Erika Staiger An agent with Spencerhill Associates (see other agents at this agency). About Erika Staiger re-joined Spencerhill as an assistant in 2024, following a semester-long internship in 2018. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of South Florida, where she also taught creative writing and worked as a writing tutor. After graduation, she worked in higher education at the University of Central Florida and as a trivia writer for Rez Events. At Spencerhill, Erika is primarily responsible for reading and responding to query submissions. Her greatest ambition in life is to turn her house into the library from Beauty and the Beast. While she reads a wide variety of genres, some of her favorites are fantasy, romance, and historical fiction centered on the lives of women. She lives in Orlando with her husband and their three pets, a cat, a chihuahua, and a geriatric rabbit. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Fiction Temp Closed Erika is interested in a wide range of popular fiction for adults, especially fantasy, romantasy, dystopian, horror, and all sub-genres of romance except for inspirational romance. She is also open to select science fiction projects, but only if the aliens are hot. While you are welcome to kill all the human characters you like, if you have any dogs, cats, or other animal friends in your books, they have to live happily ever after.Erika is particularly excited to work with authors with a background in writing fanfiction who are now seeking to publish original work.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Genres: General Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres Horror Open to all/most Subgenres Romance Open to all/most Subgenres Science Fiction Subgenre: DystopianLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial Platforms:None known For the Agent: Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. Never pay an agent an up-front fee. That is not how literary agent representation works. Agents earn a commission only after they've landed a publishing deal for you. Also, agents scarcely ever contact writers. If an agent that you haven't queried contacts you about representation, be suspicious. Look up the agent and check if the email address is correct for that agent/agency. Erika Staiger Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: Group by submission Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy: We have not received any complete reports within the past 12 months. Pending 2 responses are pending (22 min | 24.0 mean avg | 24.0 median | 26 max days waiting | 2.8 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted by this agent also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. Join today! 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