious editors with whom I have had the privilege of working. His keen eye and dogged persistence in bringing manuscripts and proposals to their best shape have resulted in some phenomenal sales. I couldn’t recommend him highly enough.
—Madeleine Morel, President/Lead Agent, 2M Communications
On my debut novel, A Ballroom for Ghost Dancing, Justin did a great job of pointing out what I did well, and where the manuscript's primary weaknesses were. He clearly "got" the story and the themes, and was dutiful in his examination of my efforts to convey them. it was easy to get a hold of him if I needed to, he delivered on time, and even made a little extra time to chat with me about the work. I recommend him highly.—John Duffy, Reedsy review
I do virtual coaching sessions by appointment through the Detroit Writing Room. Sign up for an hourlong chat about craft, the business side of creative writing, and the often opaque, convoluted process of getting your book published!
Disclaimer: As a coach, I cannot be queried or pitched for representation. I only offer constructive advice and feedback per the Writing Room guidelines.
