Painted Fire Literary Agency
We are a ground-breaking literary agency that represents fiction writers of multiple genres. Working with a team of consulting partners in media, marketing, performance, and sales, our agency ensures our writers have all of the tools they need to achieve full success with their brands and careers.
What We're Looking For
“In one word, what defines fantastic fiction narrative? Consequences. Consequences give structure. And stories with cohesive and creative structures, true to each writer’s background and voice, stand the test of time beyond the trendy topics and gimmicks of the day. I especially love psychologically complex characters. I’m looking for distinctive and compassionate voices who are telling organically unexpected stories in a wide variety of styles and genres. Surprise me."
At the top of my wishlist right now: I have a soft spot for smart and elevated romcoms. I'm especially excited by upmarket and genre-defying works across categories, including but not limited to SF/fantasy, mystery/suspense/thriller, paranormal, historical fiction, cross-cultural, and contemporary general fiction. I also love literary fiction, and am most drawn to projects with timely thematics and precisely-drawn characters.
Elisa Moles
Literary AgentAbout
Overview
Painted Fire is a literary agency that represents writers to publishers, with a team of consulting partners in media, marketing, performing, and book sales to aid writers in the development of their brand and careers.
Mission
To promote talented storytellers and their stories and showcase the value of the arts to transform society; to build a new community of writers and audiences in order to reinvigorate emotional/financial investment in the arts; and to provide writers with the necessary community, platform, support, and resources they need to focus on their writing, produce their best work, and reach the widest audience.
Ethics
At the forefront of our mission is the promotion of writers and their work. Once signed, writers do not pay for any services that we provide (including editing or consultations and development). However, agent may recommend but not require third-party copy-editing, marketing, or personal development resources. Literary agent follows the AALA (formerly the AAR) canon of ethics
