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What Lisa is looking for
In adult fiction, Lisa represents literary, upmarket/book club, and women’s fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, and crossover speculative fiction. With children’s fiction, she represents all fiction genres in Middle Grade and YA. With adult and children’s fiction, Lisa responds to well-crafted prose, strong hooks, high personal stakes, complex and sympathetic characters, a tangible sense of place and lush world-building, non-Western cultural aspects, and emotionally-immersive fiction. Please take a look at her Manuscript Wish List for examples of the types of stories that appeal most to her.
Notable sales & clients
- Disappeared by Bonnar Spring
- A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang
- DARKSIGHT by D C Mallery
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Is Lisa Abellera open to queries right now?
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What genres does Lisa Abellera represent?
Lisa Abellera represents Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Thriller, Mystery, Upmarket Fiction, Historical Fiction.
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