*Rebecca is currently open to queries
Senior Agent Rebecca Podos (she/they) has been with the Rees Literary Agency since 2011. She specializes in Young Adult fiction and Adult genre fiction. A graduate of the MFA Writing, Literature and Publishing program at Emerson College, her own Young Adult fiction is published by Balzer+Bray, Running Press Kids, and Page Street. A complete list of her authors’ published and upcoming projects can be found on her personal website.
In YA and Adult Fiction, she’s looking for:
Character-driven fantasy rooted in folklore and culture, featuring diverse characters, myths, and monsters.
Horror as a vehicle for exploring identity, otherness, and trauma.
Genre crossovers and subgenres written from fresh perspectives; cozy sci-fi, horror romance, historical fantasy, etc.
Queer contemporary and historical fiction with gorgeous prose and a strong hook.
Queer and/or BIPOC romance across categories. Steam (in adult romance) is very welcome but not required!
Cozy mysteries for millenials
SFF with a strong romantic element, or romance with a strong SFF element. Send your sweeping, sexy Kushiel’s Dart-style epics, please!
In Nonfiction (reading selectively) she’s looking for:
Deep dives into nerdy topics like TTRPG’s, cosplay, fandoms, and related pop culture
A strong narrative voice paired with expertise, with comps like Radium Girls, The Victorian and the Romantic, Why Fish Don’t Exist
Kid lit centering queer history
Explorations of sustainability through an intersectional lens, food justice, urban gardening, and our relationship to the land
She is not currently looking for:
Picture books, chapter books, or MG books
Self-help or business nonfiction
Dark romance (heavier themes and discussions are absolutely fine, I just prefer my ships on the fluffy side)
Mysteries and thrillers with police protagonists or love interests
Rebecca only accepts queries through the Query Manager system. Please be prepared to include a query letter and the first three chapters of your manuscript here.