Shania Soler

Hello! It's wonderful to meet you. I'm Shania, a current MA in English at the University of Maine and the assistant to Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency. However, I'm currently building my list to become a proper agent in the future. My main areas of interest are NA, YA, and MG in the following genres: fantasy, contemporary romance, thriller, horror, and supernatural. Aspects I looking for in every submission: - Complex characters - Uplifting friendships - Dynamic/Witty dialogue - Kickass female portagonists (Celaena Sardothian from TOG, Sloane from B&B, Auren from the Gold Plated Prisoner series, Violet from Fourth Wing, Adeline or Sibby from Haunting Adeline) What I would love to see in a manuscript: - LGBTQ relationship (like Simon Snow and Baz) - Spin on a cliche (Like the meet-cute but with a darker turn similar to Butcher & Blackbird) - Fairytale retellings - Mythological retellings that we haven't seen yet like African myths, Norse myths, Asian myths OR characters that we haven't seen much of such as Rumplestiltskin or King Midas - Neurodivergant characters - Characters with disabilities - BIPOC characters Tropes I love: - Enemies-to-lovers - One bed - Fake marriage - Found family - Opposites attract - Secret identity - Fake relationship - Dark secret - Emotional Scars Other things/genres I wouldn't say no to: - Fluffy feel good romances like Levi and Cath from Fangirl - Historical Fiction with fantasy elements like Kingdom of the Wicked - Historical Fiction that does a spin on gender norms like Stalking Jack the Ripper - Light Fantasy/Magical Realism in everyday settings like Ninth House (Dark setting, complex characters, slow burn and all!)