What I want to see in my inbox
new spins on cozy fantasy—looking for stories in this space with a bit of forward plot movement! epic fantasy with unique magic and political systems mysteries in secondary fantasy worlds romance with speculative elements — i’m looking for kitschier, campier, happier romance projects! laugh-out-loud romance, particularly with a great hook snappy, voicey mysteries, a la Finlay Donovan
I am not a good fit for
Alien sci-fi Angel/demon stories Stories where memory loss is big plot driver Hard sci-fi Memoir Military stories Explicit gore or violence Submission Guidelines *** Updated as of May 2026*** Please follow query requirements on my Query Tracker page: Vital Info aelliott@ @aelliottmtm Website Associate Literary Agent
Fiction
Fantasy, Middle Grade, Speculative Literary, Young Adult
Favorite sub-genres
Adult Romantasy, Amateur Sleuth Mysteries, Commercial MG, Cozy Fantasy, Cozy mysteries, Diverse Protagonists, Female Friendships, Feminist, High-concept YA/MG, LGBTQ+ rom coms, Low Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Middle Grade Mystery, Regency Romance, Romance, YA Mystery, dark academia, historical romance, rom-coms, romantasy I’d like the next… A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall The Poet Empress by Shen Thao