Pam Gruber

#mswl 🤣 love these sister vibes!

This is not an exhaustive list! For more info on what I’m looking to represent, please visit my page on the IGLA website (end of 🧵)🌟📖🌟

I’m not the best fit for super high fantasy or sci-fi, faith-based publishing, poetry, or short stories

And in adult, captivating voices, grounded fantasy, and settings that feel like a character themselves (in either realistic or speculative works)

As for graphic novels, I’m looking for chapter book/MG/YA *ONLY*, preferably with art/artist attached #MSWL #GN

In YA I’m looking for contemporary from underrepresented voices, grounded fantasy/horror/magical realism – always stories that have an engaging commercial plot, and deeper themes #MSWL #YA

I’m particularly eager for MG – contemporary stories, stories with a dash of magic, and more literary fantasy (the sort of books that are magical for kids and their adults) #MSWL #MG

Does any of this sound like your manuscript? If so, query me including your synopsis, first ten pages, and bio in the body of the email. And editor friends, I’m coming for you 😉 10/10

#mswl I also love learning something new through a manuscript. Can you teach me about a fascinating, lesser-known, real-life person or event through your narrative nonfiction ms? I devoured Furious Hours on my last (...ever?) plane ride and I want more. 9/?

#mswl In adult -- voice and hook. Contemporary, historical, fantasy, speculative fiction, fantastical realism. Books I’ve recently called faves include The Interestings, A Gentleman in Moscow, Nothing to See Here, The Starless Sea, The Power, and the Broken Earth Trilogy 8/?

#mswl #ya In teen, query me with your contemporary coming-of-age stories filled with hope, your teen girl angst, and your fantasies with unexpected twists on classic tropes (see: books I had edited like Most Likely, You Must Not Miss, and The Bone Houses) 7/?

#mswl #mg I love layered literary middle grade fantasy (some favorites: The Girl Who Drank the Moon or His Dark Materials), and coming-of-age graphic novels in the vein of Spinning and This One Summer 6/?

I also have experience working on middle grade and YA graphic novels, and I’d love to see more of those, as well as select narrative non-fiction on lesser-known subjects. 5/?

Speaking of discovering… I’m on the hunt for adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction with literary voices and commercial hooks. I love complicated female protagonists, innovative twists on classic tropes, and being swept away by fully realized worlds (real or imagined). 4/?

Not to mention the joy of discovery! Being the first person to read something brilliant… oh, how I love it 🕵️🔍 3/?

After twelve years in editorial, I’ve realized my favorite part of this business is working directly with authors and artists, helping them to shape not only their stories, but also their careers. Agenting will let me do more of that! 2/?

The news is out! I’m thrilled to officially announce I’ve joined the brilliant team @IGLABooks as a literary agent 🌟📚🌟 1/?