A genre-spanning agent building a deliberately diverse list across graphic novels, romance, fantasy, science fiction, horror, and upmarket fiction — anchored by strong emotional cores, relationships, and marginalized voices.
In brief
Kawar works wide: graphic novels (author-illustrators only), romance, fantasy, SFF, horror, select historical and upmarket fiction, plus a little MG and YA nonfiction.
The throughline is character and relationship — stories with a strong emotional core, and a stated mission to champion marginalized perspectives, especially LGBTQ+ and BIPOC voices.
Tastes run literary-meets-commercial: trope subversion, smart worldbuilding, romance steeped in fanfic and K-drama sensibilities, and speculative work that interrogates identity, empire, and colonization.
Graphic novels are author-illustrator only — Kawar does not take script-only or writer-only comics projects.
Several clear no-gos: 'chosen one' YA, straightforward military SF, slasher horror, paranormal romance, and anything lacking diversity.
Lately
Took part in a queer-liberation charity auction, offering an AMA on publishing and query-letter notes for writers — a public, community-facing signal consistent with their stated focus on marginalized voices.
What Tamara is looking for
Open across all genres, fiction and nonfiction, for creators who can carry a story visually. This is an author-illustrator door only — Kawar is not taking on script-only or writer-without-art projects. Confident, distinctive visual storytelling is the bar.
Contemporary, rom-com, fantasy romance (romantasy), and historical. Particular pull toward LGBTQ+ and BIPOC leads, and a soft spot for stories that carry fanfic and K-drama sensibilities. Adult and YA both welcome.
Character-driven worldbuilding with trope subversion, anywhere on the high-to-low fantasy spectrum for adult. Romantic subplots aren't required but are loved. For adult, Kawar is specifically and eagerly hunting a great fantasy mystery. YA is narrower: grounded contemporary fantasy or historical fantasy only right now.
Space opera, post-apocalyptic, grounded speculative, and beyond — with a particular interest in stories that explore identity, empire, and colonization. Adult only at present.
Contemporary, historical, and gothic, with special enthusiasm for gothic set outside Western settings. Actively seeking queer, trans, and feminist horror and ghost stories carrying socio-political commentary.
Queer stories and/or history from underrepresented viewpoints only. Speculative elements always welcome. Currently a YA-only category.
Book-club/upmarket fiction that pairs a commercial premise with beautiful prose, character-driven stories about family and relationships (especially from BIPOC perspectives), queer coming-of-age, and international stories.
A narrow opening for select middle-grade fiction, select nonfiction for YA and MG, and illustrated nonfiction — secondary to the genre fiction and graphic-novel focus.
Not the right fit
Taste fingerprint
How to query Tamara
If you're pitching a graphic novel, you must be the author-illustrator — script-only work is a pass. Show the art.
Lead with the emotional core and the central relationship; that's what Kawar reads for first.
Foreground marginalized perspectives genuinely — LGBTQ+ and BIPOC voices are an explicit priority across every category.
Match the category gates: SF is adult-only, YA fantasy must be grounded contemporary or historical, and historical is YA-only right now.
Steer clear of the named no-gos — 'chosen one' YA, military SF, slasher and trope-harmful horror, paranormal romance.
If you have a character-driven fantasy mystery, say so up front; Kawar has called it out as a specific want.