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Maeve MacLysaght

An agent with Copps Literary Services, LLC (see other agents at this agency).

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In the summer of 2015, an intern showed up on the doorstep of a boutique literary agency and talked Elizabeth Copps into letting her stay. Several years later, having worked across the publishing industry and several coasts in foreign rights, sales, production, and most recently as an agent at Ladderbird Literary, Maeve MacLysaght has once again landed on the doorstep--this time at Elizabeth's persuading. Maeve is a queer ex-classicist based in Oakland, CA. As an agent at Ladderbird Literary and now at CLS, her list is dedicated to increasing the amount of queer and BIPOC joy in the world.

Country

United States

Fiction Open

Maeve seeks genre-blending commercial queer Fiction in YA/MG/Adult/Graphic Novels with a particular focus on BIPOC authors and authors of marginalized identities. She is NOT looking for non-fiction, genre fiction that perpetuates the racist, colonial, imperialistic, sexist, ableist tropes of the past, non-intersectional representation; no victories at the expense of another group, or low stakes, excessive realism.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ages, Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre.
Action-Adventure Action-AdventureOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Romance RomanceOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Sexuality/Gender (LGBTQ issues, See guidelines).

Submissions:

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

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Maeve MacLysaght Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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AccuracyWe have received 10 reports from 10 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported9 min | 136.3 mean avg | 121.5 median | 310 max days (87.8 std dev)
Responses90.00 %
Acceptances0.00 %
Rejections90.00 % (128.0 avg. days per rejection) | 44.4 % personal, 44.4 % form, 11.1 % unspecified | 9.1 % full MS requested
Non-Responses10.00 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded10.00 % (211.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals-
Pending1 response is pending (60 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 29 Mar 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 12 Oct 2023.

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Elizabeth Copps
Chelsey Emmelhainz
Nicole Payne

Dates

Last Updated: 18 Jun 2024
Last Audited: 18 Jun 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 16 Jul 2020

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