Laurie-Maude Chenard An agent with United Talent Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Laurie-Maude Chenard represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction authors, including Chloé Caldwell, Phoebe Thompson, Zac Hammett, Tara O’Sullivan, Megan Zhang, Alyssa London, and Alex Goodson. She’s especially drawn to bold, voice-driven work from historically underrepresented writers—stories that explore themes of identity in all its complexity, along with race, culture, gender, and sexuality. She gravitates towards books that confront and engage with gray areas, challenge assumptions, and leave readers thinking differently and more deeply about the world we live in.Born in China and raised in Québec and Massachusetts, Laurie-Maude studied Culture and Politics and Global Business at Georgetown University. After graduating, she worked briefly in advertising before joining UTA in 2021. She now lives in New York. In her free time, you can find her getting into street photography, roaming Prospect Park for the perfect sunny spot, and trying to turn any day into one spent by the ocean. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Collapse section Fiction Open In fiction, Laurie-Maude is looking for contemporary adult literary and upmarket novels that combine compelling characters with a strong commercial premise. She’s particularly interested in multigenerational family sagas, coming-of-age narratives, sweeping love stories, literary suspense, grounded speculative fiction, and multi-POV or dual-timeline structures. She also enjoys books with genre elements, for the general reader. Above all, she loves stories that are as funny as they are moving. Some of her favorite books include Americanah by Chimimanda Ngozie Adichie, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, and Heart the Lover by Lily King.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres Horror Open to all/most Subgenres Science Fiction Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: Online form. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open For nonfiction, she has a soft spot for deeply personal memoirs that grapple with larger cultural, social, and emotional questions such as Crying In H Mart by Michelle Zauner, Know My Name by Chanel Miller, In the Dream House by Carmen María Machado, and The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion. She is also interested in expert-driven prescriptive and narrative nonfiction that helps people lead better lives and offers fresh insight into human behavior, societal trends, and the forces shaping modern life, across topics ranging from health and wellness to relationships, work, technology, art, fashion, and urban culture.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Health/Medicine: See guidelines. Memoir. Style/Beauty: Fashion. Technology. Visual Arts. Other: See guidelines.Submissions:Method: Online form. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. 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Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy 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. Pending 3 responses are pending (15 min | 53.7 mean avg | 64.0 median | 82 max days waiting | 34.7 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information Most recent response reported was received on 25 Feb 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 27 Oct 2025. Date compiled: 06 Oct 2026 20:19 UTC (1 hour, 39 minutes ago). Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. 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