A literary representative advocates for the author and their works across multiple media forms and helps them to build a writing career. Melanie Ostell has many years experience in the Australian book publishing industry across a range of roles including bookseller, editor, publisher, educator and now as literary agent.

Please scroll through the slideshow above to get a clearer idea of our interests, but please note we’re highly selective about titles for younger readers and do not accept submissions for poetry, plays, expansive fantasy or Mind, Body, Spirit titles. You can send a query via the Contacts page.

NON-FICTION

  • arts
  • biography and memoir
  • environment
  • history
  • natural history
  • politics
  • science & technology
  • sport

FICTION

  • literary
  • high-quality commercial
  • crime/thriller
  • occasional middle grade and YA