Stuti Telidevara

I am interested in diverse storytellers, vivid, detailed worldbuilding across genre, standout voices, and fiction with a strong, high-concept hook. While I appreciate sharp prose, I’m primarily looking for pace and sense of voice that leans more commercial than literary, and I love to see a genre sensibility even in realistic, mainstream fiction. In general, I love historical inspirations, elements of horror in fantasy, dark academia, reincarnation, myth-inspired stories, a mystery plot, Gothic atmospheres, female rage, stories about the cost of magic, and books where the answers do not come easy. As an agent, I am editorially minded and detail-oriented, and eager to work with writers, particularly those underrepresented in publishing, who are ambitious and imaginative. 

My focus is adult and YA; while I do work on middle grade, I am extremely selective in that space. 

Please do scroll to the bottom of this page for genres I’m not interested in at this time. 

IN ADULT 

I’m looking for a wide array of adult genre fiction, including sff across fantasy, speculative, horror, dystopian, and select sci-fi, romance, and select suspense. 

In fantasy, my tastes are wide-ranging tonally, from epic and fast-paced like The Will of the Many, to lyrical but accessible like The Knight and the Moth and The Wolf and the Woodsman, to titles that could sit on book club lists like Once and Future Witches and The Familiar. No matter the subgenre, I’m looking for confident voices, detailed worldbuilding, and plots that escalate and surprise. 

Some more examples: Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang, The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel, House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson, The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson, The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, The Night Ends with Fire by K.X. Song, Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs, The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake, Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

In horror, I have a high threshold for gore and welcome books that interrogate the darkest parts of who we are and the monsters in our midst. I want stories that are nuanced, characters who are terrible, and plots that upend everything I thought I knew about what I was reading. A sense of the Gothic is always a plus. And on the totally opposite end of the spectrum, give me funny, campy horror in the vein of Rachel Harrison or Grady Hendrix. I am excited about romantic horror ranging from the decadent to the downright monstrous—everything from Crimson Peak to Bones and All to Jennifer’s Body.

Some examples: The Children by Melissa Albert, Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth, Chlorine by Jade Song, Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell, Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang, The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas, The Reformatory by Tananarive Due 

I love five-minutes-into-the-future sci-fi, or totally out-there space opera: either The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey and The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, or Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee and A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. I am hungry for dystopian stories that feel fresh and distinct, like Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe, and have something to say about our world. I’d love worlds with visually memorable aesthetics, as in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Anything with a light dash of the speculative is up my alley, from magical romance (more on that below) to the weird and uncategorizable a la We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry. I am especially eager for something in the vein of The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. Time loops and alternate universes a la Palm Springs or Everything Everywhere All At Once are always welcome. 

In romance, rom-com, and women’s fiction, I love a dash of magic like in Sangu Mandanna’s books, or the high-concept speculative hooks of Ashley Poston. All kinds of romantic fantasy is up my alley—I am looking for the standouts in this category. In contemporary, a strong, fresh hook is a must-have. I am a life-long sports fan and will embrace any sporty romances. I would love a historical romance that feels genuinely standout like The Duke by Anna Cowan, A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall, or (stretching the definition of romance a bit!) the fabulous Emma M. Lion series by Beth Brower. I have a soft spot for celebrity romance and books that tackle our pop cultural obsessions head on, and am looking for stories that do so in fresh new ways. Or ones that reinvent old ways—I would love a self-aware, tongue-in-cheek play on the silly, delightfully unrealistic Wattpad-and-fanfiction tropes of the 2010s. Big feelings and sweeping love stories are just as welcome as rom-coms. Dark romance with dubcon or noncon is not a good fit for me, but I’m open to a wide range of stories otherwise. 

Some more examples: The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta, Under Your Spell by Laura Wood, Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan, The Pairing by Casey McQuiston, Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert, First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison, A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin, Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia, The Takedown by Carlie Walker

In suspense, I’m looking for character-driven suspense with a strong sense of place, or pacy thrillers with an eye-catching hook. Con artists of all kinds are very much up my alley. And genre mashups are most welcome! I am not a good fit for action/adventure novels or plots centered on terrorism. 

Some examples: The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft, First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen, In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead, Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano, The Cloisters by Katy Hays 

IN YA 

As in adult, I’m interested in all kinds of fantasy, especially books featuring marginalized perspectives. In high fantasy I like detailed, immersive settings and clear, attention-grabbing hooks. I love a romantic subplot/romantasy, but I am equally excited by books where the focus is adventure and found family. In contemporary fantasy I love a gritty voice and funny, clever characters to remember. I’m looking for that transporting, escapist feeling even when a fantasy is set in our world—magic systems should feel rounded and, well, magical! Across fantasy subgenres, please send me stories influenced by mythology and history; I am especially eager for more South Asian fantasy. Again, I love all things Gothic. And send me dystopian, both magical/fantasy-influenced and otherwise. 

For example: Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue, The Girl With No Reflection by Keshe Chow, Fable at the End of the World by Ava Reid, Immortal Consequences by I. V. Marie, Little Thieves by Margaret Owen, Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, the Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix, The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner 

In mystery/thriller, the darker the better. In horror, I’m looking for groundbreaking stories centering marginalized characters, and want the guts and gore to feel earned (though I do love it). I’m especially looking for a thrilling, terrifying horror-romance combo. 

For example: Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew, Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington, Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drew, The Honeys by Ryan La Sala, Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White 

I am more selective with contemporary YA, but any story with a strong one-line pitch and lots of humor and heart will grab my attention. I’m excited about heartbreaking, sweeping romances, especially when they feature whip-smart characters. And I love a light dash of the speculative. 

For example: I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang, Fake Skating by Lynn Painter, XOXO by Axie Oh, 72 Hours with You by Darianne Schramm, I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

IN MG 

I’m more selective with middle grade, where I’m looking for fantasy, mystery, and adventure specifically with charm and complicated main characters—kids who are trying their best, and maybe stumbling a little along the way. I am not the best fit for quieter contemporary or historical MG with no other genre elements. 

What I’m not looking for: nonfiction; poetry; graphic novels; chapter books; picture books; literary fiction. 

Unsure if your project is for me? As long as it doesn’t fall into the categories I’m specifically not looking for, please feel free to query me anyway. I am very often pleasantly surprised by what’s in my inbox. 

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Submissions should be emailed to queries@parkfinebrower.com

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Please put “Stuti Telidevara” as well as the category and genre of your submission (i.e.: “Stuti Telidevara – YA Fantasy”) in the subject line of the email. Send your query letter and approximately the first 10 manuscript pages for MG/YA OR 25 pages for adult manuscripts to qu*****@************er.com in the body of the email. Please do not include any attachments.

Unfortunately, I am only able to respond to queries I am interested in reviewing.

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