Carey Blankenship-Kramer is a literary agent with Belcastro Agency.
After growing up surrounded by books and people who loved to read them, Carey dreamed of bringing more books to the hands of avid readers like herself. She graduated from Berry College with a dual degree in English and Creative Writing. She later received her master’s in Writing and Digital Communications from Agnes Scott College. She has experience working with both publishing houses and literary agencies and loves her role as Junior Agent at Belcastro Agency. As an editorial agent, she loves working closely with her authors to ensure their stories come to life on the page.
While her sweet spot is horror and middle grade, Carey’s tastes are wide and varied. From mystery to fantasy to science fiction, she loves anything that can draw her in and have her rooting for the main characters. Some of her most recent favorites include Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega, The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune, Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill, How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb, The Broken Girls by Simone St. James, and Just South of Home by Karen Strong.
Outside of work and writing, you can usually find Carey spending time with her small zoo and husband, getting way too competitive on the tennis court, gardening, playing video games, or eating candy.
Specifics Across All Genres and Age Groups:
If you have a strong platform and love what you do, feel free to pitch me a concept.
Diverse stories from Ownvoices.
— HORROR. Horror, horror, horror! If you have something remotely spooky, Carey wants to see it.
Neurodiversity rep. As someone with ADHD, anxiety, and depression, neurodiversity is extremely important to Carey.
— Queer stories, especially those with happy endings.
— Quiet, coming of age stories for MG audiences, especially if the word count is on the smaller side with a twinge of magic.
— Stories with animal sidekicks / main characters / or just fluffy pals. Especially horses.
— Video game stories.
— Dragons! Or anything with mythological creatures.
— Tennis-centered books.
— Stories set in the South.
Middle Grade
— Adventure
— Contemporary
— Fantasy
— Graphic Novel
— Historical
— Horror
— Mystery
— Paranormal
— Science Fiction
— Literally everything. Carey LOVES Middle Grade.
Young Adult
— Adventure
— Contemporary
— Fantasy
— Graphic Novel
— Horror
— Mystery
— Paranormal
— Science Fiction
New Adult/Adult
— Contemporary
— Fantasy
— Horror
— Mystery
— Romance
— Science Fiction
Carey is NOT accepting
— Nonfiction
— Stories where the animals die. I’m so sorry, I am weak and cannot handle it.