Maggie Cooper
@frecklywench.bsky.social
lit agent at Aevitas 🏳️🌈🤓📚// writer, book gal, scone-lover // chapbook THE THEME PARK OF WOMEN’S BODIES from @bullcitypress.com // she/her // opinions mine // https://maggiecooper.carrd.co/
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Maggie Cooper
@frecklywench.bsky.social
· Nov 18
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hi, sky people! I'm a literary agent at Aevitas Creative, representing adult fiction & nonfiction, with a focus on queer stories + books that make our world weird, kinder, and/or more joyful. here are some of the very excellent books I've had the pleasure of working on: bookshop.org/lists/client...
~proud spouse alert~ new nonfiction from @ishmish17.bsky.social!
"This phase of recovery is luxurious mornings on the porch, sipping tea through a straw and reading on a propped-up Kindle, birds chirping and sunlight flickering down through rustling leaves."
- “Two weeks post-top surgery," essay by Ash Trebisacci
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- “Two weeks post-top surgery," essay by Ash Trebisacci
riverteethjournal.com/beautiful-th...
July 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
~proud spouse alert~ new nonfiction from @ishmish17.bsky.social!
introducing your new favorite book about long-lost libraries and sexy adventurers! get a sneak peek at @pastemagazine.bsky.social: www.pastemagazine.com/books/kathle...
June 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
introducing your new favorite book about long-lost libraries and sexy adventurers! get a sneak peek at @pastemagazine.bsky.social: www.pastemagazine.com/books/kathle...
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Hey Boston folks, I’ll be doing an event with the inimitable @thefrankiedlc.news on June 18 at All She Wrote Books at 7 pm. The event is ticketed so get your ticket here!
www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/all...
www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/all...
All She Wrote x Mac Crane | All She Wrote Books
Join us as we welcome Mac Crane in conversation with Frankie de la Cretaz in celebration of Crane's new book, A Sharp Endless Need!
www.allshewrotebooks.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hey Boston folks, I’ll be doing an event with the inimitable @thefrankiedlc.news on June 18 at All She Wrote Books at 7 pm. The event is ticketed so get your ticket here!
www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/all...
www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/all...
one more week to sign up for my virtual query letter class with GrubStreet! is writing a query letter the most fun part of publishing a book? no! but with some solid guidance from yours truly, I promise you can do it & do it well! grubstreet.org/seminar/what...
GrubStreet | What Agents Want From Your Query
The nation's leading and largest center for creative writing for over 25 years, GrubStreet offers classes and events for writers from all stages and…
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May 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
one more week to sign up for my virtual query letter class with GrubStreet! is writing a query letter the most fun part of publishing a book? no! but with some solid guidance from yours truly, I promise you can do it & do it well! grubstreet.org/seminar/what...
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Hey BCP fam! We're excited to share that our summer chapbook open reading period is underway. Poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, we want to read it ALL!
The nitty gritty full details are available at our website (buff.ly/qnH1l7I).
The nitty gritty full details are available at our website (buff.ly/qnH1l7I).
May 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hey BCP fam! We're excited to share that our summer chapbook open reading period is underway. Poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, we want to read it ALL!
The nitty gritty full details are available at our website (buff.ly/qnH1l7I).
The nitty gritty full details are available at our website (buff.ly/qnH1l7I).
"Each new one has its own problems I need to solve. Maybe the only thing that changes is now I’m ready for them..." @mcrane12.bsky.social, on writing a second novel: bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
BOMB Magazine | Mac Crane by Elizabeth Endicott
In this novel, queer teens ball on and off the court.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"Each new one has its own problems I need to solve. Maybe the only thing that changes is now I’m ready for them..." @mcrane12.bsky.social, on writing a second novel: bombmagazine.org/articles/202...
it's a great day for books! congratulations to three incredible authors celebrating their publication days today!! in alphabetical order by last name, please give it up for:
May 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
it's a great day for books! congratulations to three incredible authors celebrating their publication days today!! in alphabetical order by last name, please give it up for:
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It's always a joy seeing @museumbums.bsky.social on the shelf in bookstores! 👍🏛️🍑🥰
Two very happy authors in Waterstones Manchester 🥰 @thehistoryboy.bsky.social
Two very happy authors in Waterstones Manchester 🥰 @thehistoryboy.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It's always a joy seeing @museumbums.bsky.social on the shelf in bookstores! 👍🏛️🍑🥰
Two very happy authors in Waterstones Manchester 🥰 @thehistoryboy.bsky.social
Two very happy authors in Waterstones Manchester 🥰 @thehistoryboy.bsky.social
over the moon to be working with Maia on the story of my new favorite historical bisexuals! 📚✨😍
very happy to announce that I am now represented by @frecklywench.bsky.social!
