Agent Emily Keyes Moves to Fuse Literary — Seeks Young Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi and More

This is a spotlight on literary agent Emily Keyes, who recently moved to the new agency of Fuse Literary (formerly called Foreword Literary). She was previously with L. Perkins Associates. Read below to learn more about her and the genres she seeks from writers. Good luck querying!

About Emily: Emily S. Keyes joined Fuse Literary in 2013 after working as an agent at the L. Perkins Agency for 2 years. Before entering the world of agenting, she worked in the contracts department of Simon & Schuster, Inc and graduated from New York University’s Center for Publishing. She uses her knowledge of contracts, copyright and the publishing business to benefit her clients and the Foreword team. Find her on Twitter: @esc_key.

She is seeking: "Emily is a particular lover of all types of young adult and middle grade books. She wants to represent the kind of stories that will resonate with kids for the rest of their lives. She loves strong voices and unique characters, not knock-offs or trend chasers. Some of her favorite authors include Deb Caletti, Laurie Halse Anderson, Gary D. Schmidt, and Megan Whalen Turner. She thinks books are best when they make you laugh and cry. Emily is also looking for a select list of commercial fiction which includes fantasy & science fiction, women’s fiction, new adult fiction, along with pop culture and humor titles. She is not looking for poetry, short stories, picture books or anything that is 'publishable' and not amazing."

How to submit: "If your manuscript is amazing, you can send it to queryemily [at] fuseliterary.com with the query and the first ten pages pasted into the body of the email. No attachments."

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