Monica Rodriguez

Context Literary Agency

My Manuscript Wish List®

I got into agenting with a mission to help uplift underrepresented voices in publishing, specifically within the Latinx community. If you identify as (but not limited to) a person of color (BIPOC), LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, or have a disability, please send your query my way!

Across all genres & age groups, I’d love to find:

Stories about identity, specifically first-gen stories or immigrant experiences.
Stories about self-love with coming-of-age themes. (I believe we are always coming-of-age, regardless of age!)
Stories about family relationships, messy/dysfunctional families or found families.
Stories about sibling relationships or cousin relationships, specifically navigating adult sibling relationships or cousin relationships with cultural differences. (i.e. first-gen themes)
Stories about travel, where the book is set outside the U.S. or even traveling to the U.S.
Stories with messy characters who are trying their best.
Stories with characters who are curious about therapy or where mental health is advocated for.
Stories about badass women doing badass things.
Stories about cultures that are rarely explored.

You can get a sense of the type of books I like to leisurely read on my bookstagram @findalovelybook.

Check out my recent sales and client books to get a feel of who I represent.

For more updated MSWL examples, visit my website.

Fun facts about me:

I am a Senior Agent and the Director of Brand Management at Context Literary.
I am also a first-gen, Mexican-American author who loves writing about self-love and family dynamics, and loves exploring identity. My writing online covers similar themes in movies & tv shows and my words have been published in HipLatina and LatinaMediaCo.
I host a self-love journey podcast called Find A Lovely Life.
I have a dog named Jude who is best described as Nana from Peter Pan.
If I had a super power, it would be to understand all languages, including the ability to talk to animals. (I’m currently bilingual, learned Spanish & English at the same time & I’ve been learning Italian, French and Portuguese! I also speak Jude.)

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to querymonica@contextlit.com

Please send a short description, short bio, and 5-10 pages of text pasted into the body of the email. I do not open attachments.

Guidelines & Details

Vital Info

@loveleemonicaa

@loveleemonicaa.bsky.social

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Fiction:

Action/Adventure, Children's, Commercial, Family Saga, General, Graphic Novel, Historical, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Adult, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Young Adult

Non-Fiction:

Cookbooks, Humor, Journalism, LGBTQ, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Travel

Favorite sub-genres:

Contemporary Romance, Feminism, Film/TV, Folklore, Gothic Horror, Humor, Magical Realism, Multicultural, Paranormal, Romantic Comedy, Self-help, Social Issues, Study Abroad Stories, Time Travel, Travel, contemporary

I’d like the next…

FICTION: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas, Maame by Jessica George

YOUNG ADULT: Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa, Loveless by Alice Oseman

MIDDLE GRADE: The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas, Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice by Anna Lapera

GRAPHIC NOVEL: ¡¡MANU!! by Kelly Fernandez, The New Girl by Cassandra Calin

NONFICTION: Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly, Byline by Cristi Hegranes

My favorites include…

TV: Mr. Robot, On My Block, What We Do In The Shadows, HANNA, Stranger Things, Alice in Borderland, American Horror Story, Harlem, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Station Eleven, With Love, Gentefied, Insecure, Reservation Dogs, Only Murders In The Building, Family Business, Lupin, Los Espookys, Fleabag, The Newsroom, The Crown, The Umbrella Academy, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sex Education, Ms. Marvel, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The White Lotus, Succession, Club de Cuervos

Films: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Holiday, Atomic Blonde, Knives Out, Luca, Mixtape, Inside Out, Parasite, Vampires vs the Bronx, Encanto, Lilo & Stitch, Spider-Man (all of them), The Eternals, If Beale Street Could Talk, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Terminal, Inception, Turning Red, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Florida Project, Eighth Grade, Past Lives

Books: Behold The Dreamers, The Nightingale, Atonement, Vampires of El Norte, Queenie, The Map of Salt and Stars, The Book Thief, Life of Pi, The Lost Children Archive, Outlander, Loveless, My Sister, the Serial Killer, The New Girl, The Magic Fish, Lightfall, Sheets