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What Chelsea is looking for
Chelsea Hensley represents a varied list of clients writing across ages and genres and a few who are also illustrating. Chelsea is looking for lyrical prose, voice that comes off the page, intricate plots, complex emotional arcs, and immersive worlds. She's especially drawn to ambitious works that play with form and narration, as well as those that blend genre, aren’t afraid to get a little weird, and manage to surprise her — the bolder, the better. She’s also eager to find authors who write across multiple genres and age categories, so if you have ambitions beyond the project you’re currently querying, she encourages you to explore other areas of her wishlist to see if you might be a good f
Notable sales & clients
- Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil
- America’s Most Gothic by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes
- Now She’s Dead by Roselyn Clarke
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What genres does Chelsea Hensley represent?
Chelsea Hensley represents Fiction.
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