Stephanie Sinclair

The last time the agent had an active listing on Duotrope, the agent was affiliated with Cooke McDermid Literary Management (see other agents at this agency).

Permanently Closed: This agent is no longer accepting queries (September 2022). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Stephanie Sinclair is a Cree, Ojibwe and German/Jewish settler. She represents literary and upmarket fiction and nonfiction that provokes conversation and strives to challenge the way we think, feel and live. Her list is curated with political leanings, and proudly includes writers of award-winning fiction and nonfiction including Journey Prize winner Sharon Bala, Griffin Prize winner Billy Ray Belcourt, Joshua Whitehead, Lee Maracle and Harriet Alida Lye. Writers on her roster have been nominated for the Governor General’s Award, Scotiabank Giller Prize, Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction, LAMBDA Awards, The Toronto Book Award and many others. Stephanie spent 7 years agenting with the Transatlantic Literary Agency, where in addition to working on her own list, she managed several translation programs. Stephanie is a graduate of the publishing program at Ryerson University, creative writing program at the Humber School for Writers and the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. For many years, authors, journalists and theatre writers have benefited from Stephanie's uniquely attuned and effective advice in her work as an award-nominated freelance editor. She is actively growing her list.

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Country of Publication

Canada

Professional Associations

Member of PACLA

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults. Excluding: Children, Young adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.
Society/Culture: General, Crime, Current events.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026