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Color Coding: Purple indicates a Wildcard, Grey indicates a Literary Agent, Green indicates a paying publication, and Blue is everything else.

Kurestin Armada

I love working with creators to form a roadmap for the rest of their career. Talking to people with projects that are ambitious, strange, personal, and just outrageously fun is the spark that keeps me going. I'm here to be their advocate and make sure they can keep writing for years and years to come. My main focus is genre fiction (so speculative in some way) but I enjoy stories that range widely across that spectrum…
Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: General, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 182.9 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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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. 54.5 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Cristina Concepcion Wildcard

Cristina Concepcion has been at Don Congdon Associates since 1996 and represents writers of adult fiction, history, current events and narrative non-fiction and is also the foreign rights manager.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 3.0 days.

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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. 94.8 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 17.1% of fiction submissions accepted.

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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. 262.6 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Hillary Jacobson

Hillary Jacobson represents #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors across a range of genres in both adult and young adult fiction, as well as select non-fiction. Her clients include Kate Elizabeth Russell, Katie Gutierrez, Sasha Peyton Smith, Danielle Valentine, Ellery Lloyd, Tracey Lien, Aube Rey Lescure, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, Emily J. Taylor, and Eiko Kadono…
Genres: General, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 51.0 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Lauren Khan

Lauren Khan joined FinePrint Literary in 2025 as an Associate Agent following an internship at Triada US Literary Agency. She first entered the publishing world as an author. Prior to transitioning to agenting, she worked for over seven years as a corporate lawyer in New York City. Lauren brings both editorial and transactional expertise to her clients. Lauren lives with her family in her small beach hometown in Florida…
Genres: General, Mystery/Crime, Romance, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 0.1 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Velox Books

At Velox Books, we’re passionate about bringing the most chilling, weird, and captivating horror tales to readers who crave the extraordinary. With over a decade of independent publishing experience, we’re a small press with an enormous appetite for horror, specializing in collections of horror, weird fiction, and intriguing tales that push the boundaries of the imagination. Our roster includes Amazon bestsellers and top-voted authors from Reddit’s horror story community, NoSleep.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 29.9 days.
Acceptances: Average. 5.3% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Michaela Whatnall

Michaela Whatnall joined the agency’s West Coast office in 2019. They received a degree from Emory University in English and linguistics, completed the Columbia Publishing Course, and have experience in school & library marketing, bookselling, and reviewing for trade publications. In 2023, Michaela was named a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree in recognition of their work as an agent at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret…
Genres: General, Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 11.4 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Laura Zats

For over a decade, Laura has worked with books in every way from bookselling to editing to self-publishing. A literary agent since 2014, she finds the most joy in working closely with authors to build their long-term careers in ways that contribute positively to their financial and mental health, as well as the greater community…
Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Novel.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 34.6 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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