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Nina Richner

Howard Morhaim Literary Agency

United States

Open to Queries~10 week responsequery_managerAAR Member
Submission GuidelinesWebsite
Manuscript Wish List (MSWL)

Looking For

Weird little guys as protagonists, legal thrillers, queer psycho-sexual horror, serious and quiet books that make the agent cry, memoirs tackling niche social issues, climate science nonfiction with an optimistic tone, and stories from anarchists.

Themes & Elements

emotionally complex charactersfamily sagasmothers and daughters dynamicsvoice-driven novelsuntold queer storiesweird unsettling strange storiesmove cultural needlepsychological horrorqueer horror

Tone & Style

perennial weird

Comp Titles

BUNNY by Mona AwadALL FOURS by Miranda JulyDARKENBLOOM by Eva MenasseDETRANSITION BABY by Torrey PetersMY GRANDMOTHER ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SHE’S SORRY by Fredrik BackmanWHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE by Maria SempleI’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS by Iain ReidTHE WATER WILL COME by Jeff GooddellIN THE DREAM HOUSE by Carmen Maria MachadoBETTER by Arianna Rebolini
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About

Nina Richner is a literary agent at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. She represents fiction and nonfiction across a diverse range of genres, with particular interest in literary fiction, memoirs, queer narratives, and thoughtful nonfiction exploring social issues and climate science.

Submission Guidelines
Format: query_manager
Submission Page: https://QueryTracker.net/query/ninarichner
Response Time: ~10 weeks
Guidelines:

I am currently accepting queries only via QueryManager. Please only query one agent at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency at a time.

Social

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Sources

MSWL ProfilePersonal Website

Last verified: April 3, 2026

Audience

Adult

Genres

Literary Fiction
Commercial Fiction
Family Saga
Thriller
Psychological Thriller
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Horror

Focus Areas

queer storiespsychologyqueer horrorgender/queer studiesclimateemotionally complex charactersmothers and daughtersuntold queer storiesweird unsettling strangemove cultural needle

Style

Voice-Driven

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