Hannah O’Grady

St. Martin's Press / Minotaur Books

My Manuscript Wish List®

I’m an Editor acquiring for St. Martin’s Press and Minotaur Books. Within the mystery genre, much of my list consists of contemporary cozies with smart, curious protagonists, clever conceits, and a good dash of humor. I’m also eager for darker or more traditional mysteries, especially those that challenge ideas around criminal justice, and feature characters and authors from communities and backgrounds that are underrepresented in the genre. Please send me your queer mysteries!

On the St. Martin’s side, I am primarily interested in adult narrative nonfiction, especially untold stories from history, environmental science, racial justice, LGBTQ+ authors, and investigative journalism. Nonfiction that reads like fiction is absolutely a plus. I also edit select, plot-driven literary and upmarket fiction. Across all genres, socially-conscious writing and work that highlights marginalized voices is of particular interest.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to hannah.ogrady@stmartins.com.

At this time, I am only accepting agented submissions.

Vital Info

hannah.ogrady@stmartins.com

@hannogrady

Website

Editor

Fiction:

Crime, General, LGBTQ, Literary, Mystery, Thriller

Non-Fiction:

Biography, History, Journalism, LGBTQ, Memoir, Pop Culture, Science

I’d like the next…

My favorites include…

There There by Tommy Orange; Circe by Madeline Miller; The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett; When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole; Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters; When Brooklyn Was Queer by Hugh Ryan; She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey; One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston; Val McDermid’s Lindsay Gordon series; anything by Tana French