Rosecliff Literary is a boutique literary agency representing fiction and select nonfiction with an emphasis on strong voice, emotional resonance, compelling concepts, and long-term author careers. Founded by literary agent and author Jessica Berg, the agency takes an editorially involved approach to representation, working closely with clients on manuscript development, positioning, submission strategy, and career planning.
Rosecliff's agents represent a broad range of commercial and upmarket fiction, including romance, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, thriller, horror, speculative fiction, and literary fiction, as well as selected memoir, narrative nonfiction, journalism, cultural nonfiction, and other trade nonfiction. Submission interests vary by agent, and writers should review individual wishlists and query through the agent's designated submission link.
Rosecliff Agency Submission Guidelines
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Submission Guidelines Details for Rosecliff Agency
What We’re Craving, Always
We love books with bite, books with depth, books that refuse to be ignored. If your manuscript has sharp edges, high stakes, and a voice that won’t quit, we want to see it.
Fiction That Cuts Deep
We represent novels that pack an emotional punch and keep readers up past their bedtime. We’re drawn to immersive storytelling, high stakes, and characters who feel like real people (or, at the very least, real people we’d be obsessed with). Whatever the genre, we’re looking for books that don’t just entertain … they haunt, they thrill, they matter.
Books That Stay With You
Some books demand to be remembered. They burrow into your brain, steal your thoughts, and linger in your bones long after you’ve turned the last page. If your book does that? We want it.
Narrative Nonfiction & Memoir That Hooks Us
We’re here for the kind of nonfiction that makes us drop everything and start frantically Googling. We love deeply researched narrative nonfiction that uncovers hidden histories, challenges assumptions, or reframes the familiar in surprising ways. For memoir, we’re looking for voice-driven, experience-rich stories with a clear, compelling narrative arc—something only you could write.
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Market Type: Literary Agency
Web Address: https://www.rosecliffliterary.com/
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