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Tanera Simons

Greenstone Literary Ltd

Submission status
Closed
Submission route
Email
Response time
Aims to reply within 10 weeks
Last checked
7 days ago

About

Tanera is a director and literary agent at Greenstone Literary, representing commercial fiction.

She has worked in publishing for ten years, including seven as a literary agent, before co-founding Greenstone Literary with Laura Heathfield. Her authors are based in both the US and the UK, and their work has been adapted for television and film. She was named Agent of the Year at the 2025 Romantic Novelists' Association Awards.

Genres

Historical FictionPsychological SuspenseRomanceRomantic FantasyThrillerWomen's Fiction

Looking for

  • commercial fiction across a wide range of genres, including rom-com, love stories, historical fiction, book club, romantic fantasy, and female-driven narratives with a darker edge
  • very clear hooks and a pitch that can be easily summarised and leave readers wanting more
  • stand-out, memorable characters whose journeys readers can't help but invest in
  • bold, dramatic twists, cul-de-sac friendships and heartbreaks, and shocking secrets
  • the depiction of female friendships
  • rom-com with a fresh take on existing tropes, highlighting modern themes and issues in a historical setting, or subverting the expected when it comes to character
  • diverse writers in the rom-com space
  • an epic love story that spans and/or transcends place or time
  • a love story with a strong sense of place, where the setting plays a central role
  • domestic suspense, thriller, and psychological drama, particularly female-driven novels focused on characters, dynamics, and psychology rather than police procedural
  • historical fiction that centres on character and plot
  • present/past fiction in the style of Lucinda Riley's Seven Sisters series, focusing on family across time and generations
  • family explored in a more sinister way, focusing on themes of obsession, secrets, and wealth
  • Woman's Fiction

Agency submission guidelines

Submissions are made via the agency's online submissions form; email submissions are discouraged as they take longer to process. Submit to one agent only, not to all agents simultaneously (material is shared internally between agents as appropriate). What to send: a query letter (including a short author bio, elevator pitch and blurb, comparative titles, and relevant information such as previous publications or simultaneous submissions), a synopsis (a detailed overview including spoilers), and a manuscript sample of the opening three chapters or 50 pages, whichever is longer. Formatting: files should be Word documents or PDFs only; no other format is accepted. If the 50-page sample ends mid-chapter or mid-sentence, it should be trimmed to end just before or after the cut-off. Not accepted: screenplays, picture books, children's books, young adult or Middle Grade.

Links

Clients include

  • Beth O’Leary
  • Sally Page
  • Mandy Baggot
  • Sophie White
  • Tammye Huf

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