Laurie-Maude Chenard represents clients in both fiction and nonfiction. She gravitates toward unique, voice-driven stories by writers from historically underrepresented communities, exploring themes of identity (and its fluidity), race, culture, gender, and sexuality. She loves books that confront and engage with gray areas and offers a fresh and nuanced perspective. She’s drawn to contemporary literary and upmarket fiction with multifaceted characters navigating strong internal conflicts and complex relationships. She has a particular interest in coming-of-age stories, as well as psychological and speculative novels that blend wit and humor with emotional depth. Books she loves include AMERICANAH by Chimimanda Ngozie Adichie, TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin, MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar, and THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman. For nonfiction, Laurie-Maude is interested in deeply personal memoirs that grapple with larger issues such as CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner, KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller, IN THE DREAM HOUSE by Carmen María Machado, and THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion. She’s also looking for narrative nonfiction and big idea books that get to the root of human behavior and help explain sociological trends and cultural phenomena in the realm of art, fashion, technology, health, work, and urbanism. One of her recent favorites is MONSTERS by Claire Dederer. Born in China and raised in Québec and Massachusetts, Laurie-Maude studied Culture and Politics and Global Business at Georgetown University. After graduating, she worked briefly in advertising before joining UTA in 2021. She now lives in New York. In her free time, you can find her getting into street photography, roaming Prospect Park for the perfect sunny spot, and trying to turn any day into one spent by the ocean. Submission Guidelines Submissions should be emailed to laurie-maude.chenard@ Submissions should be emailed to la ****************** @ **********.
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The word “Query (MS Wishlist)” in the subject line along with your the title of the book and your name A brief synopsis Your bio The first thirty (30) pages from your novel or book proposal Unfortunately, due to the volume of submissions, I am only able to respond to queries if interested. Vital Info laurie-maude.chenard@ Linkedin Website Agent
Fiction
BIPOC Literature, Bookclub, Contemporary, LGBTQ, Literary, Magical Realism, Speculative
Non-Fiction
Art, Feminism and women\'s issues, Journalism, Memoir, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science
Favorite sub-genres
"Big Idea/Think", Adult, Asian American Literature, Asian Diaspora, BIPOC, Complicated Relationships, Diverse Protagonists, Essay collections, Family Drama, Female Friendships, Found Families, Intersectionality, Issue-Driven, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Multigenerational, Multiple POV, Multiple Timelines, Popular Science/Psychology, Social Justice, Social Sciences, Speculative Fiction, Underrepresented Voices, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, book club fiction, character-focused stories, coming of age, contemporary, narrative non-fiction I’d like the next… Gabrielle Zevin, Kaveh Akbar, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Celeste Ng, Elif Batuman, Ruth Ozeki, Michelle Zauner, or Hua Hsu. My favorites include… AMERICANAH by Chimimanda Ngozie Adichie TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar THE IDIOT by Elif Batuman A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING by Ruth Ozeki THE GOD OF THE WOODS by Liz Moore CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller IN THE DREAM HOUSE by Carmen María Machado THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING by Joan Didion MONSTERS by Claire Dederer