I could not have found a better champion for my queer con woman and her company of rascals. excited to find out what's next! 🥂
I could not have found a better champion for my queer con woman and her company of rascals. excited to find out what's next! 🥂
April 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
over the moon to be working with Maia on the story of my new favorite historical bisexuals! 📚✨😍
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I'm super excited to share the cover I made for the pitch package of my upcoming graphic memoir What We Leave Behind! I'm really happy with how it turned out 😌 Now back to writing! 🧑💻🧑🎨
@kotalinejones.bsky.social @abramscomicarts.bsky.social @frecklywench.bsky.social
#comic #chinesecanadian #aapi
@kotalinejones.bsky.social @abramscomicarts.bsky.social @frecklywench.bsky.social
#comic #chinesecanadian #aapi
April 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm super excited to share the cover I made for the pitch package of my upcoming graphic memoir What We Leave Behind! I'm really happy with how it turned out 😌 Now back to writing! 🧑💻🧑🎨
@kotalinejones.bsky.social @abramscomicarts.bsky.social @frecklywench.bsky.social
#comic #chinesecanadian #aapi
@kotalinejones.bsky.social @abramscomicarts.bsky.social @frecklywench.bsky.social
#comic #chinesecanadian #aapi
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book tour alert! San Diego, LA, Boston, Brooklyn, Philly, & Madison friends, come through & hang out. I’ll be in convo with some brilliant kind writers for my novel A SHARP ENDLESS NEED, I would love to see you ❤️🏀
April 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
book tour alert! San Diego, LA, Boston, Brooklyn, Philly, & Madison friends, come through & hang out. I’ll be in convo with some brilliant kind writers for my novel A SHARP ENDLESS NEED, I would love to see you ❤️🏀
excellent breakdown of what to look for! (if it seems to good to be true, alas, it probably is.)
Everything’s a scam but this what a publishing scam email looks like.
What Does a Scam Email Look Like?
Just Like This
www.agentsandbooks.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
excellent breakdown of what to look for! (if it seems to good to be true, alas, it probably is.)
just about ten days left to register for the always-delightful North Carolina Writers' Network conference, support Asheville's rebuilding, and hang out with yours truly while I meet with writers and eat as many giant biscuits as I possibly can!
ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! Spring Conference Spotlight: Don't miss your chance to take a Master Class with Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn! Learn more and register: www.ncwriters.org/programs/con...
April 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
just about ten days left to register for the always-delightful North Carolina Writers' Network conference, support Asheville's rebuilding, and hang out with yours truly while I meet with writers and eat as many giant biscuits as I possibly can!
out today: PROSE TO THE PEOPLE, Katie Mitchell’s gorgeous celebration of Black bookstores! join Katie and some other amazing writers and booksellers are upcoming events in Atlanta (tonight!), DC, Philly, and beyond! for all the details: www.prosetothepeople.com/events
April 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
out today: PROSE TO THE PEOPLE, Katie Mitchell’s gorgeous celebration of Black bookstores! join Katie and some other amazing writers and booksellers are upcoming events in Atlanta (tonight!), DC, Philly, and beyond! for all the details: www.prosetothepeople.com/events
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I’m talking a/b my @sundresspub.bsky.social craft book NERVE and ways disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent writers can unlearn workshop ableism to develop their writing practices with @thewriterscenter.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 13 at 7 pm EDT. This virtual craft talk is free!
April 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I’m talking a/b my @sundresspub.bsky.social craft book NERVE and ways disabled, chronically ill, and neurodivergent writers can unlearn workshop ableism to develop their writing practices with @thewriterscenter.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 13 at 7 pm EDT. This virtual craft talk is free!
I’ll be signing copies of THE THEME PARK OF WOMEN’S BODIES today from 2-3 at the Bull City table! Come by to say hi & pick up one of my fancy new stickers! 💜
March 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I’ll be signing copies of THE THEME PARK OF WOMEN’S BODIES today from 2-3 at the Bull City table! Come by to say hi & pick up one of my fancy new stickers! 💜
behind on my updates, but very excited to have welcomed these two wonderful books to the world this week and last—both Hali and Carla are such inspirations to me in thinking about how we can be remaking the world with community, creativity, and compassion! out now from Zando and S&S!
March 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
behind on my updates, but very excited to have welcomed these two wonderful books to the world this week and last—both Hali and Carla are such inspirations to me in thinking about how we can be remaking the world with community, creativity, and compassion! out now from Zando and S&S!
so excited to be sharing news of @xulinillu.bsky.social's graphic memoir, forthcoming from Abrams ComicArts!
