My Mechanical Romance
by Alexene Farol Follmuth
represented by Triada
Triada US Literary Agency
PO Box 561
Sewickley, PA 15143
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Triada US has five agents, all of
whom are open to submissions, both fiction and nonfiction, for adults, picture
books, middle grade, and young adults.
Triada strives to make their response time to
queries the fastest in the industry: “On average, we respond to submissions in one
week. Many agencies can take several months to respond to even solicited
submissions. We will respond promptly. If you do not hear from us within two
weeks, we did not receive your query. We also encourage you to check with us
regularly via email about the progress of your submission. Lastly, if we
request a full manuscript and ultimately decide to reject it, we will explain
to you our reasons for doing so.”
Amelia Appel joined Triada after previously assisting at McIntosh & Otis, Inc.,
and Writers House. She was recently promoted to agent and is actively seeking
adult fiction, nonfiction, and YA. Fantastic settings and savvy characters are
her favorite things, and like everyone else, she is “particularly interested in
stories by diverse and marginalized voices.”
For adult fiction, she is most interested in the
following:
Literary fiction (particularly if it has a great
voice and explores complex relationships).
Mystery (especially proper whodunits; bonus points for fun, close-quarter
settings).
Thriller
(twisty, suspenseful, but no cop protagonists).
Upmarket
women's fiction (preferably without a marriage- or children-related focus).
Science fiction
(no space operas).
Fantasy
(and magical realism).
Horror (the
scarier the better).
Graphic
novels (especially where the form adds further layers to the story).
For adult nonfiction,
she's most drawn to projects that relay new information in an
engaging way, primarily in the areas of creative nonfiction, humor,
sports, how-to, pop culture, and true crime.
Lastly, for
YA, she's most looking for a combination of light and dark elements and stories
where the protagonist is compelled to change.
To submit,
please use Amelia's Query Manager here.
Lauren Spieller came to Triada with a background in literary scouting and editorial
consulting and is now agent. She has a sharp editorial eye and is passionate
about author advocacy. Lauren is seeking Middle Grade, Young Adult, and
Adult fiction, as well as platform-driven nonfiction. Like everyone else,
Lauren is passionate about representing diverse and underrepresented voices.
Middle Grade: Lauren is looking for high
concept contemporaries, magical fantasy and kid-friendly sci-fi, exciting
historical, and spooky horror! She'd also love to find a MG graphic novel,
especially if it's set in our real world. A few favorites: Tristan
Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, King and the Dragonflies, The Prince and the Dressmaker,
Jonathan Auxier, Kelly Barnhill, and Natalie Lloyd.
Young Adult: Lauren is especially drawn to
books with a strong voice and a great hook. She loves fantasy (all types!),
contemporary, suspense/thrillers, and horror. She is a sucker for a smart
genre-bending tale, and would love to see more romcoms. A few favorites: The
Wilder Girls, Female of the Species, Jenny Han, Maggie
Stiefvater, Julie Murphy, Leah Johnson.
In Adult, Lauren is seeking female-driven
suspense/ thrillers (The
Lion's Den, Lucy Foley, Gillian Flynn, Oyinkan Braithwaite),
immersive, upmarket SFF (Mexican
Gothic, Gideon the Ninth, The Vanished Birds, Jade
City, The
Ten Thousand Doors of January). She is also seeking hilarious
RomComs (Dial
A For Aunties, The Hating Game, and Red, White and Royal Blue), and unique nonfiction
with an existing platform (Ijeoma Oluo, Jenny Lawson, Lindsey West).
To submit, please use Lauren’s Query Manager here.
Brent Taylor is a Senior Literary Agent. His tastes can best be described
as upmarket: stories that are extremely well-written, robust with emotion, and
appeal to a wide, commercial audience.
He is seeking smart, fun, and heartfelt books in
the following categories: picture books, chapter books, middle grade, young
adult, and graphic novels for kids and teens. His favorite books include: Charlotte's Web, The Thing About
Jellyfish, The Vast Fields of Ordinary, Please Ignore Vera
Dietz, and The Westing Game.
