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Leah Moss
Steven Literary
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Leah Moss is an associate literary agent at Steven Literary. A lifelong bookworm, she had participated in several publishing internships/fellowships prior to joining Steven Literary, and has worked in libraries for several years. As a new agent, she is eager to find unique, spellbinding stories that will captivate the reader. Across the board, I am looking for: Stories from marginalized writers. I’m particularly interested in uplifting BIPOC voices, but I also really want to see work from LGBTQ+, disabled, neurodivergent, and other marginalized writers as well. Lush, spellbinding storytelling. I love prose that is lyrical, beautiful, and can really evoke the senses. If your writing can draw me into your world and make me want to stay there, I want to read it. Strange the Dreamer, Caraval, and Kingdom of the Wicked are great examples of stories that completely sucked me in. High-stakes conflict. I love it when stories have a sense of urgency, as they keep me on the edge of my seat flipping pages. Even if there isn’t something huge at stake, I’d still love to see a core driving force that keeps the story steadily moving forward throughout. Unique, out-of-the-box content! I love being surprised by new concepts and ideas. Stories featuring self love and acceptance. In YA, I am looking for: Retellings of traditional fairytales, mythology, folklore, and fables, as well as classics like Les Miserables, and The Phantom of the Opera. I’m a big fan of retellings that have vastly different settings, explore side characters, or completely recontextualize the original story. Stories that fit trendy aesthetics. Give me cottagecore, dark academia, fairycore, piratecore, balletcore, and princesscore, please! (Bonus points if the story goes further than just aesthetic vibes and offers a more nuanced, critical take.) Faeries. I love faerie stories like The Cruel Prince and These Hollow Vows and want to see more of them in the YA space. Stories with tough/taboo subjects and themes. Stories told from the POV of the villain. I love Breaking Bad and find it so interesting how it was framed in a way that made me root for and empathize with Walter White throughout the show, despite the fact that he’s objectively a terrible person. Stories that show a character’s journey to the dark side, like in Give the Dark my Love. Morally grey characters. Mystery stories across all genres. As long as the mystery is properly developed and set in a place with concrete and understandable worldbuilding, I’d look at a good mystery in any genre, from contemporary (like One of Us is Lying) to sci-fi (This Splintered Silence.) Stories about cults Lesser explored fantasy/paranormal beings. As much as I love faeries, vampires, werewolves, and witches, I’d love to see other beings get their time in the spotlight. If your story features elves, angels, mermaids, selkies, goblins, or any other lesser-seen creature, I’d love to see it. Cute romcoms! In Adult Fiction, I am looking for: Books wi
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Please submit your query and first 10 pages via my querymanager link. Guidelines & Details Vital Info leah@stevenliterary.com @LeahNovaMoss Website
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