Romantic comedies with high stakes and heart wrenching storylines, historical fiction with a unique contemporary feel, new takes on WWII love stories, and fantasy or thrillers with strong commercial appeal or literary slant.
Poetry, hard science fiction, epic or high fantasy, kidnapping storylines, gore, strong horror.
Senior Agent at Writers House. Johanna previously worked as an editor at Simon & Schuster, where she edited most of Colleen Hoover's titles and acquired and edited 44 New York Times bestsellers. She is known for spearheading memoirs and nonfiction, though her nonfiction list is currently highly selective.
Submissions should be emailed to [email protected] If you think I would be interested in your work, please send me your query letter and the first 5 pages (or up to the first chapter) of your manuscript in the body of an e-mail (no attachments, please). 10/14/2025: I am closed to queries until 2026
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