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Query Allegra at Ladderbird

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—REFER TO ME IN YOUR QUERY SALUTATION AS "ALLEGRA" and avoid using a gendered title, my pronouns are they/them!
—Please read more about my #mswl here: allegramartschenko.com/agent
—I am only open to novel-length speculative fiction in the Adult, Crossover, and YA space. ****"Speculative" includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, or ANY genre with some sort of magical bend to it.*****
—I only represent marginalized writers

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