HB Steadham
Literary Agent
Tobias Literary Agency
Always falling down the rabbit hole. Asst Lit Agent @TheTobiasAgency . She/her. Queer. Neurodivergent. Writing rep'd by @KellyDHouse . Opinions are my own.

Literary Agent
If
"Tell all the truth but tell it slant —"
or
"if it no go so, it go near so"
or
"WTF"
applies to your manuscript...
we just might be a match
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Literary Agent
If your novel is a (NOT HIGH FANTASY) retelling of myth or folklore, we might just be a match.
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Literary Agent
If you're a novelist who's had 15 different kinds of careers (not just jobs) in your life, we might just be a match.
#MSWL #amwriting #WritingCommunity #writer #amquerying

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Literary Agent
OMGGGGG SEND ME GENDER SWAPPED WALTER MITTY
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Literary Agent
And if you have lit fic that is somehow similar to @askanyone (i.e. I WAS TOLD THERE'D BE CAKE) ya better send it to me pronto! #amquerying #MSWL

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SLIDING DOORS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES EVER!! If you have an adult literary manuscript like it, send it to me ASAP!!!!! #MSWL

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Movies I can't live without:
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Palm Springs
Fight Club
Moulin Rouge
Cruella
Big Fish
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TV shows that are my vibe:
Undone
Sprung
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Jane the Virgin
Emily in Paris
Derry Girls
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Books I love:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie, Life After Life by Kate Atkinson, Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri, and The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan.
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Literary Agent
Grab my attention:
Setting in the American South
Narratives by & about queer folks
Neurodivergence in all its manifestations
Stories informed or inspired by folklore, mythology, fairy tales, superstitions
Light elements of spec fic (no high fantasy)
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Literary Agent
HB Steadham @hbsteadham
I AM NOW AN ASSISTANT LITERARY AGENT @TheTobiasAgency AND AM BUILDING MY LIST OF LITERARY FICTION!!!! (🧵)#amquerying #QueryTip #writers #writersoftwitter #Agent #literaryagent #literaryfiction #amwriting #amwritingfiction
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I want exceptional voice, beautiful & unique style, sentences imbued w/such meaning that I want to take pictures of your work and carry it with me. I also require fully developed characters with rich inner worlds whose thoughts & actions drive the plot. (QueryManager.com/hbsteadham)