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Elaine Spencer

The Knight Agency

United States

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Looking For

Fiction that transports the reader, with a mix of upmarket and commercial narratives, strong female voices, sweeping love stories, historical fiction, new adult stories, romantic comedies, quirky mysteries, family drama, psychological thrillers, and speculative elements. Nonfiction in narrative, prescriptive, and gift categories including true-crime, pop-culture, motivational/self-help, humor, business, finance, wellness, spiritual, diet, platform-driven social media brands, modern parenting, and lifestyle.

Themes & Elements

lesser-known womenlasting impactsspecific historical momentsdiverse millennial voicesstrong female voicessweeping love storiesfamily dramadieslast will and testament gone wrongunforgettable animalsart-centered plotsWomen vs The Worldsouthern flair

Tone & Style

funnyvoicyemotional (joy, anger, hope, frustration, shock, laughter, desperation, longing)transports to another place/decade/life

Comp Titles

The Sweeney SistersLast Summer at the Golden HotelAll Adults HereThe Unsinkable Greta JamesLaurie FrankelFiona DavisBeatriz WilliamsSusan MeissnerMarie BenedictLily and the OctopusRemarkably Bright CreaturesWest With GiraffesWoman On FireFakeThe Art ForgerThe Night PortraitThe MaidThursday Murder ClubFinlay Donovan is Killing itEveryone In My Family has Killed SomeoneDial A for AuntiesThe Lost ApothecaryThe Keeper of Lost Things
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About

Elaine Spencer is a literary agent at The Knight Agency with over twenty years of experience in the publishing industry. A native of Ohio who has lived in the South for more than two decades, she represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction including upmarket commercial fiction, historical fiction, mysteries, thrillers, and narrative nonfiction across multiple categories.

Submission Guidelines
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Submission Page: https://querymanager.com/query/Elaine_Spencer_TKA
Guidelines:

Submissions should be emailed to QueryManager at https://querymanager.com/query/Elaine_Spencer_TKA

Notable Clients
  • Emma Lord
  • Pam Suchman
Notable Sales
  • Emma Lord's next two untitled books, the first pitched as Mamma (2020)
  • A Christmas-loving event planner meets her match in a humbug bachelor with an unexpected inheritance, to Kerri Buckley at Carina Press for fall 2020
  • TJ Klune's SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA, to Simon Chuang at Spring International (Taiwan) in a nice deal for publication in fall 2026

Social

Instagram@elainespencerTwitter / X@@elainespencer

Sources

MSWL ProfilePersonal Website

Audience

AdultMiddle GradeYoung Adult

Genres

Romance
Contemporary RomanceHistorical RomanceParanormal RomanceRomantic Comedy
Historical Fiction
Women's Fiction
Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Commercial Fiction
Literary Fiction
Upmarket Fiction
Thriller
Psychological Thriller

Focus Areas

MulticulturalLGBTQstrong female voicessouthern flairunrepresented narrativesDiverse Voices

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