KM

Kate McKean

Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
Open to queries · confirmed 1mo ago
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What they’re looking for

From their profile

In all genres, I’m looking for authors from under-represented groups. In general, I represent authors writing for children in the areas of horror, romance, LGBTQ issues, contemporary fiction, magical realism, fantasy, and science fiction. In non-fiction, for adults or children/teens, I represent books by authors with demonstrable platforms in the areas of pop-culture, memoir, sports, food writing, humor, design, creativity, and craft. For adults I am primarily interested in contemporary romance, contemporary women’s fiction, literary fiction, historical fiction set in the 20th Century, fantasy, magical realism, science fiction. I love books about space. I DO NOT represent thrillers or mysteries for adults, poetry, or screenplays. I do not gravitate to stories that feature dragons, angels/demons, cops, lawyers, FBI agents, or amateur sleuths. If the plot of your novel features AI as a malevolent or benevolent force, or any force at all, I am not interested in it. I don’t like farce or satire in fiction. Give me sincerity over sarcasm.

I am hungry for

Non-fiction for kids. Please send me your biography, history, science, technology, creativity, memoir, or narrative non-fiction for middle grade or YA readers. Please, no gross-out middle grade (i.e. The Best Farts in History, or the like). Graphic Novels: Anything and everything, all ages, adult and children’s Middle grade of all stripes, except wacky, zany, gross out middle grade. If you’re writing the MG version of Rick & Morty or Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy I DO NOT want it. Adult contemporary fiction with a strong plot and hook. I prefer a story where the main characters have agency and take an active role in the story, rather than have the story happen to them.