U.S. adult fiction
Estimated 2025 revenue; the category grew 3.9% from 2024.
International publishers · editorial acquisition
U.S. Books for Foreign Acquiring Editors
A direct route to rights-ready books represented by a U.S. literary agency.
If you acquire translated fiction or nonfiction for a publishing house outside the United States, STA can confirm rights availability and provide professional English-language evaluation material for selected titles.
Market context
Why international rights relationships matter
Children’s & YA fiction
Estimated 2025 U.S. revenue reported by AAP.
Trade revenue from print
AAP’s 2025 share for print formats within U.S. Trade publishing.
Figures describe the cited markets and reporting periods; they are industry context, not a forecast of results for any particular STA title.
For foreign publishers
What STA can provide
The goal is to help an acquiring editor decide whether a U.S. book fits the editor’s list and local readership—without making the editor reconstruct the project from scattered links. Materials are supplied according to the title and stage of interest.
The work
English manuscript or proposal, synopsis, series order, genre, audience, and comparable-title positioning.
The author
Biography, publishing history, platform or readership information, and relevant commercial context.
The rights
Current availability by language, territory, format, term, and any known restrictions or existing licenses.
The next step
A direct agency contact for questions, material requests, offers, negotiation, and contract coordination.
Working together
A focused acquisition workflow
Rights are not assumed from a public listing. STA confirms the chain of rights and the requested market before confidential materials or terms move forward.
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Identify the project
Name the title and author, or describe the genres and age categories you actively acquire if you are seeking a tailored introduction.
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Define the license
Specify language, territory, formats, term expectations, and the publisher or imprint that would issue the edition.
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Review materials
STA supplies appropriate English-language material and answers editorial, positioning, sales, author, and rights questions.
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Submit an offer
A useful offer clearly states the advance, royalties, formats, language, territory, term, publication timing, accounting, option language, and other requested rights.
Rights and contracts
Specific terms protect both sides
WIPO’s publishing-contract toolkit emphasizes the contractual options involved in publishing, co-publishing, and licensing transactions. For a translation-rights offer, precision around territory, language, formats, exclusivity, term, delivery, publication, compensation, reporting, and reversion makes evaluation faster and reduces avoidable ambiguity. WIPO Contracts in Publishing ↗
Frankfurt 2026
STA will not exhibit onsite. Kayla is presenting the catalog online and scheduling virtual meetings during 7–11 October 2026.
Schedule virtually ↗Direct answers
Frequently asked questions
Who should use this page?
This page is for acquiring editors, publishers, editorial directors, scouts, and rights professionals outside the United States who are looking for U.S.-origin books, English-language materials, and direct access to a U.S. literary agency.
What should an acquiring editor include in a rights inquiry?
Include your name, publishing house and imprint, country or territory, language, formats of interest, the specific title, and the materials you need. If you are working toward a particular list meeting or publication season, include that timing too.
Can an editor request an English manuscript or proposal?
Yes. Subject to rights availability and professional verification, STA can provide appropriate English-language reading material, a synopsis, author information, and supporting commercial context.
Can a publisher make an offer directly to STA?
Yes. International publishers may contact Storyteller Talent Agency directly. An offer should clearly identify the title, language, territory, formats, term, advance, royalty structure, accounting terms, publication commitment, and any option or subsidiary-rights provisions.
Does STA attend Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 in person?
No. STA is presenting its Autumn 2026 catalog online and scheduling virtual meetings during the Frankfurt dates for interested international publishing professionals.
International publishing
Looking for a U.S. book for your list?
Send the title, territory, language, formats, and materials you need. If you are searching by category rather than by title, share your imprint’s acquisition focus and current list priorities.