Lori Galvin

Aevitas Creative Management

My Manuscript Wish List®

Thank you so much for querying me. I am looking forward to reading your work. Please consider submitting to one agent at a time at Aevitas–the one who you best thinks fits your work.

I look for strong, confident storytelling from the very first page—writing that blends compelling plots with emotional resonance. Your manuscript should give readers something to talk about: a twist, a moral dilemma, an unforgettable voice, a love story they’ll root for, or a mystery that lingers in their minds. I’m drawn to fiction that explores the interior lives of characters under pressure—stories about grief, love, obsession, belonging, and the ways people endure. I represent literary suspense and psychological thrillers, but I’m equally interested in emotionally immersive upmarket/literary fiction and historical novels that feel timeless rather than purely historical.

I only take on standalone novels from writers. If your novel is part of a trilogy or a series, the first book must stand alone and not end on a cliffhanger. Why? Publishers don’t typically buy trilogies or series–they see how the first performs and then will invest in more if the market calls for it.

A few writers (outside of clients), writing today, whose work I admire. If your writing is similar, get in touch:

May Cobb, Lily Brooks Dalton, Abigail Dean, Will Dean, Lisa Jewell,Tim Johnston, Alma Katsu, Jessica Knoll, Mary Kubica, Danya Kukafka, Clare Lesley Hall, Peter Heller, Dennis Lehane, Attica Locke, Jess Lourey, Claire Mackintosh, Charlotte McConaghy, Celeste Ng, Alex North, Maggie O’Farrell, Tom Perrotta, Tracey Sierra, Peter Swanson, Lisa Unger, PJ Vernon, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Ruth Ware, Laura Zigman.