If you are a writer seeking representation – welcome!
Here is what you need to know before you query:
I represent fiction and nonfiction in both the children’s and adult markets.
In adult, young adult and children’s fiction, I’m looking for books that are compulsive, contagious, and creative. I’m particularly interested in “conversation starters,” books that bridge the literary-commercial divide, combining a high-concept with beautiful writing, and voice-driven contemporary stories. I’m always looking for characters who tell a story from a unique perspective, and through which we see the world differently.
I’m drawn to ambitious projects, coming-of-age stories, charming and stylized love stories, atmospheric magical realism, dark and twisty suspense, and genre-bending fiction.
I do very little nonfiction but when I do it tends to be feminist. In adult, young adult, and children’s nonfiction, I specialize in memoir, with an emphasis on female voices, humor, and journalism. I love nonfiction that combines memoir and cultural criticism, journalism and storytelling, any type of hidden history, and memoirs about kids doing incredible things.
As someone who had no personal connection to the publishing world before I began, I am passionate about discovering underrepresented voices. Books by historically excluded writers.
I don’t typically represent picture books, genre fiction (category romance, high fantasy, cozy mysteries, westerns, procedurals, military, etc.), faith-based books (in fiction or nonfiction), or practical nonfiction.
I do not represent screenplays, poetry or short stories.
If you think your project is a good fit for my list, please send your query and first ten pages in the body of the email to helmsubmissions@gmail.com.
I wish I could respond to everyone, but I am only one very tall woman. You will receive a confirmation of receipt, but due to the volume of queries I receive, I can’t respond personally to every query. No response within a month is a pass.
If I am interested in reading more, I will be in touch!