Reiko Davis is an active literary agent at DeFiore and Company, currently open to submissions across various genres.
About Reiko Davis
Reiko Davis joined DeFiore and Company in 2016 after four years at Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency. She represents adult and children’s books, with clients including Shannon Sanders, Devi S. Laskar, Genevieve Plunkett, and Lucy Jane Bledsoe. Her adult list centers on literary and upmarket fiction and narrative nonfiction.
Davis is interested in historical and contemporary novels, family sagas, literary crime and suspense, and stories with speculative or magical elements grounded in realistic settings. Her nonfiction interests include investigative journalism, history, cultural criticism, and socially focused true crime. She also seeks middle grade fiction and nonfiction, particularly work that engages with meaningful questions and emotional truths.
She is not currently seeking young adult or picture books.
Reiko Davis — Literary Agent
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Submission Details for Reiko Davis
Email reiko@defliterary.com with “Query” and the project title in the subject line. Include a brief project description and relevant biography. For fiction, paste the first 15 pages into the email body; do not send attachments.
DeFiore allows queries to multiple agents at the agency simultaneously if you disclose that fact. It aims to respond within four weeks; after six weeks without a reply, a pass is the most likely outcome.
The agency does not represent original screenplays, teleplays, or stage plays.
Hints
Reiko Davis is not currently looking for YA or picture books. She does not represent genre category science fiction/fantasy, horror, romance, or practical nonfiction with a prescriptive bent.