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Mariah Stovall

An agent with Trellis Literary Management (see other agents at this agency).

About

Mariah Stovall joined Trellis Literary Management after agenting at Howland Literary and Writers House. Prior to that, she worked on the other side of things, at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and at Gallery Books. She represents adult literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction and essay collections, all by writers with strong voices and interdisciplinary perspectives. She is not currently seeking memoirs.

Across genres, she gravitates toward outsiders and stylish, inventive storytelling. She's primarily interested in how subcultures, social movements, and complex individuals intersect with pop culture and the arts, history, STEM, linguistics, sports, and philosophy. She has a hands-on, collaborative approach to editing and loves helping writers shape their projects for publication. She's especially passionate about advocating for authors from underrepresented and marginalized and minoritized groups (including writers without MFAs).

Mariah is a graduate of Pitzer College, of the Claremont Colleges, where she studied English and World Literature with a minor in Linguistics. She has written fiction and nonfiction for Ninth Letter, Hobart, Joyland, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Catapult, The Paris Review, Poets & Writers, Literary Hub and more, and volunteered with VIDA: Women in Literary Arts.

This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 84 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country

United States

AI Policy

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster
Mariah Stovall's overall average response time is faster than most agents.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Fiction Collection
Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Nonfiction Collection
Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics (Excluding: Memoir) including...
Health/Medicine: Mental health.
History: General, See guidelines.
Language/Linguistics: General, See guidelines.
Music.
Science.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

Submissions:

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

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Mariah Stovall Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
0 min | 13.6 mean avg | 8.0 median | 39 max days (15.5 std dev)

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 84 days.
This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 12 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 04 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 10 Sep 2026 17:08 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 11 Aug 2026

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