JL Stermer
Next Level Lit
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NEXT LEVEL LIT is a boutique literary agency in NYC representing authors who use their voices to create change and bring evolution through storytelling.
The journey from a book idea to a book-on-the-shelf can be daunting, but having a well-informed guide helps transform those jitters into excitement. NEXT LEVEL LIT takes clients through every step of the book publishing process: from developing book ideas that get traction with publishers, to finding the best partners for podcasts, film, TV and more, the resources at NEXT LEVEL are designed to do just that–take your work to the next level. Let’s go!
NEXT LEVEL LIT is based in New York City and founded by JL Stermer.
IG: nextlevellitnyc
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Favorite sub-genres:
"Big Idea/Think", #ownvoices, Accessible Literary Fiction, Activism, Adult, Adult Horror, Adult Rom Com, African Diaspora, Asian American Literature, Asian Diaspora, Author-Illustrator, BIPOC, Beauty, Biography & Memoir, Book Club, Business, Career Development, Caribbean Literature, Children's Nonfiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction, Clever picture book, Climate Fiction, Commercial Women's Fiction, Commercial YA, Commercial adult fiction, Complicated Relationships, Contemporary Culture, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary YA, Cultural Criticism, Dark Humor, Dark topics with a light touch, Diaspora Narratives, Disability, Diverse Protagonists, Diversity, Domestic Fiction, Engaged Activism, Environment, Expat/Exile Literature, Family Drama, Fashion, Female Friendships, Feminism, Film & Theater & TV, Finance, Food, Food Writing, Found Families, Grief, Health, Health and Wellness, Health and healing, High Concept, High-concept YA, Illustrated, Illustrated/Gift, Illustrators and Author/Illustrators, Immigrant Experiences, Immigrant Voices, Intersectional Feminism, Intersectionality, Investigative Journalism, Issue-Driven, LGBT YA, LGBTQ Contemporary, Leadership, Lifestyle, Literary Crossover, Marginalized Voices, Mental Health, Mind/Body/Spirit, Minority Voices, Modern Dating, Mothers and Daughters, Multicultural, Multigenerational, Multiple POV, Muslim, Narrative, Nature, Nature Writing, Neurodiversity, New Adult, POC, Parenting, Personal Development, Politics/Current Affairs, Pop Culture, Pop History, Pop Psychology, Pop Science, Popular Science/Psychology, Racial Justice, Reference & Social Sciences, Relationships, Rom-com, Self-Reflection, Self-help, Self-help for teens, Sexuality, Slice of life, Smart Beach Reads, Social Emotional Learning, Social Issues, Social Justice, Social Science, Somatics, South East Asian Literature, Southern Fiction, Spirituality, Sports, Strong Females, Study Abroad Stories, Sustainability, Underrepresented Voices, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Upmarket Nonfiction, Upmarket Women's Fiction, Upmarket YA, Wellness, West African Literature, Women's Fiction, Women's Issues, YA, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Crossover, YA Nonfiction, YA Rom-Coms, Young Adult, Young Adult Narrative Non-Fiction (Both Contemporary and Historical Narrative Non-Fiction), Young Adult Non-Fiction, advice, afrofuturism, award-winners!, beach reads, book club fiction, campus novel, character-focused fiction, character-focused stories, children's diversity, comedy, coming of age, contemporary women's fiction, current affairs, diverse and own voices, eco-fiction, friendship stories, gender, generation ships, groundbreaking structures, health and fitness, high concept fiction, invisible disability, love stories, mental illness, narrative non-fiction, nonfiction, personal finance, queer, queer narratives, quirky, small business, sports stories, upmarket/book club with female protagonist
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