Alisha West

​Alisha (she/they) is an award-winning writer, agent, and life-long lover of stories. She earned a BA in English Literature and an MA in Women's and Gender Studies. Alisha loves complex characters and thoughtfully crafted plots. She's looking for stories that reveal the truths of what it means to be a human in our difficult, often oppressive, world. Alisha is always looking for writing from historically underrepresented groups, with a special place in her queer little heart for LGBTQIA+ folks.

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Alisha is currently CLOSED to UNSOLICITED queries. 

​List of Alisha's preferred reading genres and favorite book(s):

• Nonfiction - Untamed by Glennon Doyle
• Mystery/Suspense/Thriller - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister, Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
• Historical Fiction - The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
• Contemporary/Commercial - Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
• (Trashy) Sapphic Romance - Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

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