Mary C. Moore is a Bay Area–based senior agent at Aevitas Creative Management whose intersectional feminist sensibility and former career as a field biologist and zookeeper drive her toward layered, world-expanding SFF, upmarket fiction, and books starring characters living at the margins.
In brief
Her sales record is dominated by SFF — particularly epic fantasy and speculative fiction by women of color — with C.L. Clark (a six-title Magic of the Lost series plus tie-in novels) and Kylie Lee Baker (nine titles confirmed) as anchor clients, revealing deep, long-term relationships and strong commercial muscle in that space.
Despite her wishlist naming a wide range of categories, her confirmed deals skew heavily toward SFF and genre-adjacent speculative fiction; writers in those categories have the clearest evidence she can place and champion their work.
Her roster shows a consistent pattern of multi-book, series-length commitments — she is not a one-book agent, and her agency page explicitly states she prefers to build long-term partnerships.
Kylie Lee Baker's *Japanese Gothic* is a USA Today bestseller and C.L. Clark's *The Unbroken* received a Nebula nomination — concrete proof she has both commercial and critical reach in adult SFF.
Her submission form was directly observed as CLOSED on 2025-10-31; writers must verify the live form before querying.
Lately
Her agency biography currently highlights upmarket fiction with light speculative elements and SFF with fresh worlds and nuanced themes as her primary areas of focus — a more distilled framing than her older, broader wishlist.
What Mary is looking for
This is her stated top priority right now. She wants deeply satisfying upmarket fiction that generates real discussion — the kind of novel a book club could argue about for hours. A thread of speculative possibility woven through otherwise grounded literary fiction is a strong plus. Think culturally rich, emotionally layered, and thematically resonant. Her touchstones include *Educated* by Tara Westover and *Bluebird, Bluebird* by Attica Locke.
Her sales record makes this her single strongest category. She wants fresh worlds and nuanced themes, not paint-by-numbers secondary world fantasy. She is drawn to SFF that crosses over to a wider literary readership — ambitious, idea-driven work that doesn't sacrifice accessibility. Female-centric epic fantasy and speculative fiction with feminist underpinnings are a particular sweet spot. Her deal history strongly supports pitching adult SFF here.
She welcomes YA from writers who bring a genuinely distinct perspective on adolescence — not the familiar beats of teen experience, but something that illuminates what it actually feels like to grow up in a specific place, culture, or circumstance. Given her roster, YA with speculative or fantasy elements from diverse voices is the strongest fit. She has sold multiple YA titles by Kylie Lee Baker.
She gravitates toward whimsical, warmhearted MG that feels magical without sacrificing emotional depth. Stories centered on children who don't fit neatly into their worlds — outsiders, misfits, kids with complicated family lives — resonate with her personal history. She has sold MG titles including work by Van Hoang and Donna L. Washington.
She is drawn to mysteries and thrillers built around unconventional protagonists — characters who exist outside the mainstream. Ensemble casts and twisty, puzzle-box plotting excite her. She has named atmospheric, literary crime fiction as a touchstone, and appreciates mysteries that double as social commentary.
She lists women's fiction and romance as categories she seeks, and her roster's fantasy titles often carry strong romantic throughlines. Cozy or warmly funny romance with genuine emotional stakes fits her sensibility — she has cited *Legends and Lattes* as a touchstone. Feminist underpinning and cultural specificity will stand out to her.
Her agency page lists her as representing fiction primarily, but her wishlist notes interest in narrative nonfiction in the vein of *Educated*. She is most likely to respond to nonfiction with a strong personal or cultural lens, rigorous research, and literary prose. Query selectively here — her confirmed deal record is fiction-heavy.
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How to query Mary
Her form was observed closed in late October 2025 — check the live status before doing anything else; submitting to a closed form wastes your query.
She explicitly states that unsolicited email queries are deleted without being read. The submission form is the only acceptable path.
Lead with the feminist or cultural lens of your work — her own words make clear this is the unifying thread she looks for across all genres. If your book has one, surface it early.
Multicultural specificity and bilingual or bicultural experience carry real weight with her; if your story inhabits that world authentically, say so plainly in the query.
She has built her client list on long-term partnerships with authors who work across multiple books and sometimes multiple genres. If you have series potential or a vision beyond a single book, note it — she responds to writers, not just manuscripts.
Her roster is almost entirely fiction; if you are querying nonfiction, make an especially strong case for why your project fits her sensibility and be prepared for a higher bar.
She says her taste is eclectic and explicitly invites writers who are unsure to query anyway — do not talk yourself out of submitting on the grounds of category alone, as long as there is a genuine feminist or culturally expansive hook.
Genre tie-in work (media franchise novels) appears on her roster, so if you have a project in that space and a relationship with a licensor, that is not outside her range.