Mason Rowlee is a literary agent at DeFiore and Company representing adult literary and commercial fiction and nonfiction, with a focus on underrepresented voices.
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What Mason is looking for
Mason represents adult books only. He seeks innovative, boundary-pushing literary fiction, engrossing upmarket and commercial fiction, and nonfiction that amplifies traditionally underrepresented voices in publishing. He is particularly interested in working with queer authors.
Actively seeking
- Literary novels with genre elements (romance, fantasy, horror)
- Explorations of LGBTQIA+ relationships, chosen families, and communities
- Expansive, big-hearted family sagas
- Unputdownable thrillers and horror with social commentary
- Coming-of-age adventures with small-town antics; novels that embrace the absurd
- Narrative nonfiction on inequity faced by marginalized communities
- Pop culture reporting, paradigm-shifting journalism, and biographies of overlooked figures
- Voice-driven memoir and disruptive self-help with a social justice component
Not the right fit
- Children's books (YA, middle grade, early reader, picture books)
- Traditional SFF
- Romance
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mason Rowlee open to queries right now?
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What genres does Mason Rowlee represent?
Mason Rowlee represents Literary Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Thriller, Horror.
How do I query Mason Rowlee?
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