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Smart Search General Novels

Smart Search is one of several search options for our members. It enables you to search for publishers and agents using the most common options and provides a short list of results that's curated and updated daily. This helps you find that gold nugget in the stream with as little effort as possible. Although you aren't a member yet, we are giving you a free preview of our Smart Search below. Read our Guide to Smart Search for more information about this feature.

Note: These are the results of a previous Smart Search List of the Day. Today's Smart Search is General Novel Excerpts.
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Lauren Bajek

Lauren Bajek joined Liza Dawson Associates as an assistant in 2021. Previously, she was a bookseller and the science fiction and fantasy buyer for the Elliott Bay Book Company. Lauren represents adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror, as well as upmarket fiction, mystery, and romance with speculative elements. She represents very select science/nature nonfiction, but she does not represent children’s books or YA…
Genres:     General, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 64.9 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Chapeltown Books Feisty Women Series

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We are seeking submissions on books, fiction and non-fiction about feisty women. These probably have a feminist sub-text but are not fanatical. These will include women very similar to those in The Schellberg Cycle.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 77.0 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Marisa A. Corvisiero

Marisa A. Corvisiero is the founder and CEO of the Corvisiero Literary Agency, an attorney, and our Senior Literary Agent. During the few years prior to starting her own agency, Marisa worked with another well known New York City Literary Agency, where she learned invaluable lessons and made a name for herself in the industry. She is also a Literary Consultant, Speaker, Author and continues to practice law in New York City with specialties in Publishing, Corporate, and Trust & Estates…
Genres:       General, Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 4.9 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Dorothy  Wildcard

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Recently named one of five small presses “slyly changing the industry for the better” (flavorwire), Dorothy, a publishing project is dedicated to works of fiction or near fiction or about fiction, mostly by women. Each fall, we publish two new books simultaneously. We work to pair books that draw upon different aesthetic traditions, because a large part of our interest in literature lies in its possibilities, its endless stylistic and formal variety.
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 99.3 days.

Emberwick Press

Emberwick Press is an independent, upstart publishing house dedicated to bringing bold, character-driven fiction to the forefront. We exist to champion innovative storytelling that challenges the boundaries of traditional genres. We are seeking strong voices in middle-grade, young adult, and adult fiction. We are especially interested in middle-grade / YA titles, as well as Adult Horror / Thriller novels and novellas.
Genres:     Open to all/most genres, including: General, Horror, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths:   Novella, Novel.
Payment: + No advance. >=15% royalties. Details: 50% royalties on gross receipts.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 95.8 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 17.3% of fiction submissions accepted.

Jordan Hill

Jordan Hill is a Literary Agent at New Leaf Literary and Media who represents genre and upmarket fiction for children and adults, often in the SFF and horror spaces. Whether through relationships, plot, or conflict, books on her list often address the question: all hope is lost, what now? She’s not afraid of the dark and loves stories that grapple with the complexities of family and culture through time…
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 282.9 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Alyssa Maltese

“Getting to be an early champion for authors’ work is a huge privilege, and a responsibility for which I am deeply grateful. I’m excited to find and uplift books that you can’t put down, books that surprise you, books that make you think, and, above all else, books that help people.”
Genres:      General, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 12.6 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Patricia Nelson

Patricia Nelson joined Looking Glass Literary in 2025 after more than ten years as an agent with Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. Her clients include New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, a National Book Award finalist, and winners of ALA Youth Media Awards including multiple Printz Honor and Stonewall Honor recipients…
Genres:      General, Fantasy, Mystery/Crime, Romance, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 24.9 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Sunspot Literary Journal  Fees

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Sunspot Literary Journal was founded to cut through the blinding flashes. The publications present writing that is meaningful. Writing created by individuals who might not have a large social media following, but who still have something important to say. Here at Sunspot, we believe in the power of the written word. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art can speak truth to power with the power inherent in all human beings. Our mission is to amplify every voice.
Genres: General.
Lengths:      Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novella, Novel.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 24.7 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Maria Whelan

Before joining Mushens Entertainment in September 2025, Maria Whelan worked at InkWell Management in New York for over 8 years as an assistant and agent. She began her career in publishing as a Foreign Rights Assistant at Janklow & Nesbit in New York. Maria graduated from University College Dublin with a BA in English and Drama, then obtained her Master's in Literature and Modernity from the University of Edinburgh…
Genres: General.
Lengths:    Novella, Fiction Collection, Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 67.9 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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