Hannah Strouth

I’m looking primarily for nuanced and compelling work that digs deep into a wide range of emotions across all genres, including literary, upmarket, book club fiction, and romance, as well as select nonfiction. Also, I will always have a soft spot for speculative and magical realism. I’m automatically drawn to stories that help me discover and explore new aspects about people, the way we (dis)connect, what haunts us (literally and metaphorically) and how we confront it, and stories of resiliency. If you can describe your story as “edgy,” or “gritty,” or “offbeat” chances are it’s up my alley. In nonfiction, whether it’s pop culture, narrative, or memoir, I love anything that teaches me how to be a better human, look at the world through a fresh lens, or hits at the heart of the zeitgeist. Across the board, she’s always looking for diverse voices and experiences.

I’m not a good fit for: historical romance, domestic suspense, hard sci-fi, deep fantasy with complex world building, middle grade, children’s, and YA

Some recent (and some older) favorites that I would consider top of my wishlist. So get in touch if you could compare your book to: 

• Fiction: Margot’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe; The Wedding People by Allison Espach; Good Material by Dolly Alderton; Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors; Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters; Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez; How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang; Seven Days in June by Tia Williams; The Favorites by Layne Fargo; Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett; Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield; We Play Ourselves by Jen Silverman; Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
• Nonfiction: Dead Weight by Emmeline Clein; Monsters by Claire Dederer; Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv; Butts by Heather Radke; Cultish by Amanda Montell; You Didn’t Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney; Tacky by Rax King; First Love by Lilly Dancyger; Girlhood by Melissa Febos

My growing list of clients includes: Rachel Attias, Olivia Crandall, Marina Gross-Hoy, Michelle Gurule, Virginia Hanusik, Victoria Hulbert, and Piper Lane.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to hstrouth@sjga.com

Query Hannah at hstrouth@sjga.com. Please put “Query: [your book’s title] by [your name]” in the subject line. Include a brief pitch letter and the first few chapters in the body of your email, and if Hannah thinks your project might be a good fit for her list, she will be in touch within 4-6 weeks. Due to the volume of queries she receives, she is unable to personally respond to each submission.

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