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Kristen Terrette
Martin Literary & Media Management
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Kristen Terrette is an agent at Martin Literary & Media Management. She focuses primarily on women's fiction, romance, and Christian fiction. She has a background in editorial work and has been building her client list with a focus on commercial and inspirational fiction.
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I am honored to be a literary manager with Martin Literary and Media Management. I’m excited to build my list. A little background: I have a BA in Early Childhood Education and MA in Theology and Religious Studies which led me into children’s ministry for many years. Eventually, my lifelong love of books and authors drew me back to my original dream of entering the publishing world. I’m a multi-published author and freelance writer. I’ve held such positions as the Blog Manager for a national women’s ministry and the Social Media Manager for a publishing house. All these components landed me a spot in the coveted Writers House Intern Program. There, I received valuable hands-on agenting and publishing experience which I bring into this position. I also served as an ECPA Emerging Leader in 2023, which garnered a precious 2024 mentorship which furthered my understanding of the Christian publishing landscape. I have long been a voice for diversity. I’ve written extensively on topics of racial reconciliation and unity and am a facilitator of groups around these topics in my church. In all my focused genres, I welcome books with BIPOC, AAPI, or disabled main characters and diverse friendships. I believe books change people in all the best ways and that every child should see themselves in the pages. My General #MSWL for 2025 includes: Overall: Settings I’d love to see: Reservations, underpopulated areas in the US, anywhere other than the US or England… I love books with unique structures or retellings, time lapses, dual POVS when warranted, industry-standard word counts (!), and hooks/stakes shown within the first 5-8 pages. I am not a good fit for Science Fiction (even in YA), books with any political agenda, extremely foul-mouthed characters, sick-lit or cancer books, books over 100k words, and books with gratuitous sex scenes. Young Adult (All subgenres except Sci-fi): My background in writing YA and extensive reading in this genre has given me a great love and understanding of it. Grab my attention within the first couple of pages. Send me books with first loves, unique friendships, interesting and/or challenging family dynamics, and hard-hitting subject matter (race relations, suicide, abuse, divorce, etc.) but leave me with a satisfying (not necessarily happy!) ending. I, generally, like friends-lovers tropes, am a little tired of most contemporary YA stories (so it better be fresh!), and I like witches or dark, rogue magic and characters over Fae and court intrigue. I will always love dragons, but would need a new take here, and do you have a unicorn story? I’m game to see it! YA TV/films comps I’d love to see: Maxton Hall, Reservation Dogs, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Trinkets, Stranger Things, Me and Walter Boys, Labyrinth, The Vampire Diaries, My-So-Called-Life, Ginny & Georgia… Thrillers/Suspense/Mystery: Send me the smart, tough, and brave lady crime solvers. I love serial killers. I love small towns and big cities. I love relatable and qu
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to https://QueryManager.com/KristenTerrette Please Query me via QueryManager with query letter, manuscript details, short bio, and the first pages of you manuscript. https://QueryManager.com/KristenTerrette Guidelines & Details Vital Info kristen@martinliterarymanagement.com @KTerrette Facebook Website
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