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Represents
speculative fictionhorrorthrillerscience fictionfantasyromance
+2 moreupmarket fictionyoung adult
Looking for
Danai Christopoulou loves speculative fiction of all flavors, from horror and thriller to sci-fi, fantasy, and romance, especially from marginalized voices. They are mostly focused on adult fiction but are interested in YA with crossover appeal, and like upmarket fiction with nuanced plots from BIPOC, queer, neurodivergent, and other traditionally marginalized groups.
How to submit
Submit through Danai Christopoulou's official QueryManager form. Tobias agents only accept submissions through QueryManager, do not query more than one Tobias agent at a time. Danai's form asks for author bio, pronouns, marginalized or BIPOC identification questions, title, word count, genre, query letter, synopsis, AI-use disclosure, publication history, and the first 5 pages or a full nonfiction proposal.
Last checked 22 Aug 2026·Last verified: 22 Aug 2026

Danai Christopoulou is a literary agent at The Tobias Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including speculative fiction, horror, and thriller. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via QueryManager. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Young Adult, Adult

Notes

Danai Christopoulou is not a good fit for graphic descriptions of animal harm, military SFF that is not character-forward, most detective/FBI-agent stories unless speculative, sports stories unless speculative, angels, real-life religion as a key element, or unexamined misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or fatphobia.

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