Jennifer Chen Tran, Associate Agent at Fuse Literary
Jennifer tweeted that she is looking for "graphic memoirs that touch on medicine and healing," in the vein of Pedro and Me and Mom's Cancer. Source Tweet
Seeking in the following genres/categories:
Jennifer is only accepting unsolicited queries from online events such as #PitMad and #MSWL. So query her if you have a project that matches what she requested in her #MSWL tweet above.
"A distinct narrative voice is a must. A big plus for any stories that deal with 'otherness' and for authors who are not afraid to take emotional risks in their work."
How to submit: Jennifer is accepting queries limited to online events such as #PitMad and #MSWL via email to queryjennifer@fuseliterary.com. Click here to read the full submissions guidelines on the company website.
Follow Jennifer on Twitter @jenchentran.
Seeking in the following genres/categories:
Young Adult, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Cookbooks, Blog to Book Ideas, Prescriptive Nonfiction, and Literary & Commerical Fiction (click here to see his manuscript wishlist page detailed descriptions of what he is looking for in each category)
Not looking for: Middle Grade or Picture Books, angel & demon love stories, Heaven/Hell stories, epics that are far over 100k+, non-fiction about sports or politics, thrillers about terrorism, commercial fiction about sports (exceptions made for sports in Young Adult)
"I’m fiercely passionate about YA books. You can also find me blogging about it on BookRiot, Barnes & Noble’s Teen Reads, and Paste Magazine. If I talk about something on there, it means I love it."
How to submit: Eric is accepting queries via email to query@psliterary.com. Click here to read the full submissions guidelines on the company website.
Follow Eric on Twitter @ericsmithrocks & click here to check out his website.
Seeking in the following genres/categories:
Middle Grade: Contemporary, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Sci-Fi/Speculative, Adventure, and Historical
Young Adult: Commerical/Literary Contemporary, Historical, Magical Realism, Sci-Fi/Speculative, Thrillers, Mystery, and Horror
Select Commerical Fiction: Women's Fiction and Fantasy
Not looking for: genre romance, crime, mysteries, or epic fantasy for adult audiences, picture books, poetry, non-fiction, new adult
How to submit: Whitley is accepting queries via email to query@inklingsliterary.com. Click here to read the full submissions guidelines on the company website.
Follow Whitley on Twitter @whitleyabell & click here to check out her website.
Brent Taylor, Agent at TriadaUS
Brent tweeted that he is looking for "a beautiful author-illustrated Picture Book with a fresh & unique art style," in the vein of Moe Bonneau's: . Source Tweet
Seeking in the following genres/categories:
Children's: Picture Books, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Graphic Novels for kids and teens
How to submit: Brent is accepting queries via email to brent@triadaus.com. When querying Brent, he requests that you include the first ten pages in the body of the email and put "query" in the subject line. Click here to read the full submissions guidelines on the company website.
Follow Brent on Twitter @btaylorbooks.
Nicole Payne, Agent at Golden Wheat Literary
Nicole tweeted that she is "practically drooling for a sci-fi romance with a compelling story," in the vein of Sense8 and In Your Eyes Source Tweet
Seeking in the following genres/categories:
Fiction: Romance, Mysteries, Contemporary, Suspense, Thriller, Speculative Fiction and Science fiction and fantasy (depending on the story).
How to submit: Nicole is accepting queries via email to submissions@GoldenWheatLiterary.com. Click here to read the full submissions guidelines on the company website.
Follow Nicole on Twitter & click here to check out her website.
Samantha Wekstein, Agent at Writer's House
In response to @broodingYAhero who tweeted "It's a well-known fact that the more kickass a Young Adult (YA) heroine is, the fewer female friends she has. Other girls distract from her awesomeness," Nicole tweeted "the opposite of this. I'd love a kickass girl group. Female friendships are so important in YA, give them to me!" Source Tweet
Seeking in the following genres/categories:
Fiction: Romance, Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Juvenile Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, New Adult
How to submit: Samantha is accepting queries via email to swekstein@writershouse.com. Send a query letter in the body of your email and the first chapter as an attachment.
Follow Samantha on Twitter & click here to check out her Publisher's Marketplace member page.