Writing is brutal. You don’t have to do it alone.

At Rosecliff, we’re the emotionally intelligent big sister of the literary world—sharp, funny, and deep in the trenches with you.
We name the chaos. Then we help you cut through it.

You’re not crazy. This part is just hard.
But you’re not invisible. You’re becoming undeniable.
Let’s get back to the work.

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If the industry made you feel like you don’t belong—
you’re not the problem.
We’re not here to fix you.
We’re here to fix the map.

What We Believe

Publishing isn’t one-size-fits-all—so we don’t follow one-size-fits-all rules.
We’re not chasing trends. We’re building something smarter.
More equitable. More human.
Because when the industry feels impossible to navigate, the answer isn’t to hustle harder.
It’s to change the map.

We believe access shouldn’t depend on who you know.
That feedback should be honest, not cryptic.
That a literary agent should be a partner—not a gatekeeper.

We believe in naming what hurts and doing the work anyway.
In clarity over code, mentorship with bite, and craft that doesn’t condescend.
We’re not here to hoard knowledge. We’re here to lift the whole damn boat.

This is not about playing the game better.
It’s about rewriting the rules—with you.

No credits? No problem.

We talk about this all the time because it’s how Rosecliff started.

This agency was built for the writers doing it themselves.
The ones with full drafts and no mentors.
The ones building their own shelves because no on

We celebrated a big one this weekend and like any good birthday baddie, we showed up with gifts. 🎁
Our Summer MSWL is live, and she’s got bite.

🖤 Women rewriting the rules and the past
🖤 Heroines with teeth, not just trauma
🖤 Plots that sn

First Monday of June (?!!!)

… which means you’re probably staring down that draft that was Not Behaving back in spring.

Hurray! Welcome back! Woohoo! 🥳

But also… what if it still sucks?

What if your plot threads feel like p

WELCOME TO THE CLIFF 🪖

Sound the sirens.
Secure the perimeter.

We’ve got a high-value target incoming, and his pen is fully loaded.

Please join us in calling cadence for David Darling, the newest addition to the Rosecliff list and a serio

So you don’t have 10K followers.
Okay. Cool. That’s not what’s holding you back.

Here’s what actually matters when we read a submission:

✔ Are the first pages tight, voicey, and alive?
✔ Can we pitch the concept in one sente

She’s been sitting on the manuscript for three weeks.

The book is done-done. She’s stopped trying to tweak the ending because she knows it’s perfect. Her agent spreadsheet is color-coded. Her comps are tight. The query is…fi

🚨Agent intro time🚨

Grace Demyan doesn’t drink coffee, but she will caffeinate your manuscript with razor-sharp edits and strategic brilliance. She’s one of our editorial agents, which means if you’re repped by Grace, your pages a

🖤 NEW CLIENT ANNOUNCEMENT 🖤
File under: genre-defiant grief memoirs we’d follow into the underworld.

We are thrilled to welcome Arizona Bell to the Rosecliff list. Her next book is a lyrical, sociologically informed gut-punch of a memoir tha

Lunch With an Agent happens today at 12:30 EST.

Free. Live. Tactical af.
This month we’re talking query letters with indie editor, publisher, (and pickleball legend) Christoph Paul, who’s seen every kind of pitch (yes, even the unhinged

We’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to care.
To care about a book.
To care about a voice.
To care about the person brave enough to send their words into the world.

Writers ask us this sometimes—quietly, nervously:
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Seasonal Wishlists

Our MSWLs change with the seasons—because readers shift, stories shift, we shift.
We stay attuned to those rhythms.
Winter might pull us inward.
Summer might demand boldness.
We don’t just react to trends—we listen, reflect, and move with intention.

Hands-On Representation

We’re not in the ivory tower. We’re in the Google Doc.
That means we’re giving deep editorial notes (the kind that change your draft and your confidence), submission strategies built around your real goals and direct, kind truth-telling—plus a path forward.

Value-Driven Agenting

We lead with integrity.
We root for our peers.
We give a damn about the future of this industry—and we act like it.
We're not here to hoard knowledge. We're here to share it and lift the whole boat.

We’re not just here for your book. We’re here for your career.

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