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An agent with Writers House LLC (see other agents at this agency).

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Alexa Stark joined Writers House in 2022, after ten years at Trident Media Group. She represents a range of literary and upmarket fiction and select nonfiction. Alexa also has experience helping authors place stories, essays and book excerpts in a range of publications including the New Yorker, Harper’s, Paris Review, the Atlantic, Tin House, N+1, Playboy, McSweeney’s, and the New York Times, among others. Her authors have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list and have won or been listed for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the National Book Foundation's 5 under 35, the Rona Jaffe Award, the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, The Young Lions Fiction Award, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Raised in New York City, Alexa earned her BA in comparative literature and society at Columbia University. Prior to joining Writers House, she worked at Curtis Brown and Trident Media Group, spending the first few years working with Ellen Levine before building her own list. She lives in Brooklyn.

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United States

Fiction Open

On the fiction side, she is seeking bold voices, novels that engage with social issues, coming-of-age stories, historical fiction with a modern edge, smart book club reads, and fiction that delves into the surreal or plays with genre in fresh or subversive ways. She is particularly drawn to relationship-driven fiction: novels that center dysfunctional friendships or families, complicated love stories, or stories about obsession. She also enjoys elevated suspense and social thrillers. She gravitates towards the humorous, the psychologically probing and the tender.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General General
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Nonfiction Open

On the nonfiction side, she is seeking memoir, cultural criticism, popular science, psychology, parenting, and women's issues.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:
Nonfiction Collection Nonfiction Collection
Book Book
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Psychology, Science, Sexuality/Gender (Women/Female issues), Society/Culture (General, Pop culture).

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Alexa Stark Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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AccuracyWe have received 15 reports from 15 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported9 min | 52.5 mean avg | 25.0 median | 174 max days (59.1 std dev)
Responses93.33 %
Acceptances0.00 %
Rejections93.33 % (44.1 avg. days per rejection) | 35.7 % personal, 57.1 % form, 7.1 % unspecified | 25.0 % partial MS requested
Non-Responses6.67 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded6.67 % (171.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals-
Pending9 responses are pending (17 min | 113.6 mean avg | 93.0 median | 275 max days waiting | 87.8 std dev) from 9 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 22 Apr 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Jan 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 11 Apr 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 04 May 2018

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