Jolene Haley joined the Donald Maass Literary Agency in November 2022. She has been in the publishing industry since 2012 on both the publisher and agency sides in editorial, marketing, publicity, contracts, and agent positions. She has worked for literary agencies such as Marsal Lyon Literary Agency and The Bent Agency. Her well-rounded experience and extensive background in PR and marketing provides a unique perspective and a solid foundation to support authors as they build their careers.
Jolene represents middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction. She is drawn to original concepts, compelling characters, and stories with plot twists that keep her guessing. In all genres, she welcomes diverse stories and characters that reflect the world we live in.
On the children’s side, Jolene is open to a broad range of MG and YA, especially contemporary, mystery, magical realism, romance, and horror. On the adult side, she is seeking commercial women’s fiction, romance (all subgenres), mystery/crime, horror, and immersive literary fantasies.
On the non-fiction side, Jolene enjoys books on the following topics: lifestyle, health, wellness, self-help, spiritualism, and true crime.
She graduated with accolades from Cal State Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Composition. She runs a global horror writer’s resource site The Midnight Society and is a member of ALA, HWA, and SCBWI.
Submissions:
Jolene is actively growing her list of authors. To query Jolene, review her website wish list and submit using her query link: https://QueryManager.com/QueryJolene
To review Jolene's wish list, please visit: https://www.jolenehaley.com/wish-list/
Jolene does not accept queries via e-mail.
Follow Jolene around the web:
Instagam: https://www.instagram.com/jolenehaleybooks/
Website: https://www.jolenehaley.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoleneHaley
To get a better idea of what she's looking for, visit her website:
http://jolenehaley.com/wish-list/