Agent List XXVI
New year, new letters ✒️
Now open for submissions: Associated Writers and Writing Program’s annual book contests. A novel, a story collection, a poetry collection, and a work of nonfiction (an essay collection, long-form researched nonfiction, braided narratives—as long as it is nonfiction) are selected by a judge in each category. Publication and a cash prize are likewise awarded in each category. Guidelines and submission page are accessible here.
A couple of spaces remain for the May 18-24, 2025 writing retreat I’m leading in Bordeaux, France, hosted by Foreword Retreats. All genres and levels of experience are welcome. Registration deadline is Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
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Welcome to new and returning subscribers,
Happy new year, and may you find more time to read and write than you hope to in 2025. ☀️
I generally begin each month’s agent list with a couple of submission opportunities before the paywall intrudes, but for this first compendium of the year, I’m including the first entry.
A preview of last month’s agent list is available here. Monthly and annual subscriptions are 25% off this month.
1. Laura Crockett, Triada U.S. Literary Agency, Triada U.S. Literary Agency, P.O. Box 561, Sewickley, PA 15143, Ph: (412) 401-3376
From her agency page:
Interests: adult and YA fiction. Laura is a character-driven reader seeking narratives with emotional depth and compelling stakes. She's interested in diversity in all of its forms across the genres noted below:
In adult fiction: fantasy (inspired by historical/cultural events and folklore, in-depth world-building and authentic characterizations, secondary worlds, ensemble casts and solo protagonists, epic/high and soft/low, and horror); historical fiction (spotlight on feminism, STEM, spies and code-breaking, non-European and/or little-known eras, parallel narratives), and women's fiction (rom-coms, millennial-driven, slice of life, compelling obstacles and moral dilemmas).
In YA: contemporary realistic fiction (rom-coms, fierce feminists, strong family/friendship dynamics, lighthearted and humorous, interesting jobs/hobbies, hopeful) and fantasy (fractured fairy tales, culturally-influenced folklore, historically-inspired, lush world-building, horror).
📗 To query Laura, please include the first ten pages of your manuscript in the body of the email, with "query" included in the subject line: laura@triadaus.com
