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The Ki Agency is a boutique literary and scriptwriting agency with a focus on genre fiction. If you are considering sending us your work, please follow the guidelines set out here. We process a huge volume of queries on a rolling basis so queries that come in other formats may not be looked at.
You can find more information on our individual taste and what we’re interested in on our profiles below. Please note that the agency does not cover poetry - or any projects created using AI tools. Miriam is the only agent working on children's books. We ask that you submit to one agent only, as we will refer manuscripts internally when they might be more suitable to a colleague.
We consider revise and resubmits (R&Rs) to be invitation only, especially if the agent in question is currently closed to unsolicited queries. While we are happy to look at future manuscripts, we ask that you take the time to work on a new story and hone your craft before re-querying. We reserve the right not to respond to queries that do not follow the guidelines stated here.
Meg is currently open to queries. She accepts submissions from screenwriters and authors. For film, TV or theatre, she likes to receive the full script in PDF format. For books, please send a full synopsis and the first three chapters / first 50 pages as a Word document or PDF. She exclusively accepts submissions via email and asks that you tell her a little about yourself in the covering email.
Fabienne is currently closed to queries and accepts authors only when open.
Helen is currently open to queries. She handles author queries via QueryTracker. Please send her the first ten pages, your query letter (and synopsis, if applicable) using https://querytracker.net/query/HelenLane. To make querying more accessible she does not require personalisation in the letter or a synopsis. But if you have one already, please include it in your query.
Miriam is currently closed to queries. More information on how to submit to them soon.
Meg’s work for her clients is informed by her involvement behind the scenes, previously as co-Chair of the Dramatists’ section of the PMA, on the management board of Public Lending Right, and as the external examiner for the MA in Scriptwriting course at Sheffield Hallam. She is currently Chair of the Writers’ Organisations Advisory Group, and has also served on the committee of the Association of Authors’ Agents.
Meg is happy to consider scripts in all genres, and books in some genres, especially genre fiction. Not a good bet for fiction that might be considered to be wearing a cardigan, or which is narrated by an animal.
Fabienne has come to agenting after working across the publishing industry in scouting, editorial and audio. Before publishing, she was a medieval historian, playing with an entirely different sort of manuscript for a living.
For the last few years, they ran the reviews side of Grimdark Magazine, building strong relationships across markets in genre fiction and helping the review team grow as writers. Having worked in audiobook acquisition for the German market, she is very familiar with the broader European markets. She is especially keen to champion books that have strong appeal internationally and to help authors consider the commercial side of editing their manuscript.
Fabienne loves strong voices and atmosphere, stories that have something to say about the world in both fiction and non-fiction. Their sweet spot is books that combine strong commercial appeal with a sense of social criticism - for example Lee Mandelo, Nicola Griffith, P. Djèlí Clark, Ryka Aoki or Tracy Deonn. Read more about their manuscript wishlist here.
Fabienne represents adult and YA science fiction, fantasy, horror and related genres, as well as serious non-fiction in the broad history space. She is not a great fit for memoir, women's fiction or very spicy stories.
Helen Lane joined the Ki Agency in 2025, previously having worked at a US agency. She is also a developmental editor.
She has a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia and a postgrad qualification in Acoustics. She lives in London with her family and the world’s naughtiest cocker spaniel.
Helen represents Adult (and select YA) genre fiction. She is presently ONLY open to Adult Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Romantasy, Fantasy Romance.
She enjoys almost all romance tropes and loves dark romance, but consent is important. She DOES NOT want to read about affairs or abuse in any genre. (Her husband likes her to add here that this is nothing to do with him, she just doesn’t like sad stories). She is drawn to high heat romances, but loves everything from Sarah Hawley to Lillian Lark to Patricia Briggs to Nalini Singh. Read more about Helen’s general manuscript wishlist here.
Please note that there have been attempts to impersonate Helen online, selling editing and agenting services. Please reach out on the below email if you are unsure you're speaking to Helen herself.
Born and raised in Italy, Miriam Cortinovis (they/she) moved to Chicago as a teenager and has since earned a BA in Creative Writing and an MA in Writing & Publishing from DePaul University. After more than a year agenting at ArtHouse Literary (USA), they joined the amazing team at the Ki Agency in 2025,continuing to expand and support their list in everything and anything speculative.
When not engrossed in a client’s book, Miriam enjoys playing video games with their partner and scheming on Dungeons & Dragons with her friends. Their MSWL is inspired by all of these passions on top of their non-binary, bisexual,and chronically ill identity.
Miriam defines themself an omnivore in regard to Science Fiction and Fantasy, never turning down an original unique piece with a strong voice—so never say never! That being said, a speculative element is required, even if abstract/literary. Miriam also enjoys representing most age targets, from Middle Grade and up to Young Adult (for which they also accept contemporary works without a speculative element) and Adult. To browse a visual MSWL you can visit this Instagram post, while for a more detailed one you can follow this link.
Miriam is not a fit for literary fiction, adult contemporary, non-fiction of any kind, historical fiction without a significant speculative lens, picture books and chapter books.
Please note that there have been attempts to impersonate Miriam online, selling editing and agenting services. Please reach out on the below email if you are unsure you're speaking to Miriam.
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