Mariah Stovall is an agent at Trellis Literary Management, which she joined upon its founding in 2021. She previously worked at the agencies Howland Literary and Writers House and the publishers Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Gallery Books. She represents literary and upmarket fiction and narrative nonfiction. Across genres, she gravitates toward outsiders and stylish, inventive storytelling. Her clients' work has been recognized by the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Lambda Literary Awards, the Latino Book Awards, the PEN America Literary Awards, and more.
Examples of books she currently represents:
TL;DR by Erica Brozovsky (forthcoming)
Desperate Bodies by Lydia Mathis
They Dream in Gold by Mai Sennaar
Mariah is looking for:
I'm always looking for voice-driven manuscripts that surprise me in some way, whether in form, content, perspective, or some combination thereof. In fiction, I'm particularly excited about ambitious, non-minimalist stories, as well as characters in their thirties and beyond.
Mariah is not looking for:
In fiction, I'm not currently interested in stories about young creatives in major U.S. cities, or allegorical horror. In nonfiction, I'm not currently interested in memoirs, or books about AI, climate change, or social media.
Learn more at trellisliterary.com
Mariah Stovall is an agent at Trellis Literary Management, which she joined upon its founding in 2021. She previously worked at the agencies Howland Literary and Writers House and the publishers Farrar, Straus & Giroux and Gallery Books. She represents literary and upmarket fiction and narrative nonfiction. Across genres, she gravitates toward outsiders and stylish, inventive storytelling. Her clients' work has been recognized by the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Lambda Literary Awards, the Latino Book Awards, the PEN America Literary Awards, and more.
Examples of books she currently represents:
TL;DR by Erica Brozovsky (forthcoming)
Desperate Bodies by Lydia Mathis
They Dream in Gold by Mai Sennaar
Mariah is looking for:
I'm always looking for voice-driven manuscripts that surprise me in some way, whether in form, content, perspective, or some combination thereof. In fiction, I'm particularly excited about ambitious, non-minimalist stories, as well as characters in their thirties and beyond.
Mariah is not looking for:
In fiction, I'm not currently interested in stories about young creatives in major U.S. cities, or allegorical horror. In nonfiction, I'm not currently interested in memoirs, or books about AI, climate change, or social media.
Learn more at trellisliterary.com
