Right now I'm especially looking for cozy fantasy, high-concept romance, and propulsive women's fiction - cross-genre always welcome. My favorite submissions almost always have something intersectional-feminist to say, however subtle. Recent reads that had me kicking my feet: THE UNDERTAKING OF HART AND MERCY, AUTOMATIC NOODLE, the Legendborn Cycle, and the Finlay Donovan series.
Happily or hopefully ever afters are a must. Please do not send me anything that ends with an animal dying (in fact, no unfixable harm to animals ever, please) or a main character dying. Please do not send things with self-harm, domestic violence, or suicide on the page, although it's okay if these things are in a character's past. I'm not the best fit for epic fantasy, portal fantasy, hard sci-fi, or literary writing. I'm not currently taking on new picture book clients, though I am happy to consult.
Stefanie Molina-Santos is an Associate Agent at Looking Glass Literary Agency. She has worked in and around publishing for the past ten years and sits on the board of Literary Agents of Change. Stefanie represents kidlit through adult fiction and nonfiction and prioritizes underrepresented authors, especially BIPOC authors, across the board. Stefanie is currently seeking MG, YA, and Adult fiction and nonfiction. In MG and YA she loves gutsy, messy main characters in a layered narrative--bonus if there are sports, unique hobbies, or world-saving involved.
She’s open to all genres in MG and YA, but prefers gutsy contemporary and grounded fantasy, social and social-ish horror, and mystery with a strong sense of adventure. In Adult fiction, she’s specifically seeking all things cozy and feel-good, as well as mysteries, thrillers, suspense, fantasy (grounded and/or cozy, no epic), women's fiction, and high-concept romance, with a strong preference for BIPOC protagonists overall. In Adult nonfiction, she’s hunting for cookbooks and baking books from people of color, including first, second, third (& so on!) -gen immigrants finding their ways back to their roots, as well as health/fitness-centric, body-neutral cookbooks; and nonfiction that sits at the intersection of advocacy and the following: sports and exercise science, health and fitness, nutrition, medicine, and animals; though any nonfiction intersecting with advocacy is welcome in her inbox. Across the board she appreciates anticolonialism and decolonization; non-Western-centric perspectives (and folklore); and protagonists that disrupt the status quo.
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