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Mara Hollander
Azantian Literary Agency
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Stories make us who we are, and everyone deserves a chance to write their own narrative. I’m actively seeking to represent authors from communities traditionally underrepresented in publishing, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled and/or chronically ill writers. FICTION I’m seeking accessibly-written novels for Adult and YA audiences that transport you and make you forget the world around you. I love deep POV, a hook that makes my jaw drop, and a confident voice. If you can make me laugh, cry, and scream in the same novel, you’ll win me over. I’m most excited about fantasy (including political, epic, and romantasy), romance, mystery, horror, and upmarket or book club/commercial fiction, especially if it has a speculative edge. I am also open to thrillers and sci-fi, although I am much pickier about these genres. At this time, I am not open to non-speculative historical or literary fiction. While I love books that feel distinctly Jewish, I’m not a great fit for books about the Holocaust or that focus on real-world antisemitism. I don’t love detective/police POVs and/or procedurals. Please do not send books centering a culture/experience that doesn’t belong to you (i.e. a White author writing a US slavery narrative). In particular, please do not send me books that use Dissociative Identity Disorder or schizophrenia as a plot device unless you have DID or schizophrenia. Please don’t send me: NONFICTION I’m looking for paradigm-shifting, platform-driven books that make readers reconsider what we think we know about the world, or that teach us something new through storytelling. If your book is a narrative, make it as un-put-down-able as BAD BLOOD by John Carreyou, or something I can’t stop listening to like Slate’s SLOW BURN or Dana Schwartz’s NOBLE BLOOD. Because of my background in health care research, I’m particularly interested in finding books about US health care and navigating the health care system. If you have a book interrogating the culture of modern competitive figure skating, please send it to me immediately! I do not represent memoirs. I’m also not interested in prescriptive books about Christianity, astrology, or magic and/or witchcraft. I do not represent memoirs. Here’s an example of some of the things I’d love to see, but if your topic isn’t here, please consider sending your proposal anyway: Please don’t send me: IN ALL CATEGORIES I’d love to see the following hyper-specific and not-so-specific things: Tropes and themes I can’t get enough of: Tropes, themes, and other settings/characters/premises I don’t love: Fun facts about me: In my free time, I write fantasy novels, watch a shocking amount of figure skating, root for the Washington Nationals and Georgetown Hoyas, and daydream about petting dogs.
Submission Guidelines
I am available to query at https://QueryManager.com/mhollander. If you’re submitting a fiction query, you’ll need: A QUERY. I recommend looking at Jane Friedman’s guide (https://janefriedman.com/query-letters/). Please scroll down to “Describing your story (the hook).” Queries that don’t include a brief description—including at least one named character—are typically passed very quickly, because I don’t know what your book is about. 10 SAMPLE PAGES. These must be the first 10 pages of the book, double-spaced. If there’s a prologue, please make sure the prologue is included. COMPARABLE BOOKS. What books will your book sit next to in your favorite bookstore? SYNOPSIS. I no longer require a synopsis—but if you have one, please include it! If you’re submitting a non-fiction query, you’ll need: A QUERY. I recommend looking at Jane Friedman’s guide (https://janefriedman.com/query-letters-nonfiction-memoir/). A COMPLETED BOOK PROPOSAL. Jane Friedman has a great template and suggestions available: https://janefriedman.com/start-here-how-to-write-a-book-proposal/. COMPARABLE BOOKS. What books will your book sit next to in your favorite bookstore? Vital Info mara@azantianlitagency.com @MAGHWrites @maraalyse.bsky.social Website
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