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What Kelly is looking for
Kelly is seeking young adult across all genres, including fantasy, dystopian, mystery/suspense, thriller, or light horror elements, and contemporary if it has a super strong hook. For adults, she’s seeking fantasy, romantasy, science fiction (including near-future), dystopian, urban fantasy, paranormal fantasy, cozy fantasy, cozy anything, mystery, thriller, suspense, genre mashups of all kinds, and rom-coms. Kelly is also selectively acquiring nonfiction on occult topics such as magick, witchcraft, tarot, and other esoteric topics and modalities. Generally her taste leans more commercial and propulsive, but she loves books that are deeply weird, contemplative, and quirky and a little bit li
Notable sales & clients
- The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan
- Radical Tarot by Charlie Claire Burgess
- Blood & Breath by Qurratulayn Muhammad
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Hear from Kelly: interviews & talks
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- 🎙 Meet our new agent Kelly Van Sant! — KT Literary Podcast (2020)
- 🎙 First Pages With Kelly Van Sant — The Manuscript Academy
- 🎙 #MSWL Live Agent Panel: T.S. Ferguson, Jenissa Graham, Kelly Van Sant & Claire Harris — Manuscript Wish List (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kelly van Sant open to queries right now?
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What genres does Kelly van Sant represent?
Kelly van Sant represents Romantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, Thriller, Mystery, Horror.
How do I query Kelly van Sant?
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