Stephanie Stein, HarperCollins
Fantasy / Historical Fiction / Middle Grade / Science Fiction / Young Adult

Stephanie Stein, HarperCollins

I’m looking for YA and middle-grade fiction in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, contemporary, historical, and everything in between. I love stories that play with narrative structure (non-linear timelines, unconventional POVs, quirky or unreliable narrators) and/or twist the rules of genre. And there’s a special place in my heart for all things … Continue reading

Kirsten Carleton, The Prospect Agency
Fantasy / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction / MSWL Paragraphs / Science Fiction / Young Adult

Kirsten Carleton, The Prospect Agency

I’m interested in YA, speculative, and literary fiction in which I connect with the characters and can’t wait to read what they will do next. Great writing is a must, but not enough to stand alone: I want plot, action, movement. I’m particularly interested in stories that bend and blur genres; literary takes on high … Continue reading

Annie Bomke, Annie Bomke Literary Agency
Adult Fiction / Crime Fiction / Historical Fiction / LGBTQ / Literary Fiction / Magical Realism / MSWL Paragraphs / Mystery / Psychology / Science / Suspense / Thriller / Women's Fiction / Young Adult

Annie Bomke, Annie Bomke Literary Agency

My absolute favorite genre is psychological thrillers/mysteries.  I love character-rich literary fiction.  I also love historical fiction and fiction set in foreign lands.  If you combine all of those elements and send me a psychological, historical, literary mystery set in a foreign land, I’d be thrilled.  I like books with multicultural and LGBT characters.  I … Continue reading

Blair Thornburgh, Quirk Books
Adult Fiction / Magical Realism / MSWL Paragraphs / Narrative / New Adult / Romance / Science Fiction / Women's Fiction / Young Adult

Blair Thornburgh, Quirk Books

Quirk Books is an independent publisher and seeker of all things awesome, operating out of a former barrel factory in Philadelphia and distributed worldwide by Random House. We publish 25 “strikingly unconventional” books a year: fiction and non-fiction; adults, YA, and MG. You may know us from some of our bestselling titles like PRIDE AND … Continue reading

Georgia McBride for Swoon Romance, Month 9, and Tantrum
Adult Fiction / Children's / Fantasy / Horror / Middle Grade / MSWL Paragraphs / New Adult / Picture Books / Romance / Science Fiction / Suspense / Women's Fiction / Young Adult

Georgia McBride for Swoon Romance, Month 9, and Tantrum

Georgia McBride, acquiring for Swoon Romance Seeking deeply romantic, emotive, and evocative YA, NA, and adult stories with rich and layered plots, featuring everyday people swept up in extraordinary and life-altering situations in which they find love. Contemporary only, please. Humor welcome. Georgia McBride, acquiring for Month9Books  and Tantrum Books Seeking deeply emotive and evocative … Continue reading