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Maggie SadlerAfter five years of literary scholarship, Maggie Sadler is motivated to deepen her knowledge of literature from the industry perspective as the Literary Agent Apprentice at Corvisiero Literary Agency. Maggie earned her joint degree in Comparative Literature and English in 2016 from the University of St Andrews, a historical university tucked away in a tiny windswept Scottish town along the North Sea. A sea sprite at heart, Maggie returned to the North Atlantic coast to earn her Master’s in Literary Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2019. The intricate, vivid, and deep-rooted folk traditions Maggie encountered in both Scotland and Newfoundland further enriched her literary interest in folklore, mainly the seafaring lore intrinsic to small North Atlantic communities.
Maggie has cultivated an intriguing resume of odd jobs between her degrees, ranging from a brief teaching expedition in The Gambia to liaising with noteworthy journalists at the Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists and writing plot synopses of television programs and films as a freelance professional. She is eager to marry this deft ability to pivot between tasks with her background in literature as an agent apprentice at Corvisiero Literary Agency. After these unexpected adventures, Maggie now calls rural Michigan home, where she daydreams amongst the wildflowers with her rascally young horse. She is also known to splash about in watercolor paints and beautiful adjectives as she writes a novel of her own, full of wild coasts, mysterious sea chests, and girls with secrets to tell. |
Maggie's Wishlist and Reading Preferences:
Maggie will evaluate every manuscript with sensitivity and a desire to uplift up-and-coming writers. However, she is especially interested in finding unorthodox narrative voices that possess subtle, yet insightful perspectives married with an unexpected and lyrical use of language.
In adult fiction, Maggie enjoys:
In new adult and young adult fiction, Maggie seeks:
In middle grade fiction, Maggie hopes to find:
An experienced traveler, Maggie also enjoys travelogues depicting remote locations and thought-provoking encounters in a raw, authentic, and intentional narrative voice that blurs the boundaries between the literary and the nonfiction.
Maggie is not a good fit for:
Maggie will evaluate every manuscript with sensitivity and a desire to uplift up-and-coming writers. However, she is especially interested in finding unorthodox narrative voices that possess subtle, yet insightful perspectives married with an unexpected and lyrical use of language.
In adult fiction, Maggie enjoys:
- Folklore and fairy tale retellings
- Pre-1900 historical fiction, particularly any untold stories of boundary-pushing women
- Maritime fiction that evokes the style of nineteenth-century adventure fiction
- Imaginative, genre-bending literary fiction
- Magical Realism
- Fantasies with sophisticated world building and unconventional protagonists
In new adult and young adult fiction, Maggie seeks:
- Own Voices folklore-inspired fantasies with lush, immersive aesthetics
- Heroines that are equal parts resilient and gentle
- Dark academia fantasies with sharply intelligent anti-heroes
- Adventuresome romps featuring witty and daring pirates
In middle grade fiction, Maggie hopes to find:
- Adventures of self-discovery
- Complex themes like cultural identity, family struggles, gender identity, or climate change
- Focused world building in unconventional settings
- Endearing and introverted protagonists
- Maggie also has a secret soft spot for equestrian-themed adventures filled with nostalgia and diverse characters
An experienced traveler, Maggie also enjoys travelogues depicting remote locations and thought-provoking encounters in a raw, authentic, and intentional narrative voice that blurs the boundaries between the literary and the nonfiction.
Maggie is not a good fit for:
- Thrillers, especially stories inspired by true crime
- Military/political fiction
- Science fiction
- Humor or satire
- Commercial romance
