Alyssa Maltese
Root Literary
Likely Open
Updated: 5/30/2026
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Alyssa considers getting to be an early champion for authors' work a huge privilege and a responsibility for which she is deeply grateful.
She is excited to find and uplift books that you can't put down, books that surprise you, books that make you think, and, above all else, books that help people.
She is proud to represent these types of books.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Book Club
- Coming-of-Age
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Literary Fiction
- Romance
- Science Fiction
- Speculative Fiction
- Suspense
- Thrillers
- Upmarket Fiction
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- Animals
- History
- Mental Health
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Nature
- Pop Culture
- Psychology
Genres Not Represented
- Poetry
- Screenplays
- Middle Grade
- Early Reader Books
- Chapter Books
- Picture Books
- Graphic Novels
- Illustrations
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About Root Literary
Agency Profile
Root Literary represents authors and illustrators, offering a big-agency business perspective and a boutique hands-on approach to literary representation. They’re more than just literary agents—they’re career builders.
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