Kelli Martin

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Permanently Closed: This agent is no longer accepting queries (June 2021). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Kelli Martin began her book publishing career over twenty years ago. She started at Simon & Schuster and rose up the editorial ladder at HarperCollins, Harlequin, and Amazon Publishing. At Amazon Publishing, Kelli acquired and edited some of the house’s highest selling, breakout authors and books in romance and commercial fiction; in addition, she served as the launch editor and public face of Montlake Romance as well as Executive Editor at Lake Union. Kelli is passionate about building the agency’s romance program, focusing on contemporary romance and romantic suspense, and is also excited to discover new talent and shape content in commercial women’s fiction, including love stories, romantic comedies, suspense, family dramas, friendship dramas, beach reads, and women-coming-into-their-own stories. For Kelli, guiding writers, perfecting manuscripts and building a list of beloved books that satisfy publishing houses and readers are the loves of her life.

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Country

United States

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Females.

Genres:

General Subgenre: Women's Fiction
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Romantic Suspense
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Romantic Suspense

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: Adult relationships, Women/Female issues.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 06 Aug 2026