J. L. Stermer
Next Level Lit, LLC
Likely Open
Updated: 6/3/2026
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
JL is a native New Yorker who worked in theater, fashion, network TV, and hospitality before entering publishing.
After attending Temple University and The Fashion Institute of Technology, she earned a BA in English from Columbia University.
With over a decade of agenting experience prior to starting NEXT LEVEL LIT, she and her team are dedicated to securing book deals that build and grow careers.
When not at her desk, she roams city streets, feeling energized by creativity, and loves park benches with coffee and a donut.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Adult Fiction
- Coming-of-Age
- Commercial Fiction
- Contemporary Fiction
- General Fiction
- Romantic Comedy
- Upmarket Fiction
- Young Adult - Fiction
Nonfiction
- Art
- Business
- Fashion
- Memoirs
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Pop Culture
- Science
- Social Justice
- Technology
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Next Level Lit, LLC
Agency Profile
NEXT LEVEL LIT is a boutique literary agency representing authors who use their voices to create change and bring evolution through storytelling.
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