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Margaret Danko 14

An agent with High Line Literary Collective (see other agents at this agency).

About

Margaret holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Temple University, where she studied under best-selling authors of fiction and nonfiction, and received her Bachelor’s in Creative Writing, Archaeology and Anthropology from Oberlin College. She began her career as the Editor & Managing Editor of Temple University’s literary publication, TINGE Magazine, and worked as an author coach, developmental editor, and agency administrator before joining the Paper Over Board team full-time. Margaret is passionate about empowering authors to find the voice and the story that will engage and inspire each and every person who picks up their book and seeks projects in both fiction and nonfiction that encourage readers to view themselves and the world around them in a new light. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two cats, working fastidiously in her free time to keep her plants alive and her cupboards full of tea.

Country

United States

Fiction Temp Closed

Margaret is actively looking for attention-grabbing voices especially historical fiction with a dash of magical realism, literary and upmarket suspense or horror, narratives with a deep sense of place and history, quirky and heartwarming family stories, and women's fiction and rom-coms full of charm and whimsy.

Audience:
All ages, Adults.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Magic Realism.
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Romance RomanceSubgenre: Romantic Comedy.
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:
ElectronicPostalSimultaneous
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Nonfiction Temp Closed

She is also accepting nonfiction in the areas of humor, lifestyle, new age and general spirituality, popular science especially in environmental and human sciences, mental health/wellness, politics and true crime that challenge established conventions, and select cooking projects with an emphasis on new takes on tradition, especially within the Latine diaspora.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.
Topics:
Health/Medicine, Lifestyle (General, Cooking, Mind-body-spirit), Religion/Spirituality (New Age, Spirituality), Science, Society/Culture (Crime, Current events).
Types/Lengths:
Book Book
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalSimultaneous
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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Jan 2024
Last Audited: 04 Jan 2024 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 11 Feb 2021

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