Kayla Bramante
Literary Agent & Founder
ClosedLiterary representation, rights strategy, and established author careers.
Submissions
Queries
The starting point for emerging authors, debut projects, and new manuscripts.
Review each agent's current MSWL interests, then use the submission form to route your query to an open agent.
Agent Availability
Who Is Open Now
Currently open: Kaitlin Des Roches and Kelli Marshall
Kaitlin Des Roches
Literary Agent
OpenLiterary fiction and commercial work with strong positioning and long-term author potential.
Kelli Marshall
Literary Agent
OpenRomance, magical realism, horror, and fantastical books with strong story development potential.
Emily Thorpe
Literary Agent
ClosedLiterary representation and author development.
Rachel Phillips
Literary Agent
ClosedLiterary fiction, essay collections, dark memoirs, and narrative-driven work with a distinct perspective.
Next Steps
Before You Query
Review the MSWL
Check current interests, genres, and age categories before choosing an agent.
View MSWL →Submit a Query
Choose an open agent, then submit your query letter, project details, and a required PDF of your first 10 pages.
Submit Query →Published Authors
Already published, award-winning, or successfully indie? Review the direct path for proven author inquiries.
Published Author Path →Query Tracker
Already submitted? Check the current status of your query.
Check Status →One agency, one active query
STA provides full-service career representation. You may query only one STA agent at a time, and you may withdraw your query at any time through the Query Tracker. After a pass or withdrawal, you must wait 90 calendar days before querying any STA agent again. A different manuscript or a different STA agent is not a workaround.
How We Review
Standard submissions are routed by selected agent, then reviewed for voice, reader promise, category fit, and long-term career potential. Proven published authors and successful indie authors should use the published-author pathway for direct Kayla review.