Slider Editor
After several years spent sleuthing through the submissions in Victoria Marini’s query inbox, Sheyla Knigge (SHAY-luh KUH-nig-gee) is now actively using the skills she sharpened in that capacity to build her own dynamic bookshelf filled with the talented authors she currently represents. Sheyla is an expert at discovering fresh voices and relentlessly advocating for the successful publication of the stories she loves. Her unwavering enthusiasm for her authors is contagious, and she possesses an unrivaled ability to match authors with ideal homes for their books.
Sheyla is an active member of the AALA and a mentee for the Literary Agents of Change 2024-2025 Cohort. She can be found at various writers conferences across the country from the Writers' League of Texas Conference in Austin to the Atlanta Writers Conference, fulfilling her love of getting to work with authors one-on-one. Sheyla is also known for spotting universal book concepts with robust foreign potential, with major titles earning out their advances from global sales even before their domestic debuts.
When she’s not working, you can find Sheyla tucked away writing, getting more tattoos, or spending time with her family in the Appalachian Mountains.
BREAD & BUTTER
I love a commerical, character-driven story. Fantasy has my whole heart, but it doesn’t have to be a high concept to draw me in and make me fall in love.
BOOKS I WISH I REPRESENTED
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
Blackbird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
TASTE SCALE
I’m a vibes girly first and foremost and if I can sink into a story in a way that takes me to a different place — even if that place is Eastern Pennsylvania — you’ve got me hooked.
Bottom Line
Submissions
Sheyla is currently closed to queries.
