Stacey Graham is a Senior Literary Agent at 3 Seas Literary Agency who specializes in offbeat nonfiction, cozy and Gothic mysteries, romance (by referral), and graphic novels, with a sharp eye for humor, the macabre, and commercial quirkiness.
In brief
Graham's current agency page has significantly tightened and redirected her wishlist since older posts circulated — Romance is now referral-only, and several horror/YA subcategories from earlier wishlists are absent from her current page. Trust her current page over older fragments.
Her own creative background as a humor writer (she authored the *Zombie Tarot*) is the clearest taste signal available: she's drawn to work that treats dark or absurd subjects with wit and commercial savvy.
Nonfiction is her most actively stated priority category, with a notably expanded scope on her current page — adding cookbooks, lifestyle, and pets to the older how-to/antiques/crafts list — suggesting she is actively building this part of her list.
A public note from late December 2024 confirmed she was still closed but anticipating reopening, meaning her closed status may shift; writers should verify the live form before querying.
Graphic novels (YA and adult) appear on her current page as a discrete, welcome category — a signal writers sometimes miss because her horror/romance personality tends to dominate her public image.
Lately
Graham posted publicly that she was quietly hoping her query inbox would include a cheese-themed book when she reopened, joking she could sign editor pitches with a cheese pun — a lighthearted but real signal that she was still closed in late December 2024 and anticipating eventually reopening.
What Stacey is looking for
This is Graham's most openly prioritized category and the one she has expanded most recently. She wants topics that are fun, quirky, or genuinely fascinating, paired with strong commercial potential and a credible author platform. Her specific interests include how-to books, antiques, craft books, cookbooks, lifestyle, and pets. Her own background as a humor writer and her authorship of a novelty tarot deck signal that unusual formats and irreverent voices are genuinely welcome here — this is not a category she tolerates, it is one she leads with.
Graham's current page lists mystery and commercial fiction as active interests. Her subgenre preferences from wishlist notes skew toward amateur sleuth setups, whodunits, cozy mysteries, and Gothic-inflected mysteries. Southern Gothic in particular appears as a favored flavor. Work that blends atmosphere with accessible plotting will resonate more than hard-boiled or procedural approaches.
Graphic novels for both YA and adult audiences are explicitly listed on her current agency page. Submission requires a query plus a link to the artist's portfolio, making this a category that is meaningfully gated by finished or substantially developed visual work. Author-illustrators and illustration-ready projects are the intended audience here.
Humor is called out on her current page as a standalone interest, which is consistent with her personal creative output. This likely encompasses humorous nonfiction, comedic commercial fiction, and projects with a strong comedic voice rather than purely joke-format books. Her love of rom-coms and offbeat sensibility suggest character-driven humor over satire.
Pop culture appears on both her older wishlist and her current page, indicating staying power as an interest. Occult nonfiction — including tarot, astrology, witchcraft, and hauntings framed nonfictionally — is a noted subgenre preference. Given her own tarot publishing history, pitches in this space that combine research, voice, and commercial presentation are likely to land well.
Romance is now listed on her current agency page with a referral-only gate, meaning she is not accepting unsolicited romance queries from writers she has no prior relationship with. Writers who do not have a mutual connection or prior relationship with Graham should not query romance at this time. Her taste in the genre (contemporary, category, enemies-to-lovers, 'just one bed,' rom-com energy) is well-documented in older wishlist notes for context, but the referral gate is what matters for querying purposes.
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How to query Stacey
Graham is currently closed to queries — verify her live submission form before sending anything, as her December 2024 social post suggested reopening was anticipated but no date was given.
Romance is referral-only on her current agency page. Do not query romance unless you have a mutual connection — this is not a standard open category for her.
For fiction, she asks for a query letter (250–300 words), a synopsis, and the first two chapters as a.doc or.docx file. Name your file clearly: LASTNAME-TITLE-Partial.
Her query letter standard is specific: address the stakes, the world, the main characters, and — critically — why readers will be emotionally invested in your protagonist's journey. Lead with the hook.
For nonfiction, submit a query plus a full book proposal. Her profile notes she has published guidance on building a book proposal — find it through her agency page. Platform is explicitly important to her for nonfiction; address yours directly.
For graphic novels, submit a query and a link to your portfolio. Have substantial visual work ready — this category is portfolio-gated.
Her own taste is a genuine guide: she is a humor writer who loves dark, offbeat, and commercially clever work. If your pitch can convey that the premise is both genuinely funny and commercially packaged, you are speaking her language.
She notes she teaches workshops and takes critique meetings — if you have worked with her in that capacity, a brief mention in your query bio is appropriate context.
Include a brief professional bio with writing credits. For nonfiction, add relevant professional affiliations.
Do not send sci-fi, high fantasy, memoir, poetry, screenplays, vampire fiction, or time travel — these are explicitly outside her interests.