More about the Team
Michael
Tom
Andrew
Michael Broussard
Executive Director / Senior Agent
Spanning a career of over 30 years and formerly of Jan Miller at Dupree Miller & Associates, Regan Media, Simon & Schuster Entertainment, and iSB New Media, Michael Broussard as either agent or editor was instrumental to securing book deals and building the brands of such authors/celebrities as Chelsea Handler, Jorge Cruise, Joseph Grenny, Ty Pennington, Heidi Swanson, The Kardashian Family, Jim Karas, Brandi Glanville, Denise Austin, Joel Osteen, and Josh Altman.
Today, Michael continues to pioneer fresh talent’s careers along with an in-house team of writers/consultants at the new boutique collaborative, LIT Writers & Representation.
Tom Sykes
Creative Director / Writer
Hometown: Atlantic City, NJ… now Santa Monica, CA
Education: BFA in Dramatic Writing, New York University – Tisch School of the Arts
Special Interests: Memoir, true crime & journalistic investigation, historical drama, nature and wildlife, travel, culture, extreme sports, natural disaster, war and peace, human interest
Strengths: Rapid quality turn-around, skilled collaboration, research and interviews. Wide range of medium – literary, film, TV, theater, and copywriting. A stickler for firm structure and authentic dialogue. Diverse adaptability in style and voice, fiction or non-fiction, as all can be heartfelt and relatable. Proposal packaging, ghost writer, co-writer, editor, and original content.
Work Includes: Writer & Co-contributor on “The Altman Close” by Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles’Josh Altman, Wiley Publishing / Writer for Brandi Glanville converting her best-seller “Drinking & Tweeting and Other Brandi Blunders” to a television show and pitch, “Scorned Valley” / Shaped and sold “The Daily Don” book proposal by Jesse Duquette to Arcade Publishing / Collaboration on the book proposals of various talent/celebrities, Wrote copy and advertisements for Ashley Advertising and Yuengling Lager, optioned screenplay “The German” to independent producers Airen DeLaMater and Ron Milbauer / optioned television pilot “Locals Only” to CBS Productions and Original Film / edited my son’s homework of essays he wrote as if a text message. It’s amazing what some teachers will accept these days.
Andrew Avnver
Consultant / Writer
Hometown:
Philadelphia, PA… now West Hollywood, CA.
Education:
BFA in Film & Television, New York University – Tisch School of the Arts.
Special Interests:
Young Adult Fantasy, Middle Grade Fiction, Children’s Picture Books, Graphic Novels, Feature Film Screenplays, Television Pilots, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action-Adventure, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller, Cooking, Biography/Memoir.
Strengths:
Swift turn-around, aptitude for collaboration, discrete, thorough, and respectful interviews;film/television/book background with a passion for literature, art, and theater;structure and dialogue savvy; wide diversity of genre, style, and voice, fiction or non-fiction; open to co-write or ghostwrite with discretion.
Work Includes:
Writer/director/producer on a series of short films for The Walt Disney Company;writer on “Porn Moms” pilot script for Endemol Shine Group; author of two novels (Young Adult Fantasy and Middle Grade Fiction) and one Children’s Picture Book represented by veteran book agent Jacques de Spoelberch; several feature film projects optioned/developed byRon Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment,Mel Gibson’s Icon Productions,Doug Wick’s Red Wagon Productions,Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions,Russell Crowe’s Fear of God Films,Sean Connery’s Fountainbridge Films,Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds’ Edmonds Entertainment,Jon Turteltaub’s Junction Entertainment, and Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions.
Krista Sykes
Consultant / Writer
Hometown: Atlantic City, NJ . . . now Cambridge, MA
Education: PhD in Architectural History and Theory, Harvard University Graduate School of Design; BA in Architecture, Princeton University
Special Interests: Culture, design, cities, arts, environment and resiliency, biography, narrative nonfiction
Strengths: Translates complex ideas into engaging, everyday prose; top-notch researcher and interviewer; writes for a range of audiences, from general readers to academics and professionals
Work Includes: Author/editor of two essays collections on architecture; contributing editor toContract Magazine, over 30 articles covering design trends; writer, ghost writer, and editorial consultant for multiple architect firms (including MASS Design Group, Safdie Architects, and Payette), universities (Harvard GSD; Princeton School of Architecture), and professional organizations (International Interior Design Association – IIDA; Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture – ACSA); in-progress biography of architectural historian Vincent J. Scully.
Elise Gray
Consultant / Writer
Hometown:
Houston, Texas, but now lives in Los Angeles, CA.
Education:
BFA in Liberal Arts, Antioch University.
Special Interests:
Biography/Memoir, Self-Help, Young Adult, Marketing and Business, Children’s Picture Books, Cooking.
Strengths:
Quick turn-around, able to co-write or ghostwrite with discretion; thorough interviews; marketing/book background with a passion for literature and art; diversity of genre and styles; can write fiction or non-fiction;
Work Includes:
Several viral articles published via ThoughtCatalog; Ghostwriter for Lisa Hagen Books; Content Writer for fusionZone Automotive; Writer for WealthHunters; Contributing Writer for LA Focus Magazine; Journalist for LA Pulse Magazine; Real Estate Writer for TurnKey Vacation Rentals; Lead Editor for U&C Online Magazine
Shannon Leigh
Consultant / Writer
Hometown:
Woodbury, NJ
Education:
BS in Business Management, Associates in Entrepreneurship & Production (Tiger Paw Productions) – Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Improvisation – Second City.
Special Interests:
Stand-Up Comedy, Sketch Comedy, Feature Film Screenplays, Television Pilots, Comedy Short Stories, Sports, Copy Writing, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Weather, Pets, Action-Adventure, Theater
Strengths:
Swift turn-around, aptitude for collaboration, Business Proposals, Negotiation, Public Speaking, Presentation Decks, Sales, Corporate Collaboration, Networking Events, Keynote Speeches & Speech Writing, Copy Writing, Ghost Writing, film/television/book, Spec Scripts, Original Content
Work Includes:
Stand-Up Comedy Writer, Comedy Sketch Writer, Roast Battle Writer & Performer, Jeff Ross Roast Battle, Host/Producer for Popular Podcast, Producer of Basement Comedy, Westside Comedy Theater, We The People,Hollywood Improv, Blast Off Comedy, The Comedy Store, Assistant Producer / Writer Telethon For America, Copy Writer: Transportation Industry Subject Matter Expert for Western Growers Magazine, Western Growers Association, And Know U Know.Com C.H. Robinson, Inc.
Krista
Elise
Shannon
WRITERS & REPRESENTATION
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