New Agent Alert: Nina Leon of Pérez Literary & Entertainment
Literary agent alerts (with this spotlight featuring Nina Leon of Pérez Literary & Entertainment) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.
Nina Leon knew from a young age that the magic and power of stories was something she would always need in her life. She now proudly champions authors whose magic shines through every story they write. Nina holds a BA in film and media from the University of Cape Town, as well as a BIS (Hons) in publishing from the University of Pretoria.
Her first foray into the publishing industry was assessing manuscripts for Pan Macmillan South Africa before interning at the Irene Goodman Literary Agency and then spending two years building her list as junior at High Spot Literary. Nina has now joined Pérez Literary & Entertainment as Associate Agent where she looks forward to further expanding her client list and contributing to the growth and success of PLE.
Currently Seeking
Nina is open to queries for middle grade, young adult, and adult across all genres with a particular interest in fantasy and romance. Nina is always looking for a unique hook and a fresh take on popular trends.
Nina is looking for the same expansive world-building and romance of A Court of Thorns and Roses, One Dark Window, and Once Upon a Broken Heart. Nina likes to see strong, intelligent, and capable female leads.
With a growing interest in scary stories, Nina would like to see submissions in the same vein as The Haunting of Hill House, and The Haunting of Bly Manor. For horror, Nina looks for strong, atmospheric, and immersive writing.
Nina has a passion for middle grade stories filled with adventure and magic. She would love to see queries similar to Wilderlore, The Secret Garden, and Matilda. Detailed world-building and the opportunity for readers to escape into a story is exactly what Nina looks for in middle grade submissions.
How to Submit
Please query via QueryManager: https://QueryManager.com/NinaLeon
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
