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Michelle Brower 31

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

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About

Michelle Brower has spent over fifteen years as an agent, first at Wendy Sherman Associates and most recently as a partner at Aevitas Creative Management. She co-founded Trellis Literary Management in 2021 in order to better serve and support her authors and create an agency with a lasting positive impact in the world of publishing. Michelle is honored to work with books that have received a variety of accolades, including NY Times Bestsellers, National Book Award finalists, and Read with Jenna, Target, and Barnes and Noble book club selections. Her authors have received recognition from the Whiting Awards, the Rona Jaffe Foundation, MacDowell, the Steinbeck Fellow Program, the Sewanee Writers Conference as well as from many other organizations. Michelle received her Masters degree in British and American Literature from New York University. Originally from New Jersey, she now lives in Seattle with her family.

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United States

Fiction Open

Her list spans the spectrum of literary and commercial fiction, from thought-provoking story collections to page-turning thrillers. She is primarily interested in work that focuses on storytelling and emotional connection, rather than formal experimentation, and believes that the best reading experience engages both the heart and the head. She is looking for book club novels (a commercial idea with a literary execution), literary fiction, literary suspense, genre fiction for a non-genre audience, and upmarket women’s fiction.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralSubgenre: Women's Fiction.
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryManager.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Nonfiction Open

In non-fiction, she is looking for a personal story that illuminates a greater subject. Michelle also very selectively represents literary Young Adult fiction. In all of these areas, she is looking to support underrepresented voices.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Middle grades, Young adults.

Lengths:
Book Book
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Memoir.

Submissions:

Method: QueryManager.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Michelle Brower Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 20 reports from 20 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported30 min | 63.2 mean avg | 44.5 median | 325 max days (64.6 std dev)
Responses80.0 %
Acceptances0.00 %
Rejections80.00 % (44.4 avg. days per rejection) | 6.3 % personal, 87.5 % form, 6.3 % unspecified | 4.6 % partial MS requested, 4.6 % full MS requested
Non-Responses20.0 %
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Never Responded20.00 % (138.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals-
Pending2 responses are pending (18 min | 25.5 mean avg | 25.5 median | 33 max days waiting | 10.6 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 56 days. (25.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 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 10 May 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Apr 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 May 2024
Last Audited: 29 Feb 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 19 Apr 2018

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