Victoria Harris

Associate Literary Agent & Agency Assistant

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Victoria has worked in the publishing industry for 7 years. Before joining The Caldwell Agency, they were an editor at Oxford University Press. Victoria earned an MFA in Fiction Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. In their downtime, they like to write (currently working on a novel about queer love) and perform with their band (Late Stage Dirtbags). Victoria lives in Southern California with their chosen family: their wife, one of their best friends, and their one-eyed chihuahua, Bug.

Victoria is currently closed to queries. When they reopen, you can find their full wish list here.

What I’m looking for…

My heart belongs to stories written by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ authors.

I’m primarily seeking literary fiction, upmarket fiction, and queer romance. I’m also open to literary-leaning sci-fi (grounded, set in the near future) and historical fiction (set in the recent past).

Some of Victoria’s Favorites

  • On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
  • America Is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo
  • Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
  • Severance by Ling Ma
  • Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
  • One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
  • In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado