Claire Draper
Azantian Literary Agency
Claire Draper started wanting to work in and around books in high school, when they fell hardcore in love with reading and writing after a friend took them to see Twilight. They spent all their time (and savings) at Borders and the local library and on fanfic.net after that. While studying Queer Diversity in Children’s Literature at New York University’s Gallatin, they interned at Rare Bird Lit, InkWell Management, and the Children’s Book Council. After graduating, Claire spent a fantastic (if albeit short-lived) two weeks working as a bookseller for The Strand, before ending up at InkWell Management as a receptionist and agent assistant in 2016. And then early 2019, they moved to the Bent Agency to start expanding their list with a collection of very queer books for kids of all ages, including graphic novels, picture books, middle grade, and young adult. And then later extended their list to cover all their interests with books for adults by returning to their favorites with romance novels, memoir, and specialty nonfiction. They joined the Azantian Literary Agency in 2023, and are thrilled to always see beautiful manuscripts make their way to a bookshelf. They live in New York City with their partner, two sneaky cats who teach each other bad habits, and too many plants to count. They are often found with either gardening gloves, sewing shears, or some other house craft.
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Please submit to one agent at Azantian Literary Agency at a time with a maximum of two agents per work. By submitting a query to me, you are agreeing to address me as Claire or Mx. Draper, and agreeing that if your work is fictional, it will NOT contain the following as an on page scene or it will be considered an automatic pass: Suicide ideation Eating disorders Sexual assault Gratuitous violence Mass shootings Please do not send an exclusive query. Queries are meant to be shared with multiple agencies, however only query one agent at our agency at a time. I only accept queries through Query Manager, so please only submit here. It is my goal to respond to every query. If you don’t receive a response within four weeks, please feel free to follow up on your query or to query another agent at my agency. If I am is interested in your work, I will respond with instructions for sending the rest of your material. If I do request material from you, I ask that you check back with me before accepting representation elsewhere to give me time to review. My response time for full manuscripts is typically within 8 weeks, though can be longer. Please review my wishlist on my website to ensure that I am the best agent for your work. I am grateful for all queries and submissions, and thank you for considering me in your querying process.