Sara Megibow

Sara is the President and Senior Literary Agent of Megibow Literary Agency. She has worked in publishing since 2006 and represents New York Times bestselling authors, including Rebecca Roanhorse, Margaret Rogerson, Jaleigh Johnson, Roni Loren, and Jason M. Hough. Sara specializes in launching debut authors and working on long-term career development and profit strategy with them. She is a graduate of Northwestern University with degrees in Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, and American History. Always LGBTQIA+ Friendly!

What genre(s) do you represent, and where can we find a list of your clients?

I represent authors who write picture books (fiction and non fiction/ all sub genres), middle grade novels (all sub genres), young adult novels (all sub genres), science fiction/ fantasy/ horror for the adult market (all sub genres) and romance novels for the adult market (all sub genres).

It’s possible, through the years, that these will change so authors should always double check what an agent represents on that agent’s website. Thank you!

Our submissions guidelines for Megibow Literary Agency are listed here:

https://www.megibowliteraryagency.com/submissions

A list of my clients is always updated here:

https://www.megibowliteraryagency.com/13109263-clients

Our Instagram page is here:

https://www.instagram.com/megibowliterary/

And a bit more about my sales, upcoming conferences and thoughts are listed here:

https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/SaraMegibow/

What is your favourite part of being an agent?

I love seeing client books in the bookstore! I live in Colorado and am lucky to have dozens of independent bookstores nearby. So, on release week, these stores see me bopping up and down the aisles, taking pictures and buying books with a big smile on my face.

If you sit down to read a novel, which genre do you gravitate to first?

I try to read one non-client book per week and I rotate genres. So, I don’t “read for pleasure” (although all reading IS pleasure of course). Since I rep picture books, middle grade, young adult, romance, science fiction, fantasy and horror - I will read a picture book and then a middle grade novel, etc. etc. etc. I read about 80-90 books per year and am constantly reading in the genres I rep.