Jill Marr (Agent)
REGISTER FOR JILL MARR (Registration open now for members; 9/22 for everyone)
Jill Marr is a senior agent at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. She graduated from SDSU with a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in history. In a former life Jill worked in the creative services department at a local television station. She began her publishing career as Sandra Dijkstra's assistant the week after 9/11. Jill also wrote features and ads for Pages, the literary magazine for people who love books, and wrote book ads for publishing houses. Building her own list now for the past 20 years, Jill is interested in adult commercial fiction, with an emphasis in romance (she's especially keen on dark romance at the moment), psychological suspense, and horror. She is also looking for nonfiction projects in the areas of current events, science, history, narrative nonfiction, sports, politics, health & nutrition, pop culture, and music.
Jill Marr's Availability During Manuscript Mart Fall 2025:
- Thursday, November 13: 1:00–4:00
- Friday, November 14: 1:00–4:00
Please register with Jill Marr ONLY if you can be available within the time windows above.
Zoom Meetings with Jill will be scheduled within these time periods (all EDT), but are subject to change. If Jill must make a change to this schedule, we will arrange a mutually agreeable Zoom time outside of Manuscript Mart Week.
What I'm Looking For
Romance, suspense, and horror.
Sample Titles or Authors
LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen
THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY by Sulari Gentill
THE VAGINA BIBLE by Dr. Jen Gunter
Specializes In / Will Consider
Specializes In/Will Consider:
FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Erotica, Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thrillers/Suspense
Will consider Historical Fiction
Jill also represents SELECT MEMOIR and TOPICAL NONFICTION.