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Des Salazar

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Metamorphosis Literary Agency·US

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Represents
romancefantasyhorrorlgbtq+literary fictionthriller
+4 moremysterynew adultscience fictionyoung adult
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Des Salazar is a literary agent at Metamorphosis Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including romance, fantasy, and horror. Currently closed to submissions, with response guidance listed as Metamorphosis says its general response time is 6 months.. Submissions via QueryManager. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Young Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within Metamorphosis says its general response time is 6 months.

Notes

Normally opens in January and July.

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Kaylyn Aldridge

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Looking forKaylyn is a junior literary agent interested in commercial, upmarket, and literary fiction for New Adult and adult audiences. She is seeking romance, women's fiction, horror, dark comedies and satires, weird fiction, Black stories and LGBTQ+ stories not centered around trauma, unique takes on classic stories, and paranormal romances.
How to submitKaylyn Aldridge's QueryManager route is currently closed and says to check back in December, June, or July.
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Olivia Emerick

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How to submitSubmit through Olivia Emerick's QueryManager route. The current form asks for a query letter, one-paragraph pitch, target audience, comparable books, AI disclosure, publication status, and the first five pages uploaded as a file.
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Erica Christensen

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RepresentsContemporary romance, young adult romance, adult romance, sweet romance, erotic romance, inclusive voices, subsidiary rights
Looking forErica is senior agent and subsidiary rights assistant manager at Metamorphosis. Her profile says she seeks contemporary YA and adult romance from sweet to erotic, including inclusive manuscripts from Own Voices authors, and is not a fit for paranormal romance, historical romance, historical fiction, fantasy, or science fiction.
How to submitErica Christensen's QueryManager route currently says she is closed to unsolicited queries.
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Maureen Wise

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RepresentsMystery, crime, detective fiction, police procedural, climate fiction, women's fiction, christian devotionals, nature, ecology
Looking forMaureen is a junior literary agent seeking mysteries, climate fiction, women's fiction, and select Christian devotionals. Her current QueryManager genre list also includes crime, detective, police, nature, and ecology.
How to submitSubmit through Maureen Wise's QueryManager route. The current form asks for author details, title, word count, genre, query letter, synopsis, one-sentence pitch, target audience, comparable books, AI disclosure, publication status, and the first three pages or nonfiction proposal pasted into the form.
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Shania Soler

Metamorphosis Literary Agency

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RepresentsFantasy, high fantasy, romantasy, dark romance, horror, atmospheric horror, young adult, new adult, mythology, magical realism, historical fantasy, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent voices, disabled voices, bipoc voices
Looking forShania is drawn to diverse literary worlds that subvert standard tropes in high fantasy, romantasy, dark romance, and horror. Her current QueryManager route says she is seeking YA and New Adult manuscripts, especially fantasy, plus chilling atmospheric horror, fairytale and myth retellings, LGBTQ+ relationships, neurodivergent and disabled characters, and BIPOC protagonists.
How to submitSubmit through Shania Soler's QueryManager route. The current form requests author details, a query letter, synopsis, and the first ten pages uploaded as a Word document.
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Metamorphosis Literary Agency

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RepresentsSubsidiary rights, fiction, nonfiction
Looking forAmy is vice president, senior agent, and subsidiary-rights sales at Metamorphosis. With a full list, her profile says she is only tempted by the most captivating stories that touch her heart.
How to submitMetamorphosis says Amy Brewer is closed to unsolicited queries and focused on current clients and selling subsidiary rights for publishers.
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How to submitPrentis Literary's official submissions page says submissions are closed and that submissions will be discarded. Do not submit unsolicited material while closed.
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How to submitPrentis Literary's official submissions page says submissions are closed and that submissions will be discarded. Do not submit unsolicited material while closed.
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How to submitSubmit through Leah Pierre's QueryManager route. Ladderbird asks writers to use each agent's own query page and not query more than one Ladderbird agent at a time.
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