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Allegra Martschenko *On bluesky
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Allegra Martschenko *On bluesky
@AllegraMartsch
- I dunno how to properly articulate the agony of reading a book knowing you're going to offer on it by like page 80 and then having to hold yourself together and make yourself finish the rest of the book like a reasonable person before doing so
- one day you're a bb agent worried no one's gonna query you and the next day you're in the middle of closing deals on 4 books simultaneously, announcing 3 more, and trying to be normal about it all
- ✨I'm now an SFF agent @ladderbirdlit & open to queries! Super excited to join such an amazing team— I look forward to connecting w/editors in Jan !! While I remain at UPC acquiring nonfic, I always knew I'd get back into the world of SFF someday. 😊 Read on for a #MSWL threadOh my! We've done it again and hired an incredible talent to join our team! Find out more about the delightful @AllegraMartsch at ladderbird.com/allegra-martsc…
- Yesterday was my 2 year agent anniversary!! In 2024: *Made 13 offers, signed 5 clients, 2 still pending *Closed 11 new deals *Had 2 books publish (with 2 book boxes!) *Every client I signed in 2023 now has a book deal 🥳 2025 will see SIX client books publish! 📖It's 2 days to my 1 year anniversary as an agent, and in 2023 I: *Made 9 offers, signed 7 clients *Took 9 books on sub (clients writing in multiple genres/age groups) *Sold 4 (including 1 in a preempt, 1 at auction, and 1 that went from submission to offer in 15 days)
- hehe I passed on one of my clients in spring of 2023 as a bb agent because I wasn't confident I could sell the book...was still thinking about them 8 months later so I emailed them out of the blue asking if it was still available and I could offer rep. Anyways we sold it 🥰
- first two books I took on sub as an agent are now out in the world LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO
- It's 2 days to my 1 year anniversary as an agent, and in 2023 I: *Made 9 offers, signed 7 clients *Took 9 books on sub (clients writing in multiple genres/age groups) *Sold 4 (including 1 in a preempt, 1 at auction, and 1 that went from submission to offer in 15 days)BRAG ABOUT SOMETHING YOU’RE PROUD OF ACCOMPLISHING IN 2023 ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
- ✨Hello!✨ I'm Allegra. I acquire for the University Press of Colorado. I'd love to see your books in: - Archaeology (SW, Meso, Near East) - Anthropology - Environmental Justice - Environmental Humanities #academictwitter #archaeology #anthropology #environmentaljustice #MSWL
- COVER REVEAL FOR MY KEEN KNIFEEE!!! I always love the chance to update my header. A villainous new YA Macbeth retelling set in a fictionalized Portugal, MY KEEN KNIFE releases this October 🗡️ and follows a teenager ready to kill her way to the crown.
- how many people are not querying me because my listed genre of "speculative fiction" is confusing them....I am beginning to become alarmed at the questions I'm getting....if your book has a hint of ANYTHING magical/fantastical/sci-fi-y I am open to it pls
- Announcing a debut deal for my very first client ever, now that's a good day Hati's exploration of climate justice & extractive industries in the Global South feels extra powerful these days. I can't wait for everyone to join @Zoranne_ + @bindery_books & fall in love next year!
- hello my sweet querying writers, if you address me as "Ms" in your query I'm not holding it against you, just as I will not hold it against you if your query is addressed to the wrong person entirely. That'd be silly ☺️ You're welcome to just say "Dear Allegra" & skip the fuss
- I'm instituting a new #query rule: if you ever query me with a prologue 4+ pages long as your sample & I pass, you can query me again using your first chapter instead, no questions asked I might pass again but I think prologue writing is really hard & I hate judging people on it
