Rebecca Lommers is a junior literary agent at Katie Reed Literary Agency — a musician-turned-MFA candidate with a developmental editor's instincts — who is building her fiction list across adult, young adult, and middle grade.
In brief
Lommers is a genuinely early-career agent: she interned with Katie Reed for two full years before being promoted to junior agent, which means she is actively building her list from scratch — high upside for debut authors willing to grow with her.
Her academic background is entirely in creative writing and editing (a BA in English: Creative Writing with an Editing and Publishing Certificate, plus an in-progress MFA in Fiction), signaling a manuscript-level reader who will engage deeply with the text itself.
No public deal record is available yet, so there is no sales history to mine for publisher relationships or category patterns — writers should weight her stated wishlist and editorial sensibility heavily when deciding whether to query.
Her own submission form was observed closed as of early August 2026; writers must verify current status before querying.
She grew up writing fantasy but now gravitates toward cross-genre work, a detail she volunteers about herself — suggesting she may respond especially well to manuscripts that resist easy categorization.
Lately
A June 2026 agent spotlight confirmed Lommers's promotion from two-year intern to junior agent at Katie Reed Literary Agency, establishing her as actively building a new list in adult, YA, and MG fiction.
What Rebecca is looking for
Lommers is open to adult fiction broadly, with no publicly stated sub-genre restrictions. Given her cross-genre creative practice and fantasy upbringing, character-driven work that blends genres is likely to catch her attention. No confirmed adult deals on record yet, so her precise taste within adult fiction is still emerging.
YA is explicitly listed as a target category. Her background in genre-crossing and her MFA focus on fiction suggest she will be receptive to YA that has genuine literary ambition alongside commercial appeal.
Middle grade rounds out her stated list. No confirmed MG sales are on record, so writers should present projects that clearly signal strong voice and a defined readership.
Not the right fit
Taste fingerprint
How to query Rebecca
Confirm the submission portal has reopened before querying — it was closed as of August 2026, and submitting to a closed form is wasted effort.
Lean into any cross-genre or genre-blending elements in your query letter; Lommers has explicitly identified this as her own creative direction and it likely shapes what excites her as a reader.
Emphasize voice and character interiority — her MFA is in fiction and she describes developmental editing as a passion, which signals she reads closely at the sentence and structural level, not just for plot.
Because she has no public deal record yet, she is a strong candidate for debut authors; frame your query around the manuscript's potential rather than your existing platform.
She can also be pitched in person at Writing Day Workshops conference events — she was spotlighted through that network in 2026, suggesting she participates in their pitch sessions.
Keep your genre classification precise; if your book genuinely crosses categories, name both and briefly explain how rather than forcing it into one box.