Session A
Preferred Pronouns: she/her
Agent - Speilburg Literary Agency
Bio:
Sera Rivers is a Literary Agent at Speilburg Literary, an AALA member, and a writer. She represents books for the children’s and adult markets. She holds an MFA in writing for children from Simmons University. Prior to agenting, Sera worked as an editor in educational publishing for seven years. Sera lives in Western Massachusetts with her partner and their island rescue pups Jett and Marty. Check out SeraRivers.com for her MSWL, events, and updates. She tweets at @writeloudly.
What I'm Looking For:
YA—LGBTQIA+; horror; non-Western folklore, culture, and heritage; thriller; grounded sci-fi; speculative.
MG—horror only.
PB— horror; books by underrepresented authors and illustrators.
GN— Author/illustrator only
Not interested in: high fantasy (or any fantasy traveling to other lands); kings, queens, or royal families; chapter books; PB bios; PB about death/grief/grandparents; rhyming PB; illustrators who do not also write; demonic possessions; historical fiction