Maria Whelan
OpenMushens Entertainment·UK
Represents
literary fiction, upmarket fiction, speculative fiction, horror, magical realism, mythology reimaginings, fairy tale reimaginings, folklore reimaginings, cultural criticism, narrative nonfiction, nonfiction, cookbooks, food writing, short story collections, novellas
Wants to See
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Age Categories
Adult, YA
Looking For
Literary and upmarket fiction, speculative fiction, horror, magical realism, and reimaginings of myths, fairy tales, and folklore. Also cultural criticism, narrative nonfiction, big-idea nonfiction, and select cookbooks and food writing. Maria is the only agent at the agency who accepts novellas and short story collections.
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- Response time
- 4 to 6 weeks
- Last verified
- 14 Apr 2026Recently verified
Notes
Maria is the only agent at Mushens Entertainment who accepts novellas and short story collections. The agency does not accept picture books, middle grade, children's fiction younger than teen, individual short stories, erotica, poetry, screenplays, or comics. Mushens Entertainment represents a range of Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling authors and operates with a boutique approach from London.