Query Brent at: brent@triadaus.com
Include the first ten pages in the body of the
email and put "query" in the subject line.
Laura
Crockett is a Literary
Agent. She’s interested in a variety of YA and adult fiction.
In YA, she
is interested in contemporary realistic fiction (romcoms, fierce feminists,
strong family/friendship dynamics, light-hearted and humorous, interesting
jobs/hobbies, hopeful), historical (original, accessible, unique, uncharted
areas of female and/or non-Western history), and fantasy (fractured fairytales,
culturally-influenced folklore, historically-inspired, elemental magic, lush
world-building).
Some
favorite titles include Fangirl, When Dimple Met Rishi, Royals,
Dumplin', The Lie Tree, Shadowfell, The Star-Touched Queen, Outrun
the Moon, Prisoner of Night & Fog, The Bird and the Blade, A Madness So
Discreet, Walk on Earth a Stranger, Jackaby, and Hunted.
In adult fiction, she is interested in fantasy (inspired by
historical/cultural events and folklore, in-depth world-building and authentic
characterizations, ensemble casts and solo protagonists, epic and low),
historical fiction (spotlight on feminism, STEM, spies and code-breaking, non-Western
and little-known eras, parallel narratives), and women's fiction (romcom,
millennial-driven, slice of life, compelling obstacles and moral dilemmas).
Some
favorites include The City of Brass, Uprooted, Daughter of the Forest,
Priory of the Orange Tree, Kings of the Wyld, Queen of Blood, In Another Time,
A Secret History of Witches, The Winter Witch, Ten Thousand Doors of January,
The Familiars, Shadow on the Crown, The Alice Network, Eleanor Oliphant is
Completely Fine, Ayesha at Last, A Window Opens, Kate Morton, Abby
Jimenez, Mhairi McFarlane, and Sophie Kinsella.
She's a
character-driven reader seeking voice-y narratives and compelling stakes. Like
everyone else, she's always interested in diversity.
Query
Laura at: laura@triadaus.com
Include
the first ten pages in the body of the email, with "Query"
included in the subject line.
Dr. Uwe Stender is President of Triada US and a Literary Agent. He’s interested in all
kinds of nonfiction and fiction.
In nonfiction, he is completely open to any
project, from Memoir (writers with huge platform only for memoir), Pop Culture,
and Health to How-to, Gardening, History and everything in between, including nonfiction
for children.
In Children's fiction, he is looking for YA,
Graphic Novels, and MG.
In adult fiction, his tastes trend towards Women's
Fiction, Psychological Suspense, and Mysteries. As an immigrant to the
USA himself, he is always eager to bring projects from underrepresented voices
into the world. So surprise him, his tastes are eclectic, and he may just love
what you wrote!
His favorite six books right now are: To All The Boys
I’ve Loved Beore, Field Notes On Love, The Underground Railroad, Der Blutrote
Teppich, Olympia, and Americanah.
You can find him on Twitter @UweStenderPhD
Query Uwe at: uwe@triadaus.com
Include just the query in the body of the email.
Full submission guidelines here.
Picture Book author Lana Button
will be one of the guest speakers for
the Kid Lit weekly course this fall
If you’re interested in writing for children or for
young adults, don't miss the online Writing Kid Lit workshop, with
Kids Can Press senior editor Patricia
Ocampo and children's author Jennifer Mook- Sang. August 13. Details here.
And in the fall, join us for an online Writing Kid Lit weekly class, Wednesday
evenings, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Oct 12 – Dec 7, 2022 {Or to Dec 14 if the
course fills up}. Details here.
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shape:
Online: Writing
and Revising, Sunday, August 14. Details here.
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Burlington. Details here.
Online: Writing
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5, 2022 {Or to Dec 12 if the course fills up.) Details here.
Online: Intensive
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