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Laura gravitates toward the gorgeously written, the weirdly idiosyncratic, and the refreshingly unexpected. The common threads in the diverse range of projects she represents are conflicted, dynamic characters; a fresh, strong voice; an unusual point of view; and vivid world-building. She loves works that draw on literary traditions and reimagine them as something completely, captivatingly new. She has a special fondness for books that play with commercial tropes, but give them surprising emotional depth. Her sweet spot in the market is literary voice and commercial conception.
She'd love to find fiction in all categories with an intriguing, thoughtful, feminist sensibility. She’s seeking speculative fiction, fantasies, and thrillers that use underrepresented traditions, histories, or cultures as the basis for their world-building. She looks for street cred and authenticity—whether of trade-craft, investigative technique, historical or geographical setting, culture, or psychology. She’s fascinated with hidden worlds and secret knowledge.
Some TV favorites are EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO, BODY GUARD, and THE OLD MAN, and she’d love to find fiction with a similar vibe. Having lived in Japan on and off for four years, she would also love to find a novel having anything to do with Japan or Japanese culture—in any category, like TOKYO EVER AFTER, by Emiko Jean (YA), and FAULT LINES, by Emily Etani (adult).
Laura is only interested in author—illustrator works in the graphic novel space. At this time she is most interested in acquiring YA, YA crossover and NA, and Adult projects.
Please note: Laura does not accept queries through email. She is closed to picture book queries at this time, with the exception of referrals.
She'd love to find fiction in all categories with an intriguing, thoughtful, feminist sensibility. She’s seeking speculative fiction, fantasies, and thrillers that use underrepresented traditions, histories, or cultures as the basis for their world-building. She looks for street cred and authenticity—whether of trade-craft, investigative technique, historical or geographical setting, culture, or psychology. She’s fascinated with hidden worlds and secret knowledge.
Some TV favorites are EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO, BODY GUARD, and THE OLD MAN, and she’d love to find fiction with a similar vibe. Having lived in Japan on and off for four years, she would also love to find a novel having anything to do with Japan or Japanese culture—in any category, like TOKYO EVER AFTER, by Emiko Jean (YA), and FAULT LINES, by Emily Etani (adult).
Laura is only interested in author—illustrator works in the graphic novel space. At this time she is most interested in acquiring YA, YA crossover and NA, and Adult projects.
Please note: Laura does not accept queries through email. She is closed to picture book queries at this time, with the exception of referrals.
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To query Laura, please read and follow the submission guidelines on the Andrea Brown Literary Agency website. To submit your query, visit https://querymanager.com/query/LauraRennert. Laura is open to queries every month for two weeks, starting on the first Monday of the month.
Follow the directions on Query Manager to submit your query. If Laura is interested in reading more, she will request the full manuscript. For illustrators submitting art samples only (not dummies), please put "SEEKING ART REPRESENTATION" in lieu of a title. And "0" or "1" for Word Count. In the sample section, simply write "n/a." If you receive an offer from another agency, please let us know immediately, and we ask that you give us 2 weeks to review your submission once you've notified us of your offer. ABLA Guidelines Please do not query multiple ABLA agents simultaneously. Visit our agents' bio pages and select one agent to query. Should that agent decline your project, you may query another ABLA agent. There is no "agent limit", as long as the agents you are querying are open to submissions and represent the kind of work you write. |
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