Submission Guidelines
Accepting select queries at laurie-maude.chenard@unitedtalent.com or via the UTA query website. Send professionally written and proofread query letters (including your elevator pitch, synopsis, comp titles, bio, social media profiles and relevant links, and inspiration for your manuscript) in an e-mail, along with an attachment of the first 30 pages of your manuscript in a Word doc. Please be specific about why this agent might be interested in your work.
Tips From the Agent
Chenard represents clients in both fiction and nonfiction. She gravitates toward unique, voice-driven stories by writers from historically underrepresented communities, exploring themes of identity (and its fluidity), race, culture, gender, and sexuality. She loves books that confront and engage with gray areas and offer a fresh and nuanced perspective.