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.
Maggie primarily seeks literary and upmarket adult fiction with distinct character voices, lyrical prose, and propulsive plots. She loves books that unapologetically challenge and deconstruct genre, narrative, or structural conventions—books that take risks. She appreciates a careful, restrained hand with fabulist elements, one that gently asks the reader to reconsider the boundary between the real and the fantastic. Above all, Maggie craves stylish writing and wholly unique concepts that leave her feeling devastated over the palpable talent. A writer herself, Maggie draws inspiration from folklore, sweeping landscapes, and untamed femininity as she scribbles away at her debut novel. 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. |
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Areas of Interest
Maggie is NOT looking to acquire high fantasy, science fiction of any kind, commercial romance, thrillers, political/war narratives, or books for young readers at this time.
Maggie would love to discover the next…
Emailed submissions will not be considered.
Areas of Interest
- Propulsive literary fiction with carefully crafted tension written in lyrical, stylish prose
- Work that revels in liminality with its genre play—if the project is best described as “Part X, Part Y, and Part Z,” consider the interest piqued (bonus points for intermediality!)
- Intelligently speculative or high-concept fiction with unusual flavors—let’s get weird
- Atmospheric and twisty Magical Realism with nuanced, emotionally complex characters
- While Maggie prefers more literary work, she will also consider:
- Upmarket fiction that explores distinct perspectives, diverse voices, and immersive settings
- Untold narratives or underrepresented perspectives in historical fiction (pre-twentieth century, please)
- Maggie also welcomes the following in the narrative nonfiction space:
- Travel narratives that depict remote locations and thought-provoking encounters in an authentic and intentional voice; she’s particularly fascinated with the concept of “slow travel”
- 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 is NOT looking to acquire high fantasy, science fiction of any kind, commercial romance, thrillers, political/war narratives, or books for young readers at this time.
Maggie would love to discover the next…
- Poet turned prose writer
- Work from debut Indigenous/First Nations authors
- Grounded folk and fairy tale retellings that sour or devour the conventions of its source text
- Female anti-heroes whose hearts seem to pulse, thrum, and growl with primordial energy
- 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”
- Island settings with quirks--please interpret “quirk” as liberally, whimsically, radically, demonically, or phantasmagorically as you wish!
Emailed submissions will not be considered.