Nivia Evans

Science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor

Nivia Evans is a book editor currently acquiring science fiction and fantasy titles for Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. She began her publishing career in 2014 at the Overlook Press and later worked at Orbit Books, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, for seven years.Nivia is a 2x Hugo Award nominee for Best Editor and was named Publishers Weekly’s Star Watch “Superstar” in 2020. A graduate of Adelphi University, Nivia teaches at NYU’s Center for Publishing as an adjunct professor. She is committed to uplifting marginalized voices in publishing and often dreams of being as iconic as Pam Grier.

I'm looking for smart prose, captivating voices, and immersive worldbuilding. I'm drawn to stories that engage with the search for identity and agency, explore old tales from new perspectives, uplift marginalized voices, and range from the dark to the whimsical.Topics that capture Nivia's attention: generational curses; Black culture and folk magic (hoodoo); magic-infused cities; hauntings/ghosts; dark academia; Southern Gothic; myth/folklore retellings and reimaginings; politics and revolutions; spacefaring; family sagas; folk horror; lost and/or forgotten histories; secret societies; alternate history, female rage, and coming-of-age. [This list is not exhaustive.]Anti-MSWL: zombies, werewolves/shifters, time travel, hard sci-fi; dystopian; AI centered stories; paranormal; A-plot romances

Note: I do not accept unagented submissions.

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