Commercial fiction with literary elements, featuring voice and strong characters in a world that captivates the reader. Retellings of Shakespeare and fairy tales, imaginative technology, and settings from the prohibition era are particularly sought after.
Anthropomorphic characters, clowns, circuses, zoos (unless breakout), sentient aliens generally, military SF, gratuitous content, high-heat romances.
Heather Cashman is a literary agent at Storm Literary Agency representing MG, YA, and Adult fiction and nonfiction. She is known for her passion for commercial fiction with literary underpinnings, strong character voices, and diverse perspectives across multiple genres.
Picture Books: Looking for outstanding nonfiction manuscripts about currently relevant topics that have never been done before, or about underrepresented persons or groups that haven't already been published. For fiction, loves non-didactic texts that are kid-friendly with humor and heart. Not a good fit for anthropomorphic characters, clowns, circuses, or zoos–unless animals are breaking out of them. Middle Grade: Focuses on middle grade voice across any genre. Already represents several ghost stories and will be more selective with those. Young Adult and Adult: Loves many things; best to know what is not preferred. Sentient aliens generally not preferred, but loves fantasy and science fiction (raised on Star Trek, LOTR, Star Wars). Does not like anything gratuitous. Not a good fit for military SF. Prefers romances low on the heat scale. Nonfiction: Looking for current, relevant, and fresh topics. Loves different formats and unique perspectives. All age categories. For all books: Looking for layered hooks, commercial ideas with literary underpinnings, and would love humor to balance out serious topics or just humor.
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