Agentopia: Marisa A. Corvisiero

BIO

Marisa A. Corvisiero is the founder of the Corvisiero Literary Agency and their Senior Literary Agent. During the few years prior to starting her own agency, Marisa worked with the L. Perkins Agency, where she learned invaluable lessons and made a name for herself in the industry. She is also a Literary Consultant at Literary Powerhouse Consulting and Attorney. Marisa has over ten years of legal experience in New York City.

WISHLIST

Marisa seeks creative stories with well developed plots and rich characters with unique voices. She will consider Romance, Thrillers, Adventure, Paranormal, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and any combination thereof. She will also consider the same genres for Young Adults and Middle Grade readers. In non-fiction, she enjoys out of box and high concept spiritual, self-improvement, parenting, science, business, and pop-culture.

HOW TO QUERY

Please e-mail your Query letter with the five pages of your complete and polished manuscript as an attachment, and a 1-2 page synopsis to query@corvisieroagency.com. If your work is non-fiction, then you should include a proposal instead of the synopsis. All sample pages must be properly formatted into 1 inch margins, double-spaced lines, Times New Roman black font size 12.

For tips and discussions on what she looks for in Query letters and Submissions, please take a look at Marisa's blog at Thoughts From A Literary Agent.