Agent Alert: 10 New Openings

Agents who have newly opened to queries (June 11 - 17)

Happy Wednesday, writers!

Here are 10 agents who opened to queries in the past week (June 11 - 17), along with information about what they’re looking for, some of their published titles, and their query link.

If you missed the last week: 9 other agents opened to queries. Check out the list here!

Note that some of these agents may already be closed to queries.

Best of luck, and happy querying!

This newsletter is purely informational and is not an endorsement of any particular agent or agency.

Vicky Weber of Creative Media Agency

To the public, Vicky is currently only open to Adult fiction: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Horror, Speculative/Magical Realism, Commercial, and Upmarket fiction.

In all manuscripts, she wants intensity in the writing. (Give her all the feels!) She wants to be dropped into the moment and experience the story alongside the characters. Character development and emotional arcs go hand-in-hand with the plot. If a book is high-concept, commercial fiction with beautiful, literary-leaning prose, it’s probably up her alley.

For more information, check out her MSWL.

Link to query 💌

Rebecca Matte of Bradford Literary Agency

In general, Rebecca absolutely loves adult and YA science fiction/fantasy and queer romance. But no matter the setting—be it a far off kingdom beset by magic or around the corner in Brooklyn—Rebecca seeks out books that feature diverse, complex characters in deeply rooted relationships, platonic and romantic. A well-crafted romance will make her heart sing, while a beautifully detailed friendship will elevate any book to an instant favorite. She also gravitates towards inherently hopeful stories of self-discovery and reinvention at all ages, particularly those that center questions of gender and sexuality. She tries to bring magic to every moment of life, and loves books that do the same.

For more information about Rebecca and what she is looking for, check out her agency profile.

Upcoming title: Higher Magic by Courtney Floyd

Link to query 💌

Maggie Sadler of Corvisiero Literary Agency

Maggie seeks adult literary and upmarket fiction with propulsive plots, distinct characters, lyrical prose, and imaginative genre inflections. She loves books that unapologetically challenge and deconstruct narrative conventions—books that take risks. She appreciates a careful, restrained hand with gently fantastical elements, one that encourages the reader to interrogate the liminal. Above all, Maggie craves confident, stylish writing and wholly unique concepts that haunt her long after she's finished the final page.

You can learn more about Maggie and her wishlist here.

Link to query 💌

Amelia Atlas of Creative Artists Agency

Amelia Atlas represents both fiction and nonfiction, with a particular interest in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction in the areas of history, current affairs, science, investigative journalism, and cultural criticism. Authors she represents have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list and have been short- or longlisted for the National Book Award, the International Booker Prize, the NBCC Awards, the NBA “5 Under 35 Award,” and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, among others. In fiction, she’s looking for bold voices and writers with a strong point of view; in nonfiction, she seeks perspective-changing ideas packaged in narrative form; in both, she aspires to represent books that make her both think and feel in equal measure.

Published titles: Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, The Jersey Brothers by Sally Freeman, Conjure Women by Sadia Atakora

Link to query 💌

Kiele Raymond of Thompson Literary Agency

Kiele is seeking out bold new voices in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. She treats each project with great editorial care and is particularly interested in stories that examine our individual and cultural modes of sense-making. She also loves authoritative-yet-evasive narrators, anti-heroes bound to their institutions or ecosystems, and histories that remind us of the importance of subversive communities and local action.

Published titles: His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie, Out East by John Glynn, Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be by Nichole Perkins

Link to query 💌

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