Uwe Stender
Triada US Literary Agency
My Manuscript Wish List®
My Manuscript Wish List® Items
Triada US President and Literary Agent Dr. Uwe Stender is a Full Member of the AALA (Association of American Literary Agents).
As an immigrant to the USA himself, he is always eager to bring projects from underrepresented voices into the world. So surprise him, his tastes are eclectic, and he may just love what you wrote!
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to uwe@triadaus.com
When querying Uwe, just include the query in the body of the email. Please, include any trigger warnings in the query.
Uwe is currently only able to respond to queries that he is interested in and request the manuscript, otherwise you will only receive an out of office message. Please, also check in your Spam and Promotion folders for Uwe’s response.
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
#ownvoices, AAPI Fantasy, AAPI Horror, Adult Horror, Adult Rom Com, Adult Romantasy, Amateur Sleuth Mysteries, Asian Horror, Author-Illustrator, BIPOC, BIPOC Fantasy, BIPOC Horror, BIPOC Mystery, Children's, Classic retellings with BIPOC characters, Commercial Women's Fiction, Commercial YA, Commercial adult fiction, Commercial and Literary, Contemporary Culture, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary YA, Contemporary Young Adult, Cozy Fantasy, Crime & Thriller, Crime Fiction, Detective, Domestic Suspense/Thriller, Fairytale Retellings, Fantasy Romance, Fantasy YA, Film/TV, Graphic Novels, High-concept YA, LGBTQ Contemporary, Latinx Fantasy, Latinx Horror, Literary Horror, Literary Thriller, Literary YA, Middle Grade Horror, Mysteries, Narrative Nonfiction, New Adult, Noir, Pop Culture, Pop Science, Popular Science/Psychology, Psychological Horror, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thrillers, Rom-com, RomCom, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Thriller, Suspense, Thriller, Thrillers, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Upmarket YA, YA, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Contemporary Romance with layers, YA Crossover, YA Fantasy, YA Historical Fantasy, YA Mystery, YA Rom-Coms, YA RomCom, YA Romance, YA Romantasy, YA Thrillers, YA horror, YA rom com, YA thriller/mystery, YA/MG graphic novel, Young Adult, beach reads, book club fiction, campus novel, celebrity, children's diversity, children's graphic novels, contemporary middle grade, crossover adult, crossover appeal, diverse and own voices, domestic thrillers, friendship stories, historical mystery, horror, literary mystery, literary suspense, locked room, narrative non-fiction, nonfiction, rom-coms, romantasy, romantic New Adult, romantic fantasy, sweet romance
I’d like the next…
He is interested in all kinds of non-fiction and fiction. In adult non-fiction, he would love to see more Narrative Nonfiction, Popular Science and Pop Culture. Some of his favorite books in this space include A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, THE JAZZ MEN, PLAYING THROUGH THE WHISTLE, THE GIRL IN THE VELVET SWING, and THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS.
In the adult fiction market, he is very interested in Suspense, Thrillers, and Mysteries. Some of the books he loves are CABARET MACABRE (A SPECTOR LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERY), The REACHER novels, especially TRIPWIRE and PURSUADER, any novel in the MAARTEN S. SNEIJDER series, ALL THE SINNERS BLEED, and THE GUEST LIST. He would also love to see more Romance. Some of the books he enjoys are all books in THE MAXTON HALL book series, and ONE DAY.
In contemporary YA fiction, he is primarily looking for everything Romance, Rom Com, Boarding School settings, Thriller, Friendship stories, OR a combination of those, plus a dash of horror. His favorite books include TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE, THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF FALLING IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, EVERYTHING WE NEVER SAID, ACE OF SPADES, and TRULY DEVIOUS. In YA fantasy, he likes books such as SCYTHE, THE GIRL WHO FELL BENEATH THE SEA, and THESE DEADLY PROPHESIES. He is also looking for YA Graphic Novels. THE FOX MAIDENS, THE MAGIC FISH, and PUMPKINHEADS are amongst his favorite reads.
