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Madelyn Burt
Stonesong Literary Agency
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About
Madelyn Burt is a literary agent at Stonesong Literary Agency. She has a background in editorial work and represents a range of fiction and nonfiction. She is known for working closely with clients in a collaborative and editorial capacity.
Currently Looking For
In fiction, I’m still open to children’s but I’m focusing on adult mysteries, thrillers, crime, and select historicals. I like stories with a strong voice, an immersive sense of suspense, character-driven reads, and stories whose characters have well-developed relationships. I’m also really keen on witty (and, occasionally, not-so-witty) banter; diversity; smart heists; optimism; libraries, museums, and cemeteries; new points of view. I’d especially like to see: The Holy Grail for me right now would be an adult spy book with a really capable, relatable woman protagonist — think the teenage girl spy protagonists of YA (a la The Gallagher Girls), but all grown up. I’m also dying for a murder at ComicCon/the Ren Faire/while LARPing, aka somewhere everyone’s in costume and in character. In nonfiction, I’m interested history that focuses very closely on a specific period, person, or group, and that give the reader a connection to the past. Bonus points for topics that go above and beyond what we learn in school, things that are maybe a little bit obscure or a little bit strange. Fun facts about me: I grew up in California, and I genuinely think puns are funny.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to submissions@stonesong.com Submit your query addressed at su*********@*******ng.com. Include the word “query” and my name in the subject line of your email to ensure we receive it and it isn’t filtered as spam. Include the first chapter or first 10 pages of your work, pasted into the body of your email, so that we may get a sense of your writing. Please do not send attachments. Guidelines & Details Vital Info @maddestofburts Website
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