Here are two established agents seeking clients. Serene Hakim is mostly focusing on YA/MG and taking on adult writers more selectively. Specifically, she's looking for writing that explores different meanings of identity, home, and family, and in general would love to find more Middle Eastern writers. Elizabeth Copps represents thought-provoking stories with commercial appeal that spark discussion across adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction.
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Serene Hakim of Ayesha Pande Literary
Prior to joining Ayesha Pande Literary, Serene Hakim worked at Laura Gross Literary Agency in Boston. She has also interned at David Godine Publisher and Chase Literary Agency. Serene holds an M.A. in French to English translation from NYU and a B.A. in French and Women’s Studies from the University of Kansas.
What she is seeking: Serene is particularly interested in both YA and adult fiction that has international themes, highlights a variety of cultures, and focuses on underrepresented and/or marginalized voices. At the moment, she is mostly focusing on YA/MG and taking on adult writers more selectively. Specifically, she's looking for writing that explores different meanings of identity, home, and family, and in general would love to find more Middle Eastern writers.
How to Submit: To submit a query, please use the query form on the Ayesha Pande Literary website: https://www.pandeliterary.com/queries-pandeliterary.
Elizabeth Copps of Copps Literary Service
About Elizabeth: In the summer of 2010, Elizabeth Copps did what any starry-eyed word nerd would do: she used her savings to move from Florida to New York City with the goal of doing something—anything—related to books. When she was offered an internship with Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc., she discovered her passion for publishing. For the past decade, Elizabeth has dedicated herself to the care and management of author careers. Her business philosophy is simple: to foster relationships across the industry that are equitable, transparent, and long-lasting. She is excited to build Copps Literary Services and her list of award-winning and eclectic clients from her current home of Denver, Colorado.
What she is Seeking: Thought-provoking stories with commercial appeal that spark discussion across adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction.
She loves lush, atmospheric prose and complex, vivid characters who are irreverent, witty, and wise. She's particularly excited by stories that blend genres in unexpected ways.
Generally, she is drawn to horror and speculative fiction that push boundaries and ask big questions. She’s interested in sharp social commentary, especially stories that explore identity and power through a genre lens. Send her macabre humor, gothic settings dripping with atmosphere, and petrifying psychological dramas. And, horror that reflects current socio-political and ecological issues. Anything that taps into our collective anxieties.
In adult and YA fiction, she enjoys modern twists on mythology + folklore (the darker the better). In middle grade, she’d like to see spooky stories with light magical elements that don't shy away from deeper themes while remaining age-appropriate.
Family dramas, stories centering around female friendship, and technology’s impact on relationships and identity are all compelling.
Additionally, both historical and contemporary projects that tackle social justice and/or mental health issues.
And, unexpected romances are always fun to see, i.e. "The Dead Romantics", “Love, Theoretically”, and “Butcher and Blackbird”.
How to Submit: See guidelines HERE.
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