Mason Rowlee

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From the Mason Rowlee Submission Guidelines:

Queries are accepted only through the submission form linked on his DeFiore agent page. Do not send unsolicited email queries in place of that form.

He only represents adult books. He is seeking innovative, boundary-pushing literary fiction, engrossing upmarket and commercial fiction, and nonfiction that amplifies traditionally underrepresented voices in publishing, and he is particularly interested in working with queer authors. He is not looking for children’s books (including YA, middle grade, early reader, or picture books), and he does not represent traditional SFF or romance.

DeFiore & Company Submission Guidelines

• The agency is currently accepting queries for both fiction and nonfiction titles.
• The agency does not represent original screenplays, teleplays, or theater plays.
• Electronic queries are accepted and preferred; any postal queries must include a SASE or an email address for response.
• Visit the Meet the Team page for each agent’s interests and query guidelines.
• You may query more than one DeFiore agent at once; if you do, please say so.
• Query with the one project that feels most polished and ready for publication.
• Fiction manuscripts should generally be completed before querying; nonfiction usually needs a proposal with sample material.
• A general query letter should include a brief summary of the novel or the scope of the nonfiction project, a short description of why you are writing it, any specific credentials, and the first five pages (fiction only)—unless an individual agent’s form instructs otherwise.
• The agency aims to respond to queries within four weeks; if you hear nothing within six weeks, the most likely scenario is that the project was not a fit, though you may try again if you followed the guidelines and suspect a lost communication.
• If you receive another offer of representation, email the agent you queried with the subject line “OFFER RECEIVED.”
• No DeFiore and Company literary agent will ask for money from prospective clients or charge a reading fee; contact info@defliterary.com if you believe you have been approached fraudulently.
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Mason Rowlee's Current Wishlist:

For adult fiction, he loves literary novels with genre elements (romance, fantasy, horror); explorations of LGBTQIA+ relationships, chosen families, and communities; expansive, big-hearted family sagas; unputdownable thrillers and horror novels with social commentary; coming-of-age adventures with small-town antics; and novels that embrace the absurd.

For adult nonfiction, he loves narrative nonfiction about inequity faced by marginalized communities; savvy pop culture reporting; biographies of obscure or underappreciated historical figures; well-researched, paradigm-shifting journalism; memoirs with strong, voice-driven writing; and disruptive self-help with a social justice component.

He is particularly interested in working with queer authors and in nonfiction that amplifies traditionally underrepresented voices in publishing.