Ms. Hannah Andrade
Bradford Literary Agency
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Hannah Andrade
Bradford Literary Agency
- Website:
- www.bradfordlit.com/
- Twitter (X):
- @hhandrade93
- AALA Member:
- No
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Chick Lit
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
Family Saga
Fantasy
• Fantasy, Contemporary/Urban
• Fantasy, Magical Realism
Graphic Novel
Historical
Middle Grade
• Middle Grade, Contemporary
• Middle Grade, Fantasy
• Middle Grade, Historical
• Middle Grade, Literary
• Middle Grade, Mystery
• Middle Grade, Science Fiction
Mystery
New Adult
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
• Young Adult, Contemporary
• Young Adult, Fantasy
• Young Adult, Historical
• Young Adult, Literary
• Young Adult, Mystery
• Young Adult, Paranormal
• Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
• Young Adult, Romance
• Young Adult, Science Fiction
Non-Fiction
History
Journalism
Juvenile/Graphic
Multicultural
Narrative
True Adventure/Crime
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Known Clients (current & past)
Jules Clark
Author Comments
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empie
05/01/2024 08:38 PM
Hi @airbeareri, just to add some context. An agent is useful to the industry as a liaison between two professionals - the author and the editor (and for all downstream professionals, working partners, etc etc). Tightening up a manuscript is a LOT of work, and they need to come at that project with a passion and a vision of where that book might fit in the market. There's a lot of moving parts there.
At the end of the day, they need to set their own rules and guidelines, and a lot of them choose word count. If an author expects them to "tighten" a manuscript by upwards of 5-10% of original length, then how can the agent be expected to have both the passion and the vision to make a full request at the start, when all they see is the high word count?
Agents are humans, some will balk at high word counts, a few might not. Great resource for you to check out is Print Run Podcast. Hosted by agents, aimed at educating authors on the ins and outs of publishing. Really helped me at the start as well.
Good luck!! You've got this, don't let the industry affect your love of the craft :)
At the end of the day, they need to set their own rules and guidelines, and a lot of them choose word count. If an author expects them to "tighten" a manuscript by upwards of 5-10% of original length, then how can the agent be expected to have both the passion and the vision to make a full request at the start, when all they see is the high word count?
Agents are humans, some will balk at high word counts, a few might not. Great resource for you to check out is Print Run Podcast. Hosted by agents, aimed at educating authors on the ins and outs of publishing. Really helped me at the start as well.
Good luck!! You've got this, don't let the industry affect your love of the craft :)
airbeareri
04/30/2024 03:10 PM
Thanks @lucyamclaren and @RD1981 - I guess I'm a bit confused on the publishing process. I was under the impression that agents would help set you up with editors and would work WITH you to get your manuscript to be perfectly tight, especially if the only issue is length. If the only thing an agent does is send the manuscript as-is to a publisher, why wouldn't we just self publish...? Getting a note back solely about the length just makes me feel like she saw the word count and then immediately rejected without looking at the query, you know? I definitely knew going in that my word count is high and that it would be an uphill battle to get it taken on, but when nearly ALL of the most popular books in the genre are all even longer (regardless of them being by established authors), it just seems like a weird thing to specifically disqualify a pitch for... But anyway! Got a few full requests from other agents so I'm curious to see if the length makes them nervous when they reply lol. Thank you both for your thoughtful replies! I'm such a newbie to this world...
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
04/24/2024 08:43 PM
Profile Update: Closed to queries.
RD1981
04/18/2024 08:37 PM
The books on the market with limits above and beyond tend to be from previously published authors. Once an author has an established sales record with previous published works, they tend to be a bit more open as far as word count limits. For example, George R.R. Martins' first novel in the Song of Ice and Fire series (A Game of Thrones) was nearly 300k words, but he had already established himself with standalones and other novels/short stories going as far back as the mid 1970's.
As frustrating as it is, unless you're going to go the self-publishing route, where word count isn't as much as a concern, when it comes to publishing a novel that exceeds the standard word count limits, you need to get your foot in the door before opening it wider.
As frustrating as it is, unless you're going to go the self-publishing route, where word count isn't as much as a concern, when it comes to publishing a novel that exceeds the standard word count limits, you need to get your foot in the door before opening it wider.
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 04/24/2024 - Closed to queries.
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4/16/2024 Notif of Offer of Rep
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4/26/2024 Thoughtful Pass
Cozy, queer romantasy