Melissa White

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Looking for: Melissa represents adult fiction and nonfiction. In fiction she is seeking literary, upmarket, and commercial women's fiction, romcoms, domestic suspense, and thrillers, especially multigenerational stories, sibling relationships, outsider experiences, place-specific stories, and people fighting injustices or difficult societal circumstances. In nonfiction she looks for commercial pop culture, pop science/psychology, self-help, parenting, memoir, business, lifestyle, and health/wellness projects with strong voice, expertise, and platform.
How to submit: Send a query letter and, for fiction, the first 10 manuscript pages pasted in the email body to melissa@foliolit.com. Include QUERY and the project title in the subject line.
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Melissa White is a literary agent at Folio Literary Management based in US. Their list focuses on genres including literary fiction, upmarket fiction, and commercial women's fiction. Currently open to submissions, with response guidance listed as If Melissa is interested, she responds within 30 days; otherwise consider it a pass.. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within If Melissa is interested, she responds within 30 days; otherwise consider it a pass.

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