Elizabeth Bewley

Elizabeth represents fiction for adults and kid readers, with an emphasis on realistic fiction.   Please see the Sterling Lord Literistic website (www.sll.com) for instructions on how to submit to Elizabeth. Please note that due to the high volume of queries, she will only respond when interested in a project.

About Elizabeth: A graduate of Northwestern University, Elizabeth was an editor at various imprints including St. Martin’s Press, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers before joining Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. in 2017. She represents books for kids, with a focus on middle-grade and young adult fiction, as well as books for adults, with an eye torwards upmarket women’s fiction. She loves books that explore romantic relationships, stories that have a very specific point of view, and characters that make a lasting impression. Elizabeth’s clients’ books have won various awards, including The Pura Belpré Award, ALA Notable, the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, The New York Times Best Book of the Year, and have appeared on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists. Elizabeth loves realistic fiction (our world is a fascinating place!), and she is currently on the hunt for historical fiction.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to ebewley@sll.com

Please use the query submission form on the Sterling Lord website to submit to Elizabeth. www.sll.com.