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Kodie Van Dusen is a literary agent with The Rights Factory.
Kodie’s debut novel, BIRDS IN THE BLACK WATER (2022), was shortlisted in the Braun Book Awards and a finalist in the Indies Today and Readers’ Favorite Awards.
She is a member of the Horror Writers Association.
She is a sucker for well-structured stories that contain hints of the whimsical, the horrific, and the absurd, favoring authors like Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, and George Orwell who have something reflective and important to say about the nature of humanity.
In adult fiction she will consider: absurdism, upmarket horror (strong literary themes with accessible commercial hook and structure), science-fiction (think more Douglas Adams and Ted Chiang, less Frank Herbert). However, more important than genre is that authors understand what they’re trying to say with their stories and make a strong philosophical point, demonstrating a fundamental understanding of story structure.
For nonfiction she is actively acquiring: narrative journalism (in the style of Johann Hari and Neil Strauss), philosophy, psychology, parenting, women’s issues, true crime, select memoirs, cultural and corporate criticism, and politics.
