Susan Graham (Agent)
THE REGISTRATION LINK FOR SUSAN GRAHAM WILL ACTIVATE WHEN MANUSCRIPT MART REGISTRATION OPENS FOR GRUBSTREET MEMBERS ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT 1:00 PM EST.
Susan Graham (they/them/theirs) joined Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner Agency in January 2025 after nearly a decade as an agent at Einstein Literary Management. They hold a Master’s Degree in Children’s Literature and a Master’s Degree in English from Simmons College. They represent illustrators across format and age categories, as well as genre and speculative fiction, select nonfiction, and children's and young adult prose. They are very interested in children's and young adult nonfiction.
Susan Graham's Availability During Manuscript Mart Week:
Zoom Meetings with Susan will be scheduled within these time periods (all EDT), but are subject to change. If Susan must make a change to this schedule, we will arrange a mutually agreeable Zoom time outside of Manuscript Mart Week.
- Tuesday, May 12: 1:00–7:00 EDT
- Wednesday, May 13: 10:00–7:00 EDT
- Thursday, May 14: 4:00–7:00 EDT
- Friday, May 15: 10:00–7:00 EDT
- Saturday, May 16: 10:00–7:00 EDT
Please register with Susan Graham ONLY if you can be available within the time windows above.
What I'm Looking For
In the prose space I'm looking for works that challenge structure (narratively and culturally). Send me your weird babies, please. Especially looking to bulk up my list in the prose speculative space and left-of-center thriller/genre fiction. Curious to branch into the "cozy" fantasy romance space, especially with LGBTQIA+ characters. I love clowns and clowning. Would love to represent nonfiction about prison abolition, natural sciences or nature adventure stories, in the children's or adult markets. I welcome and encourage works by historically marginalized creators.
Illustrators of all categories and formats, happy to take a look.
I'm NOT currently looking for people who write comics or graphic novels, unless they also write prose or are an illustrator. I'm not the best person for general memoir or war histories. I don't want to read about Nazis.
Sample Titles or Authors
MORSEL by Carter Keane
BEETLE AND THE HOLLOWBONES by Aliza Layne
TALKING BOOKS by Jenny Lacika and Ashanti Fortson
Specializes In / Will Consider
Specializes In:
FICTION: Children's, Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, Graphic Novels, Horror, Middle Grade, Picture Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult
NONFICTION: LGBTQIA+, Juvenile
Will Consider:
FICTION: Crime, Mystery, Thrillers/Suspense, Humor/Satire, Short Story Collections, Commercial Fiction, Family Saga, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction
NONFICTION: Adventure/True Story, Cultural/Social Issues, Investigative Journalism, History, Women's concerns, Science, Psychology, Nature/Ecology, Narrative, Multicultural/Global Perspectives