Ashley Lopez is an active literary agent at Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents, open to submissions.
Represents: Literary fiction, book club fiction, grounded speculative, horror, thrillers, narrative nonfiction, practical nonfiction, poetry, YA
About Ashley Lopez
Ashley Lopez is a literary agent at Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents, where she represents literary and book club fiction, grounded speculative fiction, horror, thrillers, narrative and practical nonfiction, select poetry, and young adult projects.
She joined MMQA in 2025 after serving as Director of Foreign Rights and an agent at WLA Books. Lopez holds an MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College and brings more than a decade of publishing and international-rights experience to her work with authors.
Lopez is particularly drawn to writers with a strong point of view, an eye for language, and stories built around memorable characters and meaningful stakes. Her interests include horror, literary fiction with a commercial hook, realistic female and queer friendship stories, complex family narratives, investigative reportage, and books that recover overlooked or erased cultural experiences.
Ashley Lopez
Submission Address
Submissions should be emailed to ashley@waxmanagency.com
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About Ashley Lopez:
Ashley Lopez joined the Waxman Literary Agency in 2015. She is a founder and the managing editor of Pigeon Pages Literary Journal. Ashley is looking for literary and young adult fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and cultural criticism. Most importantly she seeks authors with a strong point of view and an eye for language.
Submission Guidelines Details for Ashley Lopez
Ashley Lopez is an active literary agent at Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents, open to submissions, seeking literary and book club fiction, grounded speculative, horror, thrillers, narrative and practical nonfiction, as well as select poetry and YA.
She prefers email queries with the word 'query' and project title in the subject line, including the first 10 pages in the body of the email.