Nina Richner, Agent - Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
Nina Richner, Agent - Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
Nina Richner is an agent representing adult fiction and narrative nonfiction, and the occasional middle-grade or YA novel. They joined HMLA in 2023 after earning their BA in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Ohio University in 2020 and graduating from the Summer 2023 Columbia Publishing Course. Nina is looking for literary fiction, horror/thriller, contemporary fiction, queer fiction, and magical realism. They are drawn to emotionally complex characters, family sagas (especially those that focus on mothers and daughters, or similar dynamics), voice-driven novels, and untold queer stories. The weird is of perennial interest, particularly unsettling and strange stories that aim to move the cultural needle.
Nina will provide WRITTEN-ONLY and WRITTEN WITH 20-MINUTE ZOOM critiques
Nina will provide 10 written only manuscript critiques and 10 written with Zoom meeting manuscript critiques for middle grade, graphic novels, young adult, new adult. If you purchase one of Nina's critiques, you will need to prepare the following:
Genre – fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, science fiction, biographies/memoirs, STEM/STEAM, poetry/rhyming, folk tales/fairytales
Novels - send 10 pages of the manuscript and a one-page synopsis for your better understanding of the work as a whole in one PDF file. Note: the 10 pages do not include the synopsis.
Your critique materials will need to be received no later than Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
Post-Conference Submission Opportunity
Nina will accept submissions from attendees following the conference beginning Monday, November 30, 2026 until Wednesday, December 30, 2026.
She is open to submissions the following categories and genres.
Category – middle grade, graphic novels, young adult, new adult
Genre – fiction, nonfiction, realistic, horror, folk tales/fairytales
Attendees may submit their manuscripts and portfolios. Specific instructions will be provided at the conference.