Rachelle Gardner

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

About

As a literary agent since 2007, Rachelle has negotiated 300+ contracts with more than 20 publishers, and worked with more than 200 authors to bring their books to publication and build their careers.
She's been in publishing since 1995, worked in-house at two publishing companies, and edited books published by Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, and many more. Nowadays she feels lucky to work at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.
When she's not working, you can usually find her out hiking the local trails, riding her bike, haunting bookstores, or having coffee at Starbucks.

Country & Year Established

United States

Agent since 2007

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Christians.

Genres:

General Subgenres: Historical, Women's Fiction
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Romantic Suspense
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Romantic Suspense

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Christians.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family: See guidelines.
Memoir.
Religion/Spirituality: Christianity.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

Submissions:

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

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Last Updated: 09 Sep 2026

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