Commercial and speculative fiction, particularly romance (romcoms, horroromance) and LGBTQ+ submissions across various genres including new adult, contemporary romance, fantasy, paranormal, dystopian, and YA with fantasy elements. Also open to books exploring the LGBTQ+ experience or neurodivergence.
Children’s books, crime, thrillers, poetry, short stories, extreme body horror, literary fiction, upmarket/literary women’s fiction, serious sweeping romance (Nicholas Sparks/JoJo Moyes style), erotica, YA without fantasy elements.
Rhian Parry is a literary agent at The Blair Partnership specializing in commercial fiction, with a primary focus on romance. She is particularly interested in new adult fiction, LGBTQ+ submissions, and speculative romance with humorous tones. She is fluent in Welsh (Cymraeg).
Submissions should be emailed to [email protected] Please find detailed submission guidelines at https://www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-submissions/
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