Laurie-Maude Chenard An agent with United Talent Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Laurie-Maude Chenard represents clients in both fiction and nonfiction. She gravitates toward unique, voice-driven stories by writers from historically underrepresented communities, exploring themes of identity (and its fluidity), race, culture, gender, and sexuality. 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 She’s drawn to contemporary literary and upmarket fiction with multifaceted characters navigating strong internal conflicts and complex relationships. She has a particular interest in coming-of-age stories, as well as psychological and speculative novels that blend wit and humor with emotional depth. Books she loves include Americanah by Chimimanda Ngozie Adichie, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, and The Idiot by Elif Batuman.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, Laurie-Maude is interested in deeply personal memoirs that grapple with larger issues 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’s also looking for narrative nonfiction and big idea books that get to the root of human behavior and help explain sociological trends and cultural phenomena in the realm of art, fashion, technology, health, work, and urbanism. One of her recent favorites is Monsters by Claire Dederer.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. 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Laurie-Maude Chenard Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. 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 2 responses are pending (43 min | 52.0 mean avg | 52.0 median | 61 max days waiting | 12.7 std dev) from 1 member 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. 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