Full Agent Profile: Sara Megibow



NAME

Sara Megibow

AGENCY
 KT Literary
AAR MEMBER
Yes
EMAIL
AGENCY WEB SITE
http://www.ktliterary.com



FICTION GENRES
 Science Fiction | Fantasy | Romance | Young Adult | Middle Grade
NONFICTION GENRES

CURRENT STATUS
  • This agent accepts queries
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    SPECIAL INTERESTS
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    SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
    • Yes, I am open to Queries!
    • My email address for submissions is: saraquery@ktliterary.com
    • Please email a query letter and the first 10 pages of your manuscript in the body of that email. Include your author website if you have one (it's not a deal-breaker if you don't).
    • I represent authors who write MG, YA, romance and SF/F for the adult market. A manuscript must be 100% complete and never previously published. Otherwise, I love absolutely all sub-genres and am particularly looking for BIPOC and queer voices and authors from historically marginalized backgrounds. No, you do not have to self-identify in a query.
    • All queries receive a response and general turn around time is 2-4 weeks.

    FACTS/TIDBITS
    EDUCATION
    • Northwestern University
    • BA in Women's Studies
    • BA in Gender Studies
    • BA in American History


    NEW DEALS
    		 Fiction | Romance
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's THE PAIRING, in which two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to an international hookup competition to prove they're over each other, to Vicki Lame at St. Martin's Griffin, in an exclusive submission, for publication in August 2024, by Sara Megibow at kt literary (world English). TV/Film: Mary Pender-Coplan of UTA Rights: hannah@ktliterary.com

    Fiction | Fantasy
    New York Times bestselling author Jaleigh Johnson's DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE FALLBACKS: BOUND FOR RUIN, to Alex Davis at Random House Worlds, for publication in March 2024, by Sara Megibow at kt literary (world).

    Non-Fiction
    2023 recipients of the Beloved Community Youth Influencer Award from the King Center Christina Ellis, Renee Ellis, Edha Gupta, Ben Hodge, Patricia A. Jackson, and Olivia Pituch's FIGHTING CENSORSHIP, sharing talking points they've used over two years in dozens of successful protests against book banning as well as personal stories from their journey on the front lines of fighting censorship, to Shaina Olmanson at Lerner Publishing, for publication in fall 2024, by Sara Megibow and Mary Pender-Coplan at kt literary on behalf of UTA (world). Audio rights simultaneously to Kim Budnick at Tantor.

    PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
    New York Times bestseller RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston
    Author:   Casey McQuiston
    Genres:   Romance
    Publisher:   St. Martin's Griffin/ Macmillan
    A big-hearted romantic comedy in which the First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends... First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides?namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. Alex is busy enough handling his mother’s bloodthirsty opponents and his own political ambitions without an uptight royal slowing him down. But beneath Henry’s Prince Charming veneer, there’s a soft-hearted eccentric with a dry sense of humor and more than one ghost haunting him. As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. And Henry throws everything into question for Alex, an impulsive, charming guy who thought he knew everything: What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?
    New York Times bestseller VESPERTINE by Margaret Rogerson
    Author:   Margaret Rogerson
    Genres:   Young Adult
    Publisher:   Margaret K McElderry Books/ Simon & Schuster
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Sorcery of Thorns and An Enchantment of Ravens comes a thrilling new YA fantasy about a teen girl with mythic abilities who must defend her world against restless spirits of the dead. The dead of Loraille do not rest. Artemisia is training to be a Gray Sister, a nun who cleanses the bodies of the deceased so that their souls can pass on; otherwise, they will rise as spirits with a ravenous hunger for the living. She would rather deal with the dead than the living, who trade whispers about her scarred hands and troubled past. When her convent is attacked by possessed soldiers, Artemisia defends it by awakening an ancient spirit bound to a saint’s relic. It is a revenant, a malevolent being that threatens to possess her the moment she drops her guard. Wielding its extraordinary power almost consumes her—but death has come to Loraille, and only a vespertine, a priestess trained to wield a high relic, has any chance of stopping it. With all knowledge of vespertines lost to time, Artemisia turns to the last remaining expert for help: the revenant itself. As she unravels a sinister mystery of saints, secrets, and dark magic, her bond with the revenant grows. And when a hidden evil begins to surface, she discovers that facing this enemy might require her to betray everything she has been taught to believe—if the revenant doesn’t betray her first.
    BLACK SUN by New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse
    Author:   Rebecca Roanhorse
    Genres:   Fantasy
    Publisher:   Saga/ Simon & Schuster
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world. Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man’s mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless, the passenger, Serapio, is a young man, blind, scarred, and cloaked in destiny. As Xiala well knows, when a man is described as harmless, he usually ends up being a villain. Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created an epic adventure exploring the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and the struggle of individuals swimming against the confines of society and their broken pasts in the most original series debut of the decade.
    INSTINCT by New York Times bestselling author Jason M. Hough
    Author:   Jason M. Hough
    Genres:   Thrillers/Suspense
    Publisher:   Skybound/ Simon & Schuster
    Twin Peaks meets Blake Crouch as an overwhelmed police officer struggles to save her small, isolated mountain town after a series of seemingly unrelated violent incidents and senseless deaths in this twisting, atmospheric thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dire Earth Cycle. Welcome to Silvertown. Population: 602 (for now). Officer Mary Whittaker has yet to be fully welcomed by the residents of this tiny, quirky mountain town which seems to be home to more conspiracy theories than any other place in America. But with the chief of police on leave, she is left alone to confront a series of abnormal incidents—strange even by Silvertown standards. A teenager dies tragically after eating obviously poisonous mushrooms from his lawn. A hiker found dead on a trail, smiling serenely after being mauled by a bear. A normally doting mother leaving her toddler twins behind without noticing. Other residents seem to have lost all sense of self-preservation as they walk out in front of Mary’s moving cruiser or sit placidly in the middle of a sharp bend in a mountain road. It’s almost as if the townsfolk are losing their survival instincts, one by one. As she digs deeper into her investigation and uncovers a larger conspiracy lurking below the surface of Silvertown, Officer Whittaker finds herself on the brink of falling prey to whatever has possessed the town and she must distinguish the truth from paranoia-fueled lies before she ends up losing her own instincts…and her life.
    YES & I LOVE YOU by New York Times bestselling author Roni Loren
    Author:   Roni Loren
    Genres:   Romance
    Publisher:   Sourcebooks
    A beautifully emotional new contemporary romance from New York Times and USA Today bestseller Roni Loren Everyone knows Miz Poppy, the vibrant reviewer whose commentary brightens the New Orleans nightlife. But no one knows Hollyn, the real face behind the media star...or the fear that keeps her isolated. When her boss tells her she needs to add video to her blog or lose her job, she's forced to rely on an unexpected source to help her face her fears. When aspiring actor Jasper Deares finds out the shy woman who orders coffee every day is actually Miz Poppy, he realizes he has a golden opportunity to get the media attention his acting career needs. All he has to do is help Hollyn come out of her shell...and through their growing connection, finally find her voice.
    THE MANY HALF-LIVED LIVES OF SAM SYLVESTER by Maya MacGregor
    Author:   Maya MacGregor
    Genres:   Young Adult
    Publisher:   Astra Young Readers
    In this queer contemporary YA mystery, a nonbinary teen with autism realizes they must not only solve a 30-year-old mystery but also face the demons lurking in their past in order to live a satisfying life. Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives—of kids who died before they turned nineteen. Sam was almost one of those kids. Now, as Sam’s own nineteenth birthday approaches, their recent near-death experience haunts them. They’re certain they don’t have much time left. . . . Yet Sam's life seems to be on the upswing after meeting several new friends and a potential love interest in Shep, their next-door neighbor. Yet the past keeps roaring back—in Sam’s memories and in the form of a thirty-year-old suspicious death that took place in Sam’s new home. Sam can’t resist trying to find out more about the kid who died and who now seems to guide their investigation. When Sam starts receiving threatening notes, they know they’re on the path to uncovering a murderer. But are they also approaching their own end? The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester explores healing in the aftermath of trauma and the joy in living a full life.


    SWASHBUCKLERS by Dan Hanks
    Author:   Dan Hanks
    Genres:   Fantasy
    Publisher:   Angry Robot
    When Cisco Collins returns to his home town thirty years after saving it from being swallowed by a hell mouth opened by an ancient pirate ghost, he realises that being a childhood hero isn't like it was in the movies. Especially when nobody remembers the heroic bits – even the friends who once fought alongside him. Struggling with single parenting and treated as bit of a joke, Cisco isn't really in the Christmas spirit like everyone else. A fact that's made worse by the tendrils of the pirate's powers creeping back into our world and people beginning to die in bizarre ways. With the help of a talking fox, an enchanted forest, a long-lost friend haunting his dreams, and some 80s video game consoles turned into weapons, Cisco must now convince his friends to once again help him save the day. Yet they quickly discover that being a ghostbusting hero is so much easier when you don't have schools runs, parent evenings, and nativity plays to attend. And even in the middle of a supernatural battle, you always need to bring snacks and wipes...



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