Genre-blending, speculative romance, one-buy-sci-fi, upmarket horror, literary fiction with an offbeat twist, feel-good upmarket fiction, historical fiction that resonates today, work and office culture themes, unique settings, niche subcultures, locked room stories, love triangles, coming-of-age narratives.
true crime
Danielle Bukowski has been at Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. since 2014. She has been named a Poets & Writers Rising Star and a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree.
For fiction: genre-blending and genre-blending fiction; one-buy-sci-fi; speculative romance; weird girl lit; upmarket horror; literary fiction with something offbeat about it; feel-good upmarket fiction; characters to root for; love triangles; historical that resonates today; books about work, office culture, careers; books with unique settings and within niche subcultures; locked room; hooks pulled from headlines or true stories (but not true crime); coming-of-age whatever the age. For nonfiction: reported nonfiction with a personal connection for the author; narrative nonfiction about a niche subculture; using a small example to tell a larger story about broader society; any small focus that speaks to something larger; historical that resonates today; a general interest in visual art, museums, women in sports, unsung heroes, craft and creativity, books about books, curation, the natural world, alternative lifestyles. In all categories she is particularly looking for work by writers traditionally excluded from the publishing industry.
Last verified: April 5, 2026
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