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Last checked 25 May 2026·Last verified: 25 May 2026

Shari Maurer is a literary agent at The Stringer Literary Agency LLC based in US. Their list focuses on genres including picture books, middle grade, and young adult. Currently closed to submissions, with response guidance listed as Stringer Literary lists average response time as up to 2 weeks on queries and up to 3 months on full manuscripts when open.. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Picture Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adult

Response Time

Usually responds within Stringer Literary lists average response time as up to 2 weeks on queries and up to 3 months on full manuscripts when open.

Notes

Stringer Literary accepts only completed, polished, proofread manuscripts and fully developed nonfiction proposals. It asks writers not to query more than one agent or manuscript at a time and says it is not seeking literary fiction except where noted in juvenile, inspirational, screenplays, plays, poetry, short stories, comedy, erotica, true crime, genre westerns, religious work, instructional work, or projects that include abuse of children or animals as plot elements.

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