Weekly agent update 💌

Agents who have newly opened to queries (September 23-29)

Happy Monday, writers!

As a Chapter Break subscriber, you have access to my weekly agent update list, where I round up profiles of literary agents who have recently opened their doors to queries. Everyone will get at least one profile; premium subscribers will get the list in full.

Perhaps you’ll find someone new to add to your to-query list!

Here are 4 agents who opened to queries in the past week (September 23-29), along with information about what they’re looking for, some of their published titles, and their query link.

Best of luck, and happy querying!

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

Hana El Niwairi of Cooke McDermid Literary Agency

Hana's tastes are eclectic and she reads widely across genres. She has a soft spot for science fiction and fantasy and in recent years has been particularly enjoying romance and thrillers. Across genres, she’s drawn to character-driven stories, featuring morally grey protagonists, ‘difficult’ women, and commercial fiction written by and about marginalized communities. Additionally, in her (somewhat futile) pursuit to learn everything, ever, Hana is an avid reader of non-fiction, particularly politics, social science, media criticism, science, and history. She is keenly interested in non-fiction exploring systemic issues and how they play out in the day-to-day lives of the average person.

 HANA IS CURRENTLY SEEKING:

• Science Fiction & Fantasy (adult and YA)

• Romance: works in the vein of Emily Henry's Beach Read or Mia Sosa's The Worst Best Man.

• Book Club fiction

• Thrillers

• Well-researched and accessible non-fiction in various topics including but not limited to: politics, social justice issues, pop culture and media, sciences, and history.

  • Examples of recent favourites: Elaine Castillo’s How to Read Now, Ethan Cross’s Chatter, Johnny Pitts’s Afropean, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s The Disordered Cosmos

HANA IS CURRENTLY NOT SEEKING:

• Literary fiction

• Middle Grade, Picture Books and Children’s literature (unless specified above)

• Lifestyle

• Cookery

• Poetry

Some published titles: Home Body by Rupi Kaur, Two Trees Make a Forest by Jessica J. Lee, Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me by Anna Mehler Paperny

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