Ms. Alex Brown
Mad Woman Literary Agency
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General
Alex Brown
Mad Woman Literary Agency
CA
- Website:
- www.madwomanliterary.com
- Blog/Other:
- www.alexbrownwrites.com/
- Twitter (X):
- @gravity_fail09
- AALA Member:
- Yes (Visit Site)
Query Methods
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Action/Adventure
Children's
Commercial
Family Saga
Fantasy
• Fantasy, Contemporary/Urban
• Fantasy, Magical Realism
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Middle Grade
• Middle Grade, Fantasy
• Middle Grade, Historical
• Middle Grade, Literary
• Middle Grade, Mystery
• Middle Grade, Science Fiction
Multicultural
Mystery
New Adult
Offbeat/Quirky
Romance
• Romance, Comedy
• Romance, Paranormal
• Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Young Adult
• Young Adult, Contemporary
• Young Adult, Fantasy
• Young Adult, Historical
• Young Adult, Horror
• Young Adult, Literary
• Young Adult, Mystery
• Young Adult, Paranormal
• Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
• Young Adult, Romance
• Young Adult, Science Fiction
Non-Fiction
none
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Known Clients (current & past)
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Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
rjwebb
08/29/2025 08:10 PM
Queried 08/26/2025
Queer romantasy 65K
Queer romantasy 65K
AifosAbade
08/27/2025 05:43 AM
Q: 08/26/2025
Dark Fantasy, 95K
Dark Fantasy, 95K
thathollyking
08/26/2025 04:18 PM
Query submitted 7 November 2024
Full request 31 January 2025
Kind rejection 9 August 2025 ("Although there was a lot to love, unfortunately I don't have a clear vision for this project. However, even though this particular book wasn't a match for me, I'd absolutely love to see whatever you do next!")
75k adult sapphic fantasy romance
Full request 31 January 2025
Kind rejection 9 August 2025 ("Although there was a lot to love, unfortunately I don't have a clear vision for this project. However, even though this particular book wasn't a match for me, I'd absolutely love to see whatever you do next!")
75k adult sapphic fantasy romance
DonnaAndrus
08/06/2025 06:41 PM
Alex was my first submission request since I entered the trenches over a year ago. I submitted my MG fantasy in 02/25 and she sent me the rejection below 08/25. I was pleasantly surprised as I knew she was running behind on most submissions but I really liked her honesty and seems like a cool agent to work with. I take her response below as a compliment since after 100 queries sent-- all form rejections or crickets seems to be the tiring trend. I've been hearing in my critique groups that MG is a hard sell right now so I am working on a much shorter version. Good luck to All here. Alex seems like an agent with integrity.
Dear ______,
Thank you for sharing ______________ with me. Although there was a lot to love, unfortunately, I've been having a hard time placing middle grade lately, so I must regretfully step aside. If no one snaps this up, I'd love to see a query for your next project!
Best of luck with your publishing journey!
Warmly,
Alex Brown
Dear ______,
Thank you for sharing ______________ with me. Although there was a lot to love, unfortunately, I've been having a hard time placing middle grade lately, so I must regretfully step aside. If no one snaps this up, I'd love to see a query for your next project!
Best of luck with your publishing journey!
Warmly,
Alex Brown
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 01/11/2025 - Closed to queries.
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Full req/sent: 3/12/25
Revised sent: 8/30/25
Sci-Fi/LGBT 105K
I'd nearly shelved the project when the full request came through :) Fingers crossed for September!
Edit: It's a little disheartening checking the query timeline and seeing the brand new queries from this last month, a lot of which are getting responses right away. I'm assuming there's a pitch or referral event going on since she's currently closed to new queries. Hopefully we hear back soon!