NATALIE EDWARDS
Natalie Edwards joined Trellis Literary in November 2021. Prior to that, she was at Janklow & Nesbit and Curtis Brown, Ltd. In terms of fiction, she is looking for commercial, upmarket, and literary titles: stories of queerness and diaspora, speculative novels infused with folklore and magical realism, hidden histories, workplace satires/sendups of #girlbosses, and anything that offers biting social commentary. In the nonfiction space, she is seeking hybrid memoirs that combine personal stories with research/reportage; narrative nonfiction; and cultural histories about music, film, art, and sports.
Natalie is NOT looking for high fantasy or sci-fi, erotica, gratuitously violent horror, commercial romance (unless it’s queer), commercial thrillers/procedurals, cozy mysteries, prescriptive/how-tos, celebrity memoir, cookbooks, business/finance, religion/spirituality, coffee table/photography/design books, or children’s books for any level (picture books, MG, YA, New Adult).
Natalie holds a BA in English from Bowdoin College, where she played four years of varsity softball. She lives in Brooklyn and still plays softball here in the city.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
In fiction, I'm looking for the right queer historical manuscript, as well as upmarket and literary that deal with contemporary issues, particularly by authors from marginalized backgrounds. In nonfiction, I have a fair number of memoirs right now, so I'd love to find some narrative nonfiction where the writer is a little less present on the page.
SAMPLE TITLES OR AUTHORS
ABOVE THE WATERLINE, by Aram Mrjoian
MORE PLEASE: ON FOOD, FAT, BINGEING, LONGING, AND THE LUST FOR ENOUGH, by Emma Specter (forthcoming)
WOMEN! IN! PERIL!, by Jessie Ren Marshall
Specializes In
FICTION: Family Saga, LGBTQIA+, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction, Short Story Collections
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, Current Affairs, LGBTQIA+, History, Investigative Journalism, Memoir, Multicultural/Global Perspectives, Narrative, Politics, Pop Culture
Considers
FICTION: Commercial Fiction, Horror, Humor/Satire, Mystery, Romance, Thrillers/Suspense
NONFICTION: Music, Nature/Ecology, Psychology, Religion, Science, Technology