Mindi St. Peter
BAM Management
My Manuscript Wish List®
CLOSED TO QUERIES UNTIL I DIG MYSELF OUT FROM UNDER A PILE OF MANUSCRIPTS – CHECK BACK IN SPRING OF 2025!
I am the senior literary agent and manager for BAMbooks, the literary division of BAM Management, which is a talent management company. We work with actors, authors, and filmmakers. Our favorite thing to do is to see an author’s work make it to the big screen, as we work with you every step of the way, from getting the book published, the screenplay written and the film made. At this time, we primarily work with authors who want to simply get their stories into reader’s hearts and hands. Please check my list of desired genres before you send. I do not want psychological thrillers or WWII fiction – the market is saturated with these.
Fun facts about me:
I have two teen daughters and a bonus daughter – my poor husband is screwed
I have a bearded dragon named Thomas
My favorite thing to do is read whilst floating on a raft in my backyard pool
I have lived in four countries and seven states
I play with Legos, cooking and cross-stitching, and I love Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and anything Marvel.
I spend all of October watching horror movies and reading scary stuff. I revel in it. Do not bother me in October. LOL
I read most the queries in December and during the summer months. Sorry – that’s just when I seem to have more time to read. Most of my authors come through referrals from other authors, but I have been known to pick up a few authors through Writer’s Day Workshops, as well.
Submission Guidelines
Please send first three chapters and proposal through Query Tracker. Make sure the book falls under my requested genres. All others will be deleted.
Please do not send anything you have already independently or self-published – I will look it up and if it is already out there, I will delete your email and stamp my foot at you.
I am a slowpoke. Give me 4-6 months before you start prompting me. I want to give every author the best chance and my full attention. Thank you.
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
1800s+ historical, Adult Horror, Adult Rom Com, Adult Romantasy, Amish Romance, Biography & Memoir, Book Club, Chick Lit, Chicklit, Commercial Women's Fiction, Commercial YA, Commercial adult fiction, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary YA, Contemporary Young Adult, Cozy Mystery, Cozy mysteries, Fairytale Retellings, Family Drama, Fiction Picture Books, Film & Theater & TV, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels (for all ages), Historical Fiction, Historical RomCom, Horror Comedy, Literary Fiction, Literary Horror, Literary Middle Grade, Literary YA, Literary YA & MG, Literary YA/MG, Magical Realism, Magical Realism YA, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Adventure, Middle Grade Contemporary, Middle Grade Fantasy, Middle Grade Graphic Novels, Middle Grade Horror, Middle Grade Humor, Middle Grade Mystery, Middle grade magical realism, Monsters, Mythology, Paranormal Horror, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal Thriller, Pop Culture, RomCom, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Drama, Southern Literary, Subernatural Horror, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Upmarket Women's Fiction, Upmarket YA, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Contemporary Romance with layers, YA Rom-Coms, YA Romance, YA horror, YA rom com, YA/MG graphic novel, Young Adult, action-packed graphic novels, award-winners!, beach reads, book club fiction, celebrity, children's graphic novels, comedy, commercial middle grade, commerical women's fiction, contemporary MG, contemporary middle grade, family saga, horror, read-alouds, realistic fiction, romantasy, romantic New Adult, slow burn romance, upmarket/book club with female protagonist
I’d like the next…
Crescent City, Black Dagger Brotherhood, Harry Potter, The House in the Cerulean Sea, Where the Red Fern Grows, Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret, The Giving Tree, A Child Called “It”, Miss Nelson is Missing, The Napping House, Dead Until Dark, , Outlander, The Lorax, All Souls trilogy, Christmas romances, etc.
Remember the Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark series?? I want a refresh on that. Somebody out there please write me some middle grade horror. There is a market for it. Think grades 4-7.
My favorites include…
Outlander (book and show), The Vampire Diaries, Titanic, Supernatural, The Lightning Thief, Wonder. Anything written by: Rick Riordan, Stephen King, R. J. Palacio, John Green, Jodi Picoult, Diana Gabaldon, Mary Kay Andrews, Jim Butcher, Janet Evanovich, J.R. Ward, Charlaine Harris, Shel Silverstein, Rainbow Rowell, Judy Blume, or Jenny Lawson
