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Maggie SadlerMaggie Sadler earned her joint Masters with Honors in Comparative Literature and English from
the historic University of St. Andrews and her Masters in Literary Studies from Memorial University of Newfoundland, where her literary interests ranged from folklore retellings to nineteenth-century maritime adventure fiction and interrogating audience reception across creative mediums. Outside of the agency space, Maggie also works as an editor and writing coach. Maggie marries these complimentary experiences with an intentional, intelligent, and growth-minded approach as a literary agent. A writer herself, Maggie draws inspiration from folklore, sweeping landscapes, and untamed femininity as she scribbles away at her work-in-progress. When not reading or writing, Maggie can usually be found exploring astride her rascally horse, admiring various species of moss on hikes with her partner, or taking up yet another hobby—currently, mounted archery. Maggie seeks adult literary fiction with distinct characters, lyrical prose, propulsive plots, and imaginative genre inflections. She loves books that unapologetically challenge and deconstruct narrative conventions—books that take risks. She appreciates a careful, restrained hand with fantastical elements, one that encourages the reader to interrogate the liminal. Above all, Maggie craves confident, stylish writing and wholly unique concepts that keep her up at night. |
Maggie is open to queries from the 15th to the 30th of each month and does NOT accept queries via email.
MSWL
Maggie would love to see the following in her query box, but she is always open to being surprised.
For FICTION:
For Narrative Non-Fiction:
Maggie’s White Whale wishlist includes:
Maggie is not looking to acquire high or epic fantasy, hard science fiction, highly commercial
fiction, middle grade, or children's books, and is not the best fit for slasher-horror, erotica, post-
apocalyptic, dystopias, or books about wars throughout the twentieth century.
Some of her favorite books:
Emailed submissions will not be considered.
MSWL
Maggie would love to see the following in her query box, but she is always open to being surprised.
For FICTION:
- Propulsive, genre-tinged literary fiction with expertly crafted tension written in stylishly restrained prose (let her chew on and savor every word!)
- Work that revels in genre play—if the project is best described as “Part X, Part Y, and Part Z,” consider her interest piqued (bonus points for intermedial comp titles!)
- Startling concepts with unusual flavours- let's get weird.
- Grounded, atmospheric magical realism, wherein the magic functions as a device to shed new light on human truths.
- Select Historical Fiction that foregrounds underrepresented perspectives and/or under explored locales.
- Select Literary-Upmarket crossover fiction filled with honest, intentional characterization, insightful socio-cultural commentary, fresh negotiations of timeless themes, and distinct emotional resonance.
For Narrative Non-Fiction:
- Travel narratives that depict remote locations and intentional, thought-provoking
encounters. - Aesthetic-rich projects that orbit the spheres of wellness, holistic medicine, and women’s
health. - Work that marries a warm, rich storyteller’s register with naturalist themes.
Maggie’s White Whale wishlist includes:
- Work from debut Indigenous/First Nations authors
- Narratives in translation with a special invitation to Japanese or Korean authors—Maggie
is eager to reclaim her comparative literature roots! - Imaginative retellings that sour or devour the conventions of its source text—particular
interest is afforded to non-Western tales and/or settings - Treacherous, unreliable narrators who are dazzlingly clever and charming all the same
- Emotionally resonant and imaginative fiction with the gentlest touch of magic à la
Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle - Writing that strikes the same notes, atmospherically, as j-hope’s “Blue Side”
- Quirk-ridden liminal spaces and settings—please interpret “quirk” as liberally, whimsically, radically, demonically, or phantasmagorically as you wish!
- Though not the best fit for romances, Maggie can be intrigued by a taut, intelligent enemies-to-lovers B plot
- Work that is whimsically atmospheric, yet simultaneously possesses a simmering frightfulness
- Intelligently, painstakingly crafted love letters to the Gothic genre set anywhere but the Deep South
Maggie is not looking to acquire high or epic fantasy, hard science fiction, highly commercial
fiction, middle grade, or children's books, and is not the best fit for slasher-horror, erotica, post-
apocalyptic, dystopias, or books about wars throughout the twentieth century.
Some of her favorite books:
- Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
- Revelator by Daryl Gregory
- The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
- East by Edith Pattou
- Anything by Karen Russell
Emailed submissions will not be considered.
