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Kelly Peterson

An agent with Rees Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency).

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Agent Kelly Peterson (she/her) is a West Chester University graduate with a B.S.Ed in English and Literature. She worked as a Junior Literary Agent for two years before moving to Rees Literary Agency, continuing to champion her authors and the manuscripts she loves. Kelly seeks books in various genres within Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult age ranges. She is very interested in representing authors with marginalized own voices stories, witty and unique characters, pirates, witches, and dark fantasies.

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Country

United States

Fiction Temp Closed

Kelly seeks manuscripts in various genres within Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult age ranges. In Middle Grade, she loves fantasy, sci-fi, and contemporary that touches on tough issues for young readers. Her Young Adult preferences vary from contemporary to high fantasy, sci-fi (not the space kind) to paranormal (all the ghost stories, please!), and historical all the way back to rom-coms. Kelly is proud to continue to represent Adult manuscripts in romance, fantasy, and sci-fi. She is very interested in representing authors with marginalized own voices stories, witty and unique characters, pirates, witches, and dark fantasies.

Audience:

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

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical.
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Paranormal, Retrofuturism, Sword & Sorcery.
Romance RomanceOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary, Historical, Paranormal, Romantic Comedy.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Dystopian, Retrofuturism, excluding Space Opera.
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryManager.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.


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Dates

Last Updated: 06 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 16 Feb 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 12 Oct 2018

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