Laura Crockett

I’m Laura Crockett, a literary agent at TriadaUS Literary Agency. For more information about the projects I work on, feel free to check out my Publishers Marketplace page. You can also browse my book reviews on my personal blog, Scribbles & Wanderlust, which I update each year with my even more in-depth MSWL. ​I’m seeking a variety of adult fiction and young adult fiction, and diversity within those categories as well. Let’s dive in!

Adult Fiction: I love character-driven stories first and foremost, with beautiful writing, emotional investment, and interesting, unique circumstances.

With fantasy, I enjoy incredible world-building with lush settings and authentic characterization, historical fantasy, horror fantasy, and fantasy inspired by fairytales and other cultures’ mythology (though please, not Greek or Roman). Authors like RF Kuang, SA Chakraborty, VE Schwab, KS Villoso, Erin Morgenstern, Louisa Morgan, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Ross, and T Kingfisher fit the bill.

In women’s fiction, I’m looking for something heartfelt with complex moral dilemmas. I also adore historical novels with parallel narratives and spotlights on unique points/women in history. Authors like Kate Morton, Kate Quinn, Sarah Penner, Pip Williams, Fiona Davis, and Gail Honeyman are great examples of this. I’m also a sucker for humorous, millennial-driven women’s fiction, like Abby Jimenez, Beth O’Leary, Uzma Jalaluddin, and Mhairi McFarlane, and books like Maame, and The Collected Regrets of Clover.

YA Fiction: Once more, I’m very much a character-driven reader and love to invest my time with the character’s journey and growth. I enjoy commercial and literary, and nearly all genres (though sci-fi and thrillers are not my cup of tea).

In fantasy, I enjoy incredible world-building with lush settings and authentic characterization, historical fantasy, horror fantasy, and fantasy inspired by fairytales and other cultures’ mythology (again, please, not Greek or Roman). Some of my favorites include A Magic Steeped in Poison, Six Crimson Cranes, The Lie Tree, The Star-Touched Queen, House of Hollow, and Divine Rivals.

YA contemporary realistic fiction that grabs my attention include strong female friendships, falling in love, humor, and perseverance with mental health. Books that come to mind include Happily Ever Afters, A Pho Love Story, Anna and the French Kiss, When Dimple Met Rishi, and Dumplin’.

Will Not Take: nonfiction, memoirs, screenplays, poetry, picture books, illustrated work, graphic novels, thriller/suspense, paranormal, smut, erotica, new adult, urban fantasy

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to laura@triadaus.com

Send your query letter and first 10 pages pasted in the body of the email to laura [at] triadaus [dot] com. Please put “Query” in the subject line.