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What Lisette is looking for
Lisette is especially looking for literary fiction and narrative non-fiction with great international potential and narrative drive, fresh literary voices that just need to be shared with the rest of the world. She loves sharp, voice-driven narratives with a sense of urgency, stories that are moving but aren’t sentimental or overwritten. She has a weak spot for character-driven stories that tell us something new about ourselves and the world we live in. She is drawn to stories concerning race, sexuality, specific cultural settings, and notions of identity. Lisette is currently paying close attention to narratives that introduce her to worlds she doesn’t know anything about. For example, how
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lisette Verhagen open to queries right now?
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What genres does Lisette Verhagen represent?
Lisette Verhagen represents Literary Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction.
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