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Maggie Cooper

Aevitas Creative Management · New York, NY, US
Open to queries · confirmed 1mo ago
Lately
It's # day! I'm looking for writers of adult fiction and occasionally nonfiction who approach the world with wonder & keenness, imagination & care, and heart & humor.
1y ago

What they’re looking for

From their profile

I’ve been an agent with Aevitas Creative Management since 2018, representing adult fiction and nonfiction that makes our world weirder, kinder, more joyful, or all three. Based in Boston, I hold a degree in English from Yale University, attended the Clarion Writers Workshop, and earned an MFA in fiction from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where I served as an editor for The Greensboro Review. I am seeking beautifully told queer stories; genre-bending literary fiction; smart, feminist vacation reads; and quirky romance and crossover fantasy. My other passions include illustrated memoir and nonfiction; narrative nonfiction books about food, language, culture, and queerness; and well earned happy endings—particularly for characters underrepresented in mainstream publishing. With very few exceptions, I don’t represent YA or children’s books, and I rarely read or work on thrillers; true crime; or memoirs without a researched, reported, or critical element. Submission Guidelines I’m open to queries on the first week of every month. Guidelines & Details Vital Info @frecklywench Website Agent

Fiction

Commercial, LGBTQ, Literary, Magical Realism, Romance, Speculative

Non-Fiction

Cultural criticism, Feminism and women\'s issues, History, Illustrated, LGBTQ

Favorite sub-genres

Books about books, Cultural Criticism, Essays, Hybrid, Illustrated/Gift, LGBTQ Romance, LGBTQ+, Speculative Fiction, beach reads, book club fiction, campus novel, epistolary novels, literary, queer I’d like the next… BEAUTYLAND by Marie-Helene Bertino IDLEWILD by James Frankie Thomas WHITE CAT, BLACK DOG by Kelly Link A MARVELOUS LIGHT by Freya Marske THE UNDERTAKING OF HART AND MERCY by Megan Bannen MUTUAL INTEREST by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith THE NEW LIFE by Tom Crewe