Leah Pierre

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

About

A Texas native, Leah briefly moved to the East Coast to attend Rosemont College and to pursue her dream of working in publishing. She graduated from Rosemont College with a B.A. in English and History and soon after became an agent at Ladderbird Literary Agency. Leah then went on to pursue and receive her M.A. in Publishing from her alma mater as well. Having accomplished her dream of working in publishing, she has since moved back to the South to begin her next adventure and continue searching for the next commercial YA or Adult project that will hook her (or make her cry).
Leah likes to spend her time enjoying the company of fictional characters more than people. But when not in the company of fictional characters, Leah likes to travel, hang out with friends and family, and catch up on the movies and TV shows she is always behind on.
Her projects include forthcoming books from H.D.Hunter, Ravynn K. Stringfield, a number of IP projects, and more! She is a tenacious advocate for BIPOC writers and is always looking for ways to bring more diverse intersectionality to publishing.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander voices w/without LGBTIQA+ intersectionality.

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Leah is exclusively looking for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander voices with or without LGBTIQA+ intersectionality—basically anyone underrepresented and/or marginalized.
Picture Books: Diverse, heartfelt and emotionally resonant stories about family, heritage, and tough, complex topics (i.e loss, identity, divorce, disabilities, etc). She is also looking for stories that are fun, adventurous, and creative.
Young Adult/ Crossover/ Adult: Contemporary, and Romance. She loves a good romantic meet-cute, coming of age, and/or self-discovery story, especially in or post-college. Specifically, how one’s expectations drastically differ from reality or how a recent college grad is blindsided after entering the adult world, the working force, and how they slowly manage to navigate it and get on their feet. She is also really interested in plots that deal with the struggles of today's online dating culture, about how couples deal with growth and life pulling them in two different directions, or how society’s views can impact interracial relationships. This can also apply to platonic friendships (especially F/F friendships) as she thinks they are affected in the same ways. She’d love something realistic, raw, introspective, and family-centered. Kudos if any of this takes place in or around a skate rink (i.e Rollbounce) or something more commercial like a reality dating contest.
Mystery, thrillers, and suspense: She is here for unreliable narrators, dark academia, who-dun-it!, any and everything heist related, and plots that will keep her on the edge of her seat guessing!
SFF, Speculative, Gothic, and Social Horror: When it comes to fantasy, Leah loves myths, legends, fairytales, or classic retellings/reimaginings of lesser-known myths/legends i.e. Middle Eastern, Indigenous, African, and South American. She’s also searching for gothic with atmospheric horror. For social horror, something similar to MASTER but better executed or anything with Jordan Peele vibes.

Audience:

New adults, Young adults, All ethnic groups/populations.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Subgenre: Espionage

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Ancient mythologies, Fairy tales, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race.

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Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026

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