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What Amanda is looking for
Amanda is looking for stories and projects that make her feel deeply and that surprise her, whether that be in form, voice, tone, concept, ambition, or all of the above. She is particularly drawn to stories from Asian and Latinx writers, though she is always looking for stories with compelling writing featuring protagonists with a distinct voice and personality; clever, quirky, gritty, and/or twisty stories that keep her reading through the night. For fiction, she’s looking for literary and upmarket adult fiction that feature stories about love, complex relationships, messy family dynamics, folklore and mythology, ghosts, and/or magic, in whatever forms they may take. She is particularly int
Notable sales & clients
- Misadventures in Ghosthunting by Melissa Yue
- The Only Way to Make Bread by Cristina Quintero
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Hear from Amanda: interviews & talks
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- Question & Agent: Amanda Orozco of Transatlantic Agency — Debutiful (2026)
- 🎙 Literary Agent Spotlight with Amanda Orozco — Of the Publishing Persuasion (2025)
- 🎙 AgentChat Live with Amanda Orozco at Transatlantic Agency — PubTalk Live & AgentChat Live (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
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What genres does Amanda Orozco represent?
Amanda Orozco represents Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Romance, Horror, Upmarket Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction, Poetry.
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