Nonfiction with a social justice angle, original research, and paradigm-shifting takeaways; fiction focusing on dysfunctional families, female relationships, psychological dramas, speculative twists, and underrepresented voices.
Cecilia Lyra is a literary agent at Wendy Sherman Associates acquiring both fiction and non-fiction for adult audiences. She represents a wide range of genres and has a particular passion for literary and upmarket fiction with flawed protagonists, as well as nonfiction exploring psychology, social justice, and paradigm-shifting ideas. She is especially committed to representing underrepresented voices and authors from marginalized communities.
Submissions should be emailed to [email protected] Please send all queries to [email protected]. We ask that you include your last name, title, and the name of the agent you are submitting to in the subject line. For fiction, please send a query letter and the first 10 pages of your manuscript pasted in the body of the email. For nonfiction, please send your query letter and author bio. We will not open attachments unless they have been requested. Don't call us. We will contact you if we are interested in pursuing your project. Due to the large number of submissions we receive, we can only reply to email queries in the affirmative. If you do not hear back from the agent of your choice within 8 weeks, please consider it a pass from that agent. We respectfully ask that you do not send queries to our direct email addresses, and any that we receive will be deleted unread. Please do not query multiple agents at the agency simultaneously. However, if the first agent you submit to passes on your project, please feel free to resubmit to another agent at the agency. Please review our website (wsherman.com) for more information.
Last verified: May 16, 2026
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