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!
Fun facts about me:
He is the world’s biggest Hertha BSC fan.
Dennis Wilson, Lana Del Rey, George Michael, Nile Rodgers, Billie Eilish and The Beach Boys are his favorite musical artists.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to uwe@triadaus.com
To submit, please use his Query Manager/UStender. Unsolicited queries sent to his email address will be deleted unread.
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, Children's and Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction, 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, Cross-genre, 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 Noir, 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, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Thriller, Series Romance, Steamy RomComs, Suspense, Tech Thrillers, Thriller, Thrillers, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Upmarket YA, Whodunit, 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, dark academia, dark fantasy, diverse and own voices, domestic thrillers, enemies to lovers, erotic romance, friendship stories, historical mystery, horror, literary mystery, literary suspense, locked room, love stories, narrative non-fiction, nonfiction, rom-coms, romantasy, romantic New Adult, romantic fantasy, romantic suspense/mystery, slow burn romance, sweet romance
I’d like the next…
Uwe has a broad interest in both fiction and non-fiction, seeking compelling works across genres.
In adult non-fiction, he particularly seeks narrative nonfiction, popular science, and pop culture, with favorites including A Place for Everything, The Jazz Men, Playing Through the Whistle, Algo Speak, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
In adult fiction, he loves suspense, thrillers, and mysteries, enjoying works such as Discipline), the Reacher series—especially Tripwire and Persuader—as well as the Maarten S. Sneijder series, the Bosch series -especially The Last Coyote and The Black Ice-All the Sinners Bleed, and The Guest List. He is also eager for more adult romance, with a particular fondness for the Maxton Hall series, Say You’ll Remember Me and One Day. His “guilty pleasure” is anything by Ivy Smoak. He would love to find a thriller with hot romance.
In contemporary YA fiction, he looks for romance, rom coms, boarding school settings, and thrillers with a hint of horror, referencing favorites like The Statistical Probability of Falling in Love at First Sight, Everything We Never Said, Ace of Spades, and Truly Devious. In YA fantasy, he is captivated by titles like Scythe, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, and These Deadly Prophecies. He also has a keen interest in YA Graphic Novels, listing The Fox Maidens, The Magic Fish, and Pumpkinheads among his top reads.
My favorites include…
The Reacher Series
The Bosch Series
The Guest List
Maxton Hall
CROOKS
UNTAMED
UNFAMILIAR
THE NIGHT AGENT
CINEMA PARADISO
L A CONFIDENTIAL
THE DEPARTED
EXTRACTION
ROAD HOUSE (2024)
