Saritza Hernandez

Known as the first literary agent to represent marginalized creators in the digital publishing space, Saritza is a self-proclaimed geek who loves escaping into worlds and stories from all walks of life. Her love of great storytelling is what has driven her work in the publishing industry for the past 18 years and her passion for amplifying queer and BIPOC voices is what continues to drive her today. An avid romance and science-fiction reader, and strong advocate of the LGBTQ+ community, she enjoys fresh voices in YA and adult genre fiction. She specializes in romance and young adult fiction by and for diverse audiences. She also represents writers and illustrators for picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult (fiction and nonfiction) and is actively building her list in the following categories: • Adult fiction—romance, women’s fiction, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thriller, and horror. • Adult narrative nonfiction—cooking books (not cookbooks), parenting, humor, science, history, pop culture. • Young adult and middle grade fiction—contemporary/realistic fiction, romance, science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror. • Young adult and middle grade nonfiction—cookbooks, humor, queer narratives, queer history. • Graphic novels—adult, young adult, middle grade (including nonfiction). • Illustrators—picture book to adult categories