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Marrissa Childs

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Ladderbird Literary Agency·US

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Represents
adult fictionnew adultromancecontemporary romancehistorical romancescience fiction
+3 moredystopian fictioncrafthomemaking
Looking for
Marrissa is seeking adult and New Adult fiction and craft/homemaking, especially work depicting BIPOC voices in a full spectrum of lives. She likes detailed narratives, intelligent and cool characters, layered romance, slice-of-life, medical, historical, light academia, culturally rooted stories, dystopian fiction, accessible science fiction, aliens, parallel universes, and time travel.
How to submit
Submit through Marrissa Childs's QueryTracker route. Her form asks for query letter, synopsis, one-paragraph pitch, target audience, comparable books, and the first 50 pages. Ladderbird asks writers not to query more than one agent at a time.
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Last checked 3 Jul 2026·Last verified: 3 Jul 2026
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Marrissa Childs is a literary agent at Ladderbird Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including adult fiction, new adult, and romance. Currently open to submissions, with response guidance listed as All queries receive a response. Submissions via QueryTracker. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

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Adult

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All queries receive a response

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