Rhian MacGillivray

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

About

Before joining Birch Literary, Rhian worked for more than a decade as a Spanish-English translator, editor, and proofreader.

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United States

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Rhian is looking for adult commercial or upmarket fiction that can be classed as women’s, book club, historical, romance, or fantasy or romantasy fiction. Ultimately, she wants fiction that will make her feel something, keep her up late at night, and have her still thinking about it months down the line. She's a sucker for coming-of-age stories and those told with multiple POVs, whatever the genre.
Women’s fiction: strong female characters facing difficult choices and complex relationships, like Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors, Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano, or anything in the vein of Taylor Jenkins Reid or Kristin Hannah.
Book club fiction: emotional depth and human connections, or ones that will open up a new world to her, like video games in Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, and hockey culture in Beartown by Fredrik Backman, while exploring different themes.
Historical fiction: fiction that's well-researched and that immerses the reader in another time and place. If it’s got a bit of romance thrown in, all the better, like the incredible In Memoriam by Alice Winn.
Romance: strong characters, big emotions, complicated relationships, and more. Not a good fit for the fake dating trope. Spice is okay, but it shouldn’t feel gratuitous.
Fantasy/romantasy: romantic fantasy where the romance is not necessarily front and center, but rather the plot shines and the romance is secondary. Anything that involves high stakes, political intrigue and dynamics, scheming, and unlikely heroes, such as Servant of Earth by Sarah Hawley.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

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

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Last Updated: 17 Jul 2026

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