An editorially minded agent at Bradford Literary Agency building a list across middle grade, YA, and adult, with a deep pull toward multicultural identity, non-Western myth and folklore, and BIPOC and underrepresented voices.
In brief
Andrade works MG, YA, and adult fiction plus select nonfiction, and identifies as an editorial agent who has worked with bestselling authors across genres.
The throughline is multicultural identity and heritage — immigration stories (not only American ones), first- and second-generation experiences, and fantasy rooted in non-Western culture, folklore, and legend.
Taste runs dark but hopeful: high-stakes, high-feeling, voice-driven stories with atmospheric worldbuilding, found family, retellings, and a light at the end.
There are firm topic limits — Andrade flags themselves as a poor fit for work centered on suicide, eating disorders, or drug addiction.
Lately
Andrade noted being behind on reading while caring for a family member through surgery and recovery, and said they would reopen to queries on February 1 — wanting to clear waiting submissions before taking new ones.
What Hannah is looking for
A clear priority. Andrade is drawn to fantasy grounded in myth, legend, and folklore that is lesser-known or underrepresented — Slavic demons, the Chinese diyu, Pacific Island tattoo magic, spooky Japanese kabuki and bunraku, or a story that reads like a K-drama. Across YA they want dark, transporting fantasy with expansive worldbuilding and atmospheric settings.
Stories exploring the intricacies of multicultural identity, immigration (explicitly not limited to America), and first- or second-generation characters caught between their country's values and their parents' culture and heritage. As a Mexican-American, Andrade especially wants the stories they grew up with reimagined in fresh ways, and prioritizes joyful stories where identity is present but not the whole point.
MG with macabre elements and dark humor, quirky voices, and dysfunctional or unconventional families. Andrade loves found family (bonus points when it's found through crime), retellings and spin-offs of classic lit and fairy tales, plus ghosts, riddles, puzzles, and whimsy.
Strong, active protagonists and voice-driven stories that break out of their genre's usual tropes. Andrade wants high-stakes, high-feels reads — work unafraid of darkness as long as hope survives — and is partial to friendship-breakup arcs and bittersweet endings that leave a few questions unanswered.
Adult work spanning the same instincts — romantasy, SFF, mystery, thriller, women's fiction, and romance — carried by voice, feeling, and immersive worldbuilding.
A narrow door: narrative-forward nonfiction that demystifies everyday life and occurrences, and investigative true crime built on a strong narrative hook.
Not the right fit
Taste fingerprint
How to query Hannah
Lead with the cultural or mythic roots of your story — non-Western folklore and multicultural identity are squarely in Andrade's bullseye.
Make it high-stakes and high-feeling; Andrade wants to feel what they're reading, so put the emotion and the voice up front.
Signal atmosphere and worldbuilding, especially for darker YA fantasy.
If your book leans on found family, a retelling or fairy-tale spin, dark humor, or puzzles and ghosts, name it — these are stated loves.
Steer clear if your core subject is suicide, eating disorders, or drug addiction; Andrade has said they're not the right fit.
Confirm the query window is open before submitting, since Andrade has paused and reopened in the past.