Heather Osborn

An agent with Spencerhill Associates (see other agents at this agency).

About

Before joining Spencerhill Associates, Heather Osborn spent many years editing romance, science fiction, fantasy, cozy mystery, and women’s fiction for various publishers. The experience of working with both well-established, bestselling authors, as well as those just embarking on their careers has helped shape her skills working with authors at every stage in their publishing journey. One of Heather’s greatest joys in life is discovering an amazing new author, whether that be in a slush pile, or on a bookstore shelf, and she looks forward to building long-lasting relationships built on clear and open communication with her clients.
When not immersed in books, Heather can be found spoiling her adorable dog, George, dabbling in whatever craft has caught her attention this week, and playing increasingly elaborate solitaire games on her laptop.

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Heather is interested in representing works of popular fiction, mainly concentrated on romance of all genres and sub-genres other than inspirational—with a particular interest in romantasy (and if there are dragons, all the better!), humorous contemporary romance, and paranormal romance—as well as fantasy (particularly cozy fantasy), urban fantasy, and science fiction with strong romantic elements.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Urban Fantasy
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary, Paranormal, Romantic Fantasy
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026

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