Marrissa Childs An agent with Ladderbird Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency). About An Arkansas Native, Marrissa has come a long way in her journey into publishing. She doubled majored in professional writing and creative writing at the University of Central Arkansas. Since she has obtained her MFA in Creative writing at Chapman University in California, she has dedicated herself, wholeheartedly, to publishing through leading her literary innovation team, JourneyWriter, in their path to healing the literacy crisis. She is also a member of the New York non-profit, Inkluded Inc.- assisting them with introducing young BiPOCs publishing professionals to the industry. She has also had the opportunity to work with Publisher’s Weekly as a writer and Booklife extern. She is now entering her path to agenting with Ladderbird with a clean slate, but experienced mind.Marrissa is a reader that values detailed narratives, intelligent and cool characters, lessons learned, and family gained in unlikely places. When Marrissa is not reading you can find her drinking sweet iced tea, eating pasta, and watching the latest foreign drama. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Fiction Open I grew up in a literary world that valued-highly-BIPOC pain and poverty. So much so, that those narratives became commonplace and make up a small portion of the literary canon. With every direction I took with my career, my goal has been simple: to obtain books that can hold perennial and redefine BIPOCs places in the literary canon. Saying that, I am looking for works that depict BIPOC voices in our full spectrum- from the most mundane to the most spectacular lifestyles, from the bittersweet to the joyous.I deeply value detail, and lean more towards a show me, rather than tell me sort of narration. I love when writers give me a chance to critically think about the messages that they want to send. I do not enjoy direct or surface writing. I love when a writer digs into the complications and puts you into the room where everything happens. I also enjoy stories that have a great balance of plot with multiple subplots and practically have an ensemble of characters. I adore high intellect, morally clear, soft-hearted characters. I also like cold and decisive characters.I am currently interested in accepting Adult, New Adult fiction, and Craft/Homemaking. I do not accept Picture Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult, legal, mystery/spy thrillers, paranormal, religious, hyper-sexual, or dark romanceAudience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, New adults.Genres: Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres Romance Open to all/most Subgenres Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dystopian, Time TravelLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookInstagram @ladderbird For the Agent: Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. 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