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Alexa Stark 45

An agent with Writers House LLC (see other agents at this agency).

About

Alexa Stark joined Writers House in 2022, after ten years at Trident Media Group. She represents a range of literary and upmarket fiction and select nonfiction. Alexa also has experience helping her clients place stories, essays and book excerpts in a range of publications including the New Yorker, Harper’s, Paris Review, the Atlantic, Tin House, N+1, Playboy, McSweeney’s, and the New York Times, among others. Her authors have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list and have won or been listed for the PEN Faulkner Award, the National Book Award 5 under 35, the Rona Jaffe Award, the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Lambda Literary Award, and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Raised in New York City, Alexa earned her BA in comparative literature and society at Columbia University. Prior to joining Writers House, she worked at Curtis Brown and Trident Media Group. She lives in Brooklyn.

Country

United States

Fiction Open

On the fiction side, she is particularly drawn to debuts with a singular voice and perspective, stories about dysfunctional friendships and families, novels that engage with social issues, underrepresented voices, and fiction that delves into the surreal or plays with genre in fresh or subversive ways. She also enjoys edgy coming-of-age tales and character-driven suspense and thrillers. She gravitates towards the humorous, the bold, the off-beat, and the tender.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General General
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics.
Types/Lengths:
Novel Novel
Submissions:
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Nonfiction Open

On the nonfiction side, she is seeking narrative nonfiction, cultural criticism, voice-driven essay collections, popular science, psychology, and women’s issues.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics, including: Psychology, Science, Sexuality/Gender (Women/Female issues), Society/Culture (General, Pop culture).
Types/Lengths:
Nonfiction Collection Nonfiction Collection
Book Book
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalSimultaneous
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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2023
Last Audited: 16 Oct 2023 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 04 May 2018

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