Dara Hyde
Hill Nadell Literary Agency
My Manuscript Wish List®
Dara Hyde is a Senior Agent at the Hill Nadell Literary Agency in Los Angeles. While representing many types of fiction and nonfiction, her primary focus right now is on adult literary fiction, YA and MG, in both prose and graphic novel formats.
Dara has taught or spoken at a number of writers’ conferences and events, including Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, 826LA, BinderCon, New Orleans Writers’ Conference, Pima Writers’ Workshop, PubWest, Long Beach Comic Expo, IWOSC, Antioch University LA MFA, Chapman University MFA, UC Riverside MFA and UCR Palm Desert MFA, Santa Barbara Writers’ Conference, Fallbrook Writers’ Conference, SCBWI, UCLA Extension, and the Literary Editing and Publishing (LEAP) program at USC. You can find her on Twitter @dzhyde and Instagram @dzhyde.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to http://QueryMe.Online/DaraHyde
The Hill Nadell Literary Agency represents a wide variety of genres. Before querying, we recommend taking a quick look at our About Us page to see what each agent represents and learn more about their interests. Please note, we do not represent scripts nor screenplays. We do not take pitches over the phone nor in person.
To submit your work to Dara Hyde, follow the link below and fill out the Query Manager form. While we prefer you query electronically via the form, we do accept hard copy queries. Please do not submit the same query to both. We make every attempt to respond to queries within eight to ten weeks, however due to the high volume of submissions the agency receives, we cannot guarantee a response to all queries. Our agents work closely together and will often share submissions with each other, so please do not query two agents within our agency simultaneously.
To query Dara Hyde: http://QueryMe.Online/DaraHyde
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
Contemporary YA, Domestic Suspense, Literary Middle Grade, Literary Noir
I’d like the next…
I’m drawn to stories that examine social issues in unique ways, and voices that have been historically under-represented in publishing; stories that explore the bonds and complexities of both blood and chosen families; stories with crossover appeal, weather that’s YA/adult or blending genres in surprising ways. While I adore being hooked by a high concept and a clever premise, that creative vision also needs strong character development and an attention to every word. I find imperfect characters more interesting than those that start off with all the answers, and want to walk away from every book having learned something new.
My favorites include…
I have eclectic taste. Movies from Guardians of the Galaxy to La Dolce Vita. TV from The Americans to Nancy Drew. Books from Beautiful Ruins to Confederates in the Attic. Graphic novels from Pluto to Superman Red Son.
