Miriam Cortinovis
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission route
- QueryTracker
- Response time
- Not stated
- Last checked
- 2 days ago
About
Miriam is an agent at Ki Agency who represents speculative fiction across age groups.
They were born and raised in Italy before moving to Chicago as a teenager. Miriam holds a BA in Creative Writing and an MA in Writing & Publishing from DePaul University. They agented for more than a year at ArtHouse Literary in the USA before joining Ki Agency in 2025.
Genres
Looking for
- Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adult
- contemporary works without a speculative element
- kidlit (young adult/middle grade) and adult cozy/low science fiction and fantasy
Not looking for
- literary fiction
- adult contemporary
- non-fiction of any kind
- historical fiction without a significant speculative lens
- picture books
- chapter books
Agency submission guidelines
Submit to one agent only, as manuscripts may be referred internally to a colleague. The agency does not cover poetry or any projects created using AI tools. Queries submitted in other formats may not be looked at. Fabienne: Submit your query letter, synopsis and first fifty pages using https://querytracker.net/query/fabienneschwizer/. Helen: Submit the first ten pages, a query letter and synopsis, using https://querytracker.net/query/HelenLane. Please do not email your query to her unless requested as this will be deleted. Miriam: Submit your first 10 pages, letter, and synopsis using https://QueryTracker.net/query/miriamc.
Agency AI policy
They do not accept submissions created using AI tools.
Links
- Websiteki-agency.co.uk/about-us
- Submissionski-agency.co.uk/about-us
- QueryTrackerquerytracker.net/query/miriamc
- Wish listmanuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/miriam-cortinovis
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