Manuscript Consultations with Literary Agent Michelle Brower

August 18-29
Various times, as appointed (Mon. – Fri.).
All appointed times in EST.

15-minute manuscript consultations are limited to 22 people | $55
Online via Google Meet | Register to receive link

Genres Accepted: Literary fiction, book club fiction, upmarket women’s fiction, suspense/thriller, and speculative fiction.
Genres Not Accepted: Children’s (YA/picture book/middle grade), hard SFF, romance/erotica, memoir, and self-help.

Manuscript materials must be formatted in a single document as follows:

• A query letter or 1-page synopsis.

• The opening 10 pages of your manuscript.

• Formatting: Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, with page numbers.

• Include your name and email in the header of the document.

• Files must be in .DOC, .DOCX, or .PDF

Once you have registered online, please submit the following materials by 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 31, 2025.

SUBMIT MATERIALS

*Manuscript consultation fees are not reading fees and do not go to the agent; rather, they support the programs and initiatives of Miami Book Fair.

Michelle Brower has spent over fifteen years as an agent, first at Wendy Sherman Associates and most recently as a partner at Aevitas Creative Management. She co-founded Trellis Literary Management in 2021 in order to better serve and support her authors and create an agency with a lasting positive impact in the world of publishing. Her list spans the spectrum of literary and commercial fiction, from thought-provoking story collections to page-turning thrillers. She is primarily interested in work that focuses on storytelling and emotional connection, rather than formal experimentation, and believes that the best reading experience engages both the heart and the head. She is looking for book club novels (a commercial idea with a literary execution), literary fiction, literary suspense, genre fiction for a non-genre audience, and upmarket women’s fiction. In non-fiction, she is looking for a personal story that illuminates a greater subject. In all of these areas, she is looking to support underrepresented voices.Michelle is honored to work with books that have received a variety of accolades, including NY Times Bestsellers, National Book Award finalists, and Read with Jenna, Target, and Barnes and Noble book club selections. Her authors have received recognition from the Whiting Awards, the Rona Jaffe Foundation, MacDowell, the Steinbeck Fellow Program, the Sewanee Writers Conference as well as from many other organizations. Michelle received her Masters degree in British and American Literature from New York University. Originally from New Jersey, she now lives in Seattle with her family.