I’m making a graphic novel! Thank you so much to everyone who believed in me: my agent, Maggie Cooper @frecklywench.bsky.social, my editor Lydia Nguyen @kotalinejones.bsky.social at Abrams ComicArts @abramscomicarts.bsky.social, & my family 💗
#comic #whatweleavebehind #memoir #asiancanadian #aapi
#comic #whatweleavebehind #memoir #asiancanadian #aapi
March 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
so excited to be sharing news of @xulinillu.bsky.social's graphic memoir, forthcoming from Abrams ComicArts!
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AWP folks! Mark your calendars and RSVP here: partiful.com/e/pHRGJ7xAd9...! The event is free but we highly suggest making a donation to LA fire relief funds.
February 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
AWP folks! Mark your calendars and RSVP here: partiful.com/e/pHRGJ7xAd9...! The event is free but we highly suggest making a donation to LA fire relief funds.
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Two years ago, I discovered a love story hidden within Scott’s last Antarctic expedition—between two of his officers, Pennell and Atkinson. They survived the tragedy which took Scott’s life and shocked the world, but further dangers still lay ahead for them.
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
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The Love Story Hiding in a Legendary Tragedy
Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed journey to Antarctica captivated the world. But hidden within the legend was a story that has never been told—a love affair between two of the crew who survived.
magazine.atavist.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Two years ago, I discovered a love story hidden within Scott’s last Antarctic expedition—between two of his officers, Pennell and Atkinson. They survived the tragedy which took Scott’s life and shocked the world, but further dangers still lay ahead for them.
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
if you love dramatic stories of polar exploration & queer love stories hidden in old diaries, well... @tchotchke.bsky.social has a story for you!
Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed journey to the South Pole captivated the world. But hidden within the legend was a story that has never been told—a love affair between two of the crew who survived. From @tchotchke.bsky.social, it's Atavist no. 160:
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
The Love Story Hiding in a Legendary Tragedy
Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed journey to Antarctica captivated the world. But hidden within the legend was a story that has never been told—a love affair between two of the crew who survived.
magazine.atavist.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
if you love dramatic stories of polar exploration & queer love stories hidden in old diaries, well... @tchotchke.bsky.social has a story for you!
“My favorite type of horror is less about monsters and murderers than about internal terrors: the things we’re ashamed of, the things we desire, the things we hide from others and from ourselves.” love this essay from Margie Sarsfield @barnesandnoble.com www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/margie-...
Haunted: A Guest Post by Margie Sarsfield - B&N Reads
Read on for an exclusive essay from author Margie Sarsfield on how it feels to publish her debut novel and what went into crafting Beta Vulgaris.
www.barnesandnoble.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“My favorite type of horror is less about monsters and murderers than about internal terrors: the things we’re ashamed of, the things we desire, the things we hide from others and from ourselves.” love this essay from Margie Sarsfield @barnesandnoble.com www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/margie-...
always a great day for some angry feminist flash fiction
"Now, due to schedule constraints, we'll be skipping over our penultimate stop at the Ferris Wheel of Sex and Sexuality, and instead moving toward the Miracle of Life ride, where I will conclude the tour."
an excerpt from THE THEME PARK OF WOMEN'S BODIES by Maggie Cooper #OnSaleNow
an excerpt from THE THEME PARK OF WOMEN'S BODIES by Maggie Cooper #OnSaleNow
February 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
always a great day for some angry feminist flash fiction
happy birthday, Brevity! 🎈
We are a small volunteer effort, and see our mission as helping writers and building community in what can at times be a very lonely enterprise. How can you help? Wish us a happy birthday. Be patient. Tell your friends. Contribute if possible. brevity.wordpress.com/2025/02/19/t...
The Brevity Blog’s 19th Birthday
By Dinty W. Moore In keeping with our name, we will be brief: this morning marks the Brevity Blog’s 19th Birthday. (Our companion magazine and older sibling, Brevity, where we publish astonis…
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February 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
happy birthday, Brevity! 🎈
oh look! a photo of my face to let you know that I'm looking forward to meeting some wonderful writers at the @ncwritersnetwork.bsky.social spring conference in Asheville this May & now is the perfect time to sign up: www.ncwriters.org/programs/con...
February 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
oh look! a photo of my face to let you know that I'm looking forward to meeting some wonderful writers at the @ncwritersnetwork.bsky.social spring conference in Asheville this May & now is the perfect time to sign up: www.ncwriters.org/programs/con...