Laura Bennett

…fantasy, supernatural, and dystopian. She loves diverse casts and complicated relationships. Stories that focus on realistic characters with strong voices are a definite hit, no matter how fantastical their worlds….

Meg Gaertner

…ways and that are essentially hard to define Racial and/or cultural diversity LGBTQIA+ (especially trans, bisexual, asexual youth) representation Neurodiversity Representation of physical disabilities, chronic illness, or mental health issues…

Samantha Fabien

I’m always on the lookout for original and diverse voices in commercial and high-concept fiction. Give me a book with all-or-nothing stakes that forces me to read it all in…

Hannah Andrade

About Hannah started as an agency assistant before moving on to acquire her own clients. She’s been with Bradford Literary Agency since 2017 and has had the privilege to work…

Michelle Hauck

…any humor) and is always excited to see stories with diverse underrepresented voices. Other traits she likes in a story are: Characters with lots of backstory that is revealed slowly,…

Deidra Purvis

I’m the acquiring editor for children and teen books at Free Spirit Publishing, an imprint dedicated to providing children and teens with the tools they need to think for themselves,…

Erin Niumata

Looking for commercial nonfiction, from prescriptive and practical to narrative and memoir, as well as a select list of fiction including mysteries, rom-coms, and commercial women’s fiction. Erin Niumata has…

Angela James

diversity across race, walks of life, physical challenges, ethnicity, and more. Diversity is wide ranging and we’ve always welcomed that in our submissions and our publications. Here’s only a few…

Natalie Obando

…old non-profit, the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA). She oversees all eleven chapters across the nation. As the first Latina president of the WNBA, her goal has been promoting diversity