Suzie Townsend is a literary agent at New Leaf Literary & Media whose clients include bestselling authors across children's and adult fiction.
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What Suzie is looking for
Suzie represents all brands of children's and adult fiction. She loves women's fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and debut fiction, and on the children's side is interested in select YA and MG. She loves strong characters and voice-driven stories that break out of the typical tropes of their genres.
Actively seeking
- Women's fiction
- Narrative nonfiction and memoir
- Debut fiction with strong characters and voice
- Select YA and middle grade
- Unique new voices that break genre tropes
Notable sales & clients
- Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
- Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
- Losing It by Cora Carmack
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Hear from Suzie: interviews & talks
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- 🎙 Suzie Townsend On Becoming A Literary Agent — 88 Cups of Tea
- 🎙 S1E12: Suzie Townsend & Ten Questions with a Literary Agent — Write or Die Podcast (2018)
- 🎙 Interview with Suzie Townsend — The LitJoy Podcast (2023)
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What genres does Suzie Townsend represent?
Suzie Townsend represents Women's Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir, Young Adult, Middle Grade.
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