Jillian Ramirez

Jillian Ramirez is an associate editor at Bloomsbury Publishing. She is looking for voice-driven literary and upmarket fiction, including translation, as well as select narrative nonfiction. She also acquires for Bloomsbury’s illustrated list.

In FICTION, she is looking for coming-of-age narratives; philosophical inquiry, especially regarding disability, religion, and grief (like Sheila Heti’s Pure Colour); underrepresented voices; works in translation; novels that trace a friendship or relationship over the course of many years; stories about sister relationships, brother-sister relationships (like Richard Mirabella’s Brother & Sister Enter the Forest), and grandmother-granddaughter relationships; stories about sports, and in particular, how they impact both the players and the people around them (like Fredrik Backman’s Beartown); books set in New Jersey, Pittsburgh, or the Pacific Northwest.

At this time, she is not looking for commercial fiction or genre fiction, including romance, fantasy, and mysteries.

A dream NONFICTION project for her would be a narrative history of Rosemary Kennedy and the Special Olympics.

Submission Guidelines

AGENTED SUBMISSIONS ONLY