Katrina LemaireKatrina holds a Bachelor's (Honours) in English and Creative Writing and has recently completed her Publishing Certificate at Toronto Metropolitan University. With a history of sales, marketing, and an insatiable desire for literature, she inevitably found herself pursuing a path in publishing. As a writer, Katrina has engaged in the social and theoretical aspects of creative writing, and is currently a member of the Canadian Authors Association. Known for her poetry and short fiction, her works have appeared in Plenitude Magazine, Soft Star Magazine, Crow & Crosskeys Magazine, and other places.
When it comes to her taste in books, Katrina is often found devouring the pages of decadent fantasies set in worlds with high or low stakes, dark academia with cult/occult aspects, speculative fiction, horror of all kinds, graphic novels, gothic literature, noir fiction, paranormal, romance, urban fantasy, mystery, and anything that leans towards the uncanny. Within these genres, specifically in crossover YA and Adult, Katrina is always looking for more queer and BIPOC representation that feature tenacious and palpable characters. |
Katrina is currently CLOSED to queries until March 3, 2025.
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In Crossover NA/Adult Fiction:
Young Adult:
Picture Books:
Graphic Novels:
She is NOT looking to acquire: Non-fiction, Middle Grade, Memoir, Science Fiction, Military/Espionage, True Crime, Screenplays, Religious Fiction, Erotica, Contemporary Fiction, Rom-Coms, Family Sagas, or Westerns.
Elements she is NOT a fit for include: Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic, Zombies (unless it is on par with The Last of Us; she might make an exception), Global Disaster, Superheroes, COVID or disease themed/inspired stories or YA stories about terminal illnesses, Fanfiction angles, Historical fiction in the WWI or WWII eras, Historical Regency Romance, War stories in which humanity fights technology, Novels in Verse, stories that heavily focus on Trauma such as Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Child abuse or Suicide as a primary storyline, and Animal Brutality,
Please note Corvisiero Literary Agency currently does not represent poetry, short story collections, or novella-length fiction at this time.
Katrina's Favorite Books:
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In Crossover NA/Adult Fiction:
- Horror, particularly drawing on body horror, femgore (similar toThe Substance), horror romance, monster horror (think The Wolf Man, Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Frankenstein; using the literary devices of these stories to tell a fresh narrative), folk horror, environmental/ecological horror, Eldritch horror, deep-sea horror (as seen in Our Wives Under the Sea and the game Subnautica), horror that leans on A4 movie titles, and art horror with LGBTQ+ and BIPOC characters at the forefront.
- In the realm of the Gothic, Katrina would like to see genre blends of romance, speculative, supernatural lore/crawly creatures, and richly descriptive historical settings with haunted castles, immersive atmospheres, and animals that are watchful familiars to brooding counts/countesses. In the gothic vein, Katrina is specifically focusing on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC characters that have themes/elements relating to works by T. Kingfisher, the book Carmilla, Mexican Gothic, and Starling House, The Bayou, and The Spirit Bares Its Teeth.
- Magical Realism with lyrical prose, experimental narrative construction, and unique speculative twists.
- All sectors of Indigenous/ First Nations works that feature magical realism, horror, romance, upmarket literary, urban fantasy, contemporary, supernatural, science, climate, and more.
- Cozy fantasies like Legends & Lattes, with creepy/crawly themes of The Butterfly Garden.
- Fantasy that intersects with gothic, speculative, dark academia, horror, and non-western folklore. Katrina is particularly picky when it comes to fantasy, and is specifically looking for high stakes, palpable tension, ensemble casts with unique dynamics, big, lush worlds with intricate political and magic systems, main characters who aren't afraid to burn the world down, alchemy, complex villains who can be more than love interests, fresh takes on dragons and non-western mythology, and immersive world construction.
- In Supernatural/Paranormal fiction, Katrina is interested in discovering LGBTQ+ and BIPOC characters in this space that feature elements of witches, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, devils/demons, dark magic, occult, and other dark themes that have propulsive hooks and fresh takes.
- With historical fiction, Katrina is very particular, seeking genre blends of gothic romances, speculative surprises, intricate mysteries with unexpected twists, sciences and magic, and love interests that sizzle.
Young Adult:
- Horror with elements of the occult, forest horror (similar to The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson and Don't Let The Forest In by C. G. Drews), dark academia with themes of alchemy, competition and murder mysteries, inventive curses/magic systems, slasher/camp horror as seen in The Honeys by Ryan La Sala and You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron, witches, werewolves, vampires, sirens, fae, and other folkloric monsters created or known spun in terrifying new ways.
- Fantasy that blends with horror, gothic, dark academia, speculative flare, bloodthirsty protagonists who are witty/clever/and unafraid to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, historical fantasies are also welcome, and cozy fantasy setting with layered characters and world construction.
- Fairytale Retellings with Grimdark aspects.
Picture Books:
- High-concept picture books that incorporate themes of climate change and environmental STEAM.
- Topics that relate to nature, ecology, bugs, ocean life, and ecosystems.
- Spooky/Halloween books with tender undertones and heartwarming characters.
- Characters that have big personalities, voices, and passion.
- Stories with the potential for lush, beautiful illustrations, or for fun art that interacts with the text of the story in unexpected ways.
- Stories that deliver humorous and clever lines.
- Stories incorporating the perspective of children from underrepresented or marginalized groups.
- Katrina is not looking for rhyming books.
- At this time, Katrina is only open to reviewing picture book submissions created by an individual writer/illustrator or collaborative teams.
Graphic Novels:
- Across all genres, Katrina is open to traditional graphic novels, graphic memoirs, and graphic nonfiction for all age categories. Please note she is currently only open to reviewing graphic novel submissions created by author/illustrators (a sole creator writing and illustrating the book). She is interested to see graphic novels with pages and panels that make use of the visual format to tell an authentic story.
- Specific Genres that Katrina is looking for at the moment are: Fantasy, Horror, Speculative, blends of contemporary and cultural YA/Adult LGBTQ+ and #OwnVoices narratives.
- Some of Katrina's favourite graphic works include: the Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman, Squad by Maggie Takuda-Hall, The Sheets series by Brenna Thummler, any and all works by the talented Aminder Dhaliwal, The Monstress series by Marjorie Liu, Nimona by ND Stevenson, Through the Woods by Emily Carroll, The Tea Dragon Society and The Moth Keeper by Kay O'Neill, Garlic and The Vampire by Bree Paulsen, The Girl From The Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag, This Place: 150 Years Retold collection, and more.
- For graphic novels submissions, please do NOT send sexual/explicit materials (on the lines of erotica), hardcore violence and gore, and superheroes.
She is NOT looking to acquire: Non-fiction, Middle Grade, Memoir, Science Fiction, Military/Espionage, True Crime, Screenplays, Religious Fiction, Erotica, Contemporary Fiction, Rom-Coms, Family Sagas, or Westerns.
Elements she is NOT a fit for include: Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic, Zombies (unless it is on par with The Last of Us; she might make an exception), Global Disaster, Superheroes, COVID or disease themed/inspired stories or YA stories about terminal illnesses, Fanfiction angles, Historical fiction in the WWI or WWII eras, Historical Regency Romance, War stories in which humanity fights technology, Novels in Verse, stories that heavily focus on Trauma such as Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Child abuse or Suicide as a primary storyline, and Animal Brutality,
Please note Corvisiero Literary Agency currently does not represent poetry, short story collections, or novella-length fiction at this time.
Katrina's Favorite Books:
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Never Whistle At Night Anthology
- Vicious by V.E. Schwab
- So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Turi
- You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
- The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
- What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher
- Camilla by Francis Burney