independent literary agent in the southern United States, Robin Mizell represents a small group of engaging and entertaining writers, both emerging and established.

Queries from prospective clients will be accepted only during July 2012. Please refer to the submission guidelines for additional information.

The German Lottery

Orphaned and injured during WWII, young Toni has been given a job as a postman in a country with a totalitarian regime, where every word can be fatal and everyone is spying on everyone. Determined to carry out his postal duties honorably, he nevertheless is seduced by a manipulative married woman and becomes involved with triple-crossing swindlers…

Miha Mazzini's The German Lottery (CB, 2012)

I Thought I Knew How to Google

 

I Thought I Knew How to Google: 50 Tricks for Refining Your Search (HarperCollins India, 2012) is usability expert Miha Mazzini's illustrated guide to more efficient web searches, designed for the novice or experienced computer user.

anthologies

 

In 2011, Miha Mazzini's fiction was selected for the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology, Volume 4 and Pushcart Prize XXXVI.

The Fourth Passenger

Four women raised with traditional values form a business partnership that gives them emotional solace, self-sufficiency, and the temerity to stand up to religious extremism. Mini Nair's novel The Fourth Passenger (ROMAN, 2011) shows the effects of Hindu-Muslim conflict in Mumbai.

A "Booksellers' Choice"   —The Bookseller

"…an inspirational story and a terrific read."
—Publishers Weekly

The Fourth Passenger

Mini Nair's The Fourth Passenger (Momentum, 2012) is now available as an ebook.

"The train seats were designed for three passengers to sit comfortably. But, at times—most of the time—the three crammed and adjusted to make place for a grateful fourth passenger, precariously balancing herself on the edge."

Conversation with a Bear

Steve Shilstone's story "Conversation with a Bear" is part of the Tahoe Blues anthology coming in June 2012 from Bona Fide Books.

Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama will publish Steve Shilstone's new novel about two children living in a '70s-era California commune.

You can find Steve Shilstone on Twitter.