Crichton & Associates, Inc. represents writers of fiction and non-fiction works, including materials with African, African-American, Caribbean and Latin American themes. We are RWA approved.

We are currently accepting:
Nonfiction - English and Spanish Nonfiction by expert authors in the following areas: Health/Beauty/ Parenting African-American, History, Historical Nonfiction, Hispanic/Latino, Law, Lifestyle, and Sports, Women’s Issues.
Fiction - Women’s Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Chick-Lit, Fiction for the 20-30 crowd, Mainstream Fiction, African-American Fiction, Multicultural Fiction, Latino/Hispanic Fiction by Latino/Hispanic authors, Romance (Category, Contemporary, Historical, Inspirational, African-American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Multicultural, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Paranormal, Medical, Military Romance, and Romance novels set in exotic locations).

Sha-Shana N.L. Crichton, president, is publishing and entertainment attorney. She counsels artists, authors, musicians, photographers, and other creative entities regarding drafting, and negotiating contracts, copyrights, wills, small business management, permits and employment issues relating to intellectual property, such as work-for-hire and non-competition clauses. Sha-Shana frequently lectures on negotiating publishing contracts and author-editor-agent relationships. She is licensed to practice in New York, New Jersey and the District of Columbia and is a member of the Litigation and Arts, Entertainment and Sports sections of the DC Bar.

Sha-Shana is a graduate of Howard University School of Law (J.D. cum laude); the University of the West Indies (B.A. Hons.); and the Instituto Benjamin de Tudela, Navarra, Spain. She is a former managing editor of the Howard Law Journal and has edited several articles and books, including Constitutional Law: Analysis and Cases by Ziyad Motala and Cyril Ramaphosa (Oxford University Press, 2002). She is the author of Distinguishing Between Direct and Consequential Damages Under New York Law in Breach of Service Contract Cases, Howard Law Journal 2002. Sha-Shana is fluent in Spanish and French.