Margaret holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Temple University and has studied under best-selling authors of fiction and nonfiction. She received her Bachelor’s in Creative Writing, Archaeological Studies, and Anthropology from Oberlin College. In her free time, she goes on long runs, dabbles in writing weird fiction, and takes excessive photos of her cats.
Fun facts about me
The cats are named Pepper and Beef. Yes, they are both cartoon characters incarnate. Yes, we are one onion short of a fajita. Submission Guidelines Submissions should be emailed to For fiction, please use my to submit the pitch, first ten pages, and a bio. For nonfiction, please send the pitch, bio, and full proposal text via. **Please note that it is now the policy of High Line Literary Collective to only accept Queries via. While I make best efforts to respond to all queries, if you have not heard back regarding a query within 12 weeks, please consider this a pass, with my gratitude for the opportunity to read.** Guidelines & Details Vital Info @marsdanko Facebook Website Agent
Fiction
Commercial, Family Saga, General, Historical, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary, Mystery, Women’s Fiction, Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Business, Cookbooks, Crafts/DIY, Humor, LGBTQ, Memoir, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Self-help, True Crime, Wellness
Favorite sub-genres
Contemporary Romance, Contemporary YA, Fantasy YA, Gothic Horror, Health and Wellness, Historical Fantasy, Humor, Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Literary Noir, Magical Realism, Multicultural, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature Writing, Neo-Victorian, Outdoors, Pop Psychology, Pop Science, Psychological Thrillers, Social Issues, Soft Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Upmarket Fiction, Upmarket Women's Fiction, YA Historical Fantasy, dark fantasy I’d like the next…
NONFICTION
Witchy nonfiction for newcomers, especially Millennials/Gen Z, and/or with an illustrated component, ala The Magick of Birthdays by Hannah Hawthorne and Spells for Change by Frankie Castanea Illustrated nonfiction projects, especially spiritual/self-help, pop culture Self-help and practical nonfiction like HOW TO KEEP HOUSE WHILE DROWNING by K.C. Davis Research-based books (think ATOMIC HABITS but for ADHD/ND folks) or essay collections about the many presentations of neurodiversity, especially in marginalized communities WE SHOULD ALL BE MILLIONAIRES for personal finance and small businesses Humorous essay collections like Samantha Irby, Issa Rae, and Jenny Lawson True Crime like Bad Blood, Furious Hours, and Children of the Flower Moon Popular Science titles that engage non-science audiences like Bad Science by Ben Goldacre and Amy Stewart’s The Drunk Botanist; and especially the weird and wacky like Stiff by Mary Roach Personal science explorations such as Clean by James Hamblin Nature and outdoors books like The Outrun by Amy Liptrot Real-talk wellness and mental health like Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Memoirs that overlap with any of the above areas of nature/ecology, health/wellness including mental health, science, and humor, as well as political themes, LGBTQ+, and pop culture Third-space focused cookbooks like Diasporican by Illyanna Maisonet or other cooking books that inspire new takes on traditional foods Memoirs that play with form and style like In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
FICTION
Fun and quirky romcoms, adult and YA, like To All the Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Han, People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry, and Red, White, and Royal Blue, especially with unexpected twists or surprising premises Voice-driven upmarket fiction like Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Literary and upmarket family sagas like the Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The next Practical Magic Adventure novels with strong friendships and sisterhood like The Good Luck Girls Historical fiction from a non-Western lens or characte