Marlene Stringer founded The Stringer Literary Agency LLC in December 2008. Prior to that, she was an agent with Barbara Bova Literary Agency.

This full-service literary agency represents adult and children's books. We do not represent plays, screenplays, poetry, inspirational, short stories, or erotica.

We are particularly seeking upmarket women’s fiction, thrillers , contemporary romance, contemporary fantasy, psychological horror/thriller, and contemporary YA.
StringerLit welcomes queries from both published and unpublished writers in our areas of interest.

To submit, please go to www.stringerlit.com, read our submissions information, and submit via the form online. All other queries will be deleted unread. We do not accept snail mail submissions.

Jennifer Andress
Melissa Blanco
Emily Bleeker
Jennifer Blom
Anna Bradley
Anabelle Bryant
Viola Carr
Emily Cavanagh
Brian Charles
Phyllis Dixon
Charlie Donlea
Trish Esden
Alyxandra Harvey
Erica Hayes
Charlie N. Holmberg
Katherine Jackson
Suzanne Johnson
Emily R. King
Caitlyn McFarland
Liane Merciel
Emily Rittel-King
Susannah Sandlin
Luanne G. Smith
Kate Studer
Andrea Thalasinos
Tessa Wegert
Bethany Wiggins
Geoffrey Wilson

FINDING ZASHA, Randi Barrow (Scholastic)
THE EDDIE LACROSSE SERIES, Alex Bledsoe (Tor)
THE DRAKE CHRONICLES, Alyxandra Harvey (Walker Books)
THE RIVER KING'S ROAD & HEAVEN'S NEEDLE, Liane Merciel (Gallery)
THE SHADOWFAE CHRONICLES, Erica Hayes (St. Martin's)
THE TIME OF TRANSITION SERIES, Gabi Anderson (Tor)
ZELDA FROM THE STARS, Gary Ghislain (Chronicle)
CHANGE OF HEART, Shari Maurer (Westside)
HAUNTING VIOLET, Alyxandra Harvey (Walker Books)
THE HUM AND THE SHIVER, Alex Bledsoe (Tor)
ROYAL STREET, Suzanne Johnson (Tor)
POSSUM SUMMER, Jen K. Blom (Holiday House)
SHIFTING, Bethany Wiggins (Walker Books)
AN ECHO THROUGH THE SNOW, Andrea Thalasinos (Forge)
VLAD ALL OVER, Beth Orsoff (Montlake)
IN A TREACHEROUS COURT, Michelle Diener (Gallery)
REVELATION, Erica Hayes (Berkley)
SAVING ZASHA, Randi Barrow (Scholastic)
STUNG, Bethany Wiggins (Walker Books)
SHADOW'S EDGE, JT Geissinger (Montlake)
NIGHTGLASS, Liane Mercial (Paizo)
EDGE OF OBLIVION, JT Geissinger (Montlake)
HONEYMOON FOR ONE, Beth Orsoff (Amazon Publishing)
GIRL IN THE WILD, Beth Orsoff (Amazon Publishing)
KEEPER OF THE KING'S SECRETS, Michelle Diener (Gallery)
THE PENTON VAMPIRES SERIES, Susannah Sandlin (Montlake)
REDEMPTION, Erica Hayes (Berkley)
LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY, Geoffrey Wilson (Hodder)
STORM FORCE, Susannah Sandlin (Montlake)
SCORCHED, and second untitled novel, by Erica Hayes (HarperImpulse UK)
THE DIABOLICAL MISS HYDE, by Viola Carr (Voyager/HC)
TRAVELING LIGHT, Andrea Thalasinos (Forge)
THE THORN AND THE SINKING STONE by CJ Dushinski (Entangled)
THE PAPER MAGICIAN SERIES by Charlie N. Holmberg (47North)
THE GLASS MAGICIAN by Charlie N. Holmberg (47North)
THE MASTER MAGICIAN by Charlie N. Holmberg (47North)
PRETERNATURAL: A Collection of Peculiar Stories by G.S. Anderson (Story Vault)
WRECKAGE, by Emily Bleeker (Lake Union)
LONG BLACK CURL + Untitled Tufa #4, Alex Bledsoe (Tor)

Most recent publications:
THE HANGING CITY, by Charlie N. Holmberg
WIELDER OF UNCERTAIN MAGIC, by Charlie N. Holmberg
BOY OF CHAOTIC MAKING, by Charlie N. Holmberg
THE VINE WITCH Series by Luanne G. Smith
DEATH IN THE FAMILY by Tessa Wegert
DON'T BELIEVE IT by Charlie Donlea
SPELLBREAKER Series by Charlie N. Holmberg
THE SWOONING VIRGINS SOCIETY by Anna Bradley
WINGS OF FURY by Emily R. King
THE RAVEN SISTERS Series by Luanne G. Smith
EVERYBODY LIES by Emily Cavanagh
STAR MOTHER Series by Charlie N. Holmberg
AFTER SHE WAS MINE by Brian Charles
ART OF THE DECOY by Trish Esden
A SECRET PASSION by Alyxandra Harvey
GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUKE, by Anna Bradley
DAMNED IF I DUKE, by Anna Bradley
SOME DUKES ARE BETTER LEFT UNWED, by Anna Bradley
DEAD WIND, by Tessa Wegert
IF I WINTER, by Terri Parlato

THE TIME OF TRANSITION TRILOGY, Gabi Stevens (Libros de Seda)
WISP OF A THING, Alex Bledsoe (Blackstone)-audio
THE RIVER KING'S ROAD and HEAVEN'S NEEDLE, Liane Merciel (Blanvalet)
WAKE OF THE BLOODY ANGEL, Alex Bledsoe (Blackstone)-audio
THE RIVER KING'S ROAD, Liane Merciel (Blackstone)-audio

LONG BLACK CURL, Alex Bledsoe (Blackstone) - audio
ROMANTICALLY CHALLENGED, Beth Orsoff (Lyx)
GAME CHANGER, Beth Orsoff (Lyx)
THE DIABOLICAL MISS HYDE Viola Carr (Harper Japan)
WHEN I'M GONE, Emily Bleeker (Elexmedia Komputido, Indonesia)

Film Rights to THE PAPER MAGICIAN Series by Charlie N. Holmberg (Disney)

Czech rights to Hayley Stone's MACHINATIONS, to Albatros Media
Serbian rights to Emily Bleeker's WHEN I'M GONE, to Vulkan

Film Rights to Alex Bledsoe's TUFA Series to Blue Ant/Saloon Media
Film Rights to Emily Bleeker's WRECKAGE, to Disney/ABC

For direction on all rights, please contact MStringer@stringerlit.com

Marlene Stringer, Managing Agent & Proprietor
Shari Maurer, Agent

We accept only electronic queries. To submit your query, please use online form at www.stringerlit.com.
We do not open queries sent via regular email; those will be deleted unread.
Average response time is up to two weeks on queries, and up to three months on full manuscripts. We strive to respond as quickly as possible.
Please be sure the manuscript you query is in a genre we represent. For more information, see the "Submissions" section on www.stringerlit.com.
For example, while we are interested in some SF, we are not the right agency for space-set, or alien protagonist SF.

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