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Monday, October 12, 2026

October 12 2026 Four Literary Agents Open to Receiving Query Letters from Adult and Children's Book Writers

 

Julie Gourinchas


Literary agency: Bell Lomax Moreton

Query window: The 1st -7th of every month

Query window for BIPOC creators: permanently and year round.

Julie (she/they) is an agent who is championing an award-winning, selective list focused on upmarket and literary adult and new adult fiction across a wide variety of genres. Please note, no pb, mg, or ya. Julie does not represent children’s books.

What she’s seeking:

  • upmarket and literary horror
  • upmarket and literary speculative fiction.
  • “weird girl lit”
  • dark academia
  • gothic fiction
  • fantasy
  • romantasy
  • genre punk
  • genre-blending historical fiction with a literary edge

Their website has more (and fun) details here. 

Submission method: Query Tracker here (1st-7th of the month except BiPoc creators year round)

 


Kelsey Evans

Agency: July First Literary

When: Open now

What: high concept adult horror, adult mystery, thriller, suspense, romance, fantasy + paranormal (adult fiction only)

Where: Query Tracker click here

 

Eva Oakes


Literary agency: Transatlantic Agency

Query window: Open now

Eva is particularly on the hunt for upmarket and literary fiction

What she’s seeking:

·       Upmarket fiction

·       Literary fiction

·       Stylish thriller

·       Mystery

·       Sometimes speculative fiction sneaks onto her wishlist

·       Selective narrative-driven nonfiction (hybrid memoir, cultural criticism, investigative reporting)

 

Their website has more (and fun) details here: https://transatlanticagency.com/about-us/agents/oakes-eva/

Submission method: Queries can be sent to eva@transatlanticagency.com, and please put “Query: …” in the subject line. Authors are encouraged to email a cover letter with a sample/excerpt of the book in question. Please submit a maximum of 20 pages. Embed the sample/excerpt into the email after the cover letter.


Ms. Andi Twaddle

Spencerhill Associates

Andi’s books

What: Agency website says “Andi is looking for upmarket and commercial fiction for the adult & new adult markets. Across all genres, Andi wants stories that are dark, gritty, visceral, and perhaps a bit unhinged (okay, a lot unhinged). Please send her Romance - particularly Romance blended with Horror or Fantasy, fresh sports romance, and historical or contemporary with a magical or speculative bent. All spice levels welcome, but please no religious/inspirational romance, erotica, non-con, or dub-con. Andi particularly loves Sci-Fi and Fantasy - from grounded to epic - but must have the character first to be fully invested. She is open to a wide range of Horror, with a strong preference for indigenous North American (Canada & US) voices and anything that feels like mythology or folklore. Andi will also be looking for select Women's Fiction and Book Club fiction with dark, feminist vibes, gallows humor, and/or a speculative edge.

 

In KidLit, Andi is looking for Graphic Novels (author/illustrator only) for early readers to a young middle grade audience. She is also seeking Picture Books (authors and author/illustrators welcome) particularly with a subversive, wry, or quirky bent.

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Where: Submission Guidelines https://www.spencerhillassociates.com/submissions

 

 

 

CLOSED BEFORE POST WENT LIVE – Keep an eye out for the next time she opens!

Kelli Marshall

Literary agency: Storyteller Talent Agency

Query window: darn - just closed(and she says that her typical response time is 8 weeks 😊 Not all agents provide a typical response time, so this is nice info!)

What she’s seeking: (note*her current top include adult romance and narrative nonfiction)

·       Adult Romance

·       Narrative Nonfiction

·       New Adult

·       Horror

·       Cozy Mystery

·       Urban Fantasy

·       Suspense

·       Commercial Fiction

Check out more details here on her wish-list page: https://www.storytellertalent.com/queries/manuscript-wishlist

 

Where to Query Kelli: Their Form found here: https://www.storytellertalent.com/queries/submissions?agent=kelli

 

 

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