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Agents who have newly opened to queries (August 11-18)

Two weeks ago, I sent out a poll on YouTube asking what part of the querying process you wish you had more guidance on. I was admittedly surprised by the results!

I figured writing the query letter would be the hardest part by a landslide, but so many of you are getting stuck on choosing agents to query. I know how challenging it can be to find, research, and vet agents, especially since updated information about agents’ query status and manuscript wishlists is not perfectly centralized.

To hopefully help make your search a little bit easier, here’s a list of agents who opened to queries in the past week (August 11-18), along with information about what they’re looking for, some of their published titles, and their query link. I researched and aggregated information from various industry resources and am planning to make this an ongoing series for premium subscribers.

I hope it helps save you time and allows you to find possible agent matches!

Note that this newsletter is purely informational and is not an endorsement of any particular agent or agency.

Brent Taylor of Triada US Literary Agency

Senior Literary Agent Brent Taylor's tastes can best be described as upmarket: stories that are extremely well-written, robust with emotion, and appeal to a wide, commercial audience.

He is seeking new clients in the following categories:

• Picture book (author-illustrators only)

• Middle grade

• Young adult

• Graphic novels

• Adult fiction (fantasy; romance; beach reads; thrillers; LGBTQ fiction)

Some published titles: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca, Girl Dad by Sean Williams, The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

Link to query 💌