Hollie Michaels

An agent with Martin-Newens Literary Management (see other agents at this agency).

About

While working toward her M.A. in Creative Writing (Scripts) from City University of London, Hollie worked for the Blake Friedmann Literary Agency as a reader. When she returned to NYC, she joined the Gersh Agency as an assistant in the Theatrical Department. While working in indie theater as a director and producer, Hollie taught theater from grades K-12 and continued teaching when she moved to CT and had kids. During that time, Hollie ventured deeper into publishing, expanding her background from playwright to writing books for kids.
Hollie is the author of the chapter book series, Golda and Ezra, published by Capstone, as well as an early middle grade, The Bad News Bestie. Her youth play, Children of Hooverville is published and widely performed by middle schools around the country. Her short comic Wimbly can be found in Kids Comics Unite anthology, Let’s Go!
Hollie lives in commuting distance to NYC, with her husband, two kids and two fur babies. In her free time, Hollie works on building a green thumb, camping, baking sugar free treats, exploring indie bookstores and seeing Broadway shows.
Hollie is excited to build her list of amazing authors and illustrators from kidlit to adult.

Country

United States

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Fiction Temp Closed

Middle Grade / Chapter Books: Please send me commercial, contemporary, fantasy, dystopian, mystery, horror. Anything with humor, heart, a strong voice, and unforgettable characters. Stories a young reader won’t want to put down.
Young Adult: I’m looking for commercial, fantasy, dystopian, romance, sci-fi, and horror.
New Adult: Romance, Fantasy and any genre mashups.
Adult: I’m open to selective genres. I am looking for humor and a unique voice
Commercial, Sci-Fi, Dystopian, Romcom
Fantasy– I love cozy, witchy, everyday magic to magical worlds.
Horror -I prefer supernatural, speculative in this space and humor.
In all genres I am looking for a strong voice, a gripping story with emotional stakes, humor, and layered, unforgettable characters.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Middle grades, New adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Supernatural
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Supernatural
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary, Romantic Comedy
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dystopian

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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1 response is pending (48 days waiting).

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Most recent response reported was received on 19 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:46 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Lindsey Aduskevich
Regina Bernard-Carreno CLOSED
Delia Berrigan Fakis CLOSED
Rob Broder
Jeanne De Vita
Anthony Flacco CLOSED
Clelia Gore CLOSED
Natalie Grazian CLOSED

Thomas Hill CLOSED
Rick Lewis DNQ
Sharlene Martin
Jen Newens
Charlie Serabian
Jess Taylor
Kristen Terrette

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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2026

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