BURNSIDELITERARY AGENCYFounder · Literary agent · Tampa, Florida
Selective, author-centered representation for strong commercial stories with a clear identity.
Agent profile
Brandon Burnside is a Tampa-based author, publishing entrepreneur, and founder of Burnside Literary Agency. His catalog includes titles acquired by Nightgrave Publishing, including Tampa Italiano: Welcome Home, Family. These titles are unavailable for agent representation. His work includes manuscript evaluation and development, query and submission preparation, commercial positioning, publisher research, and rights strategy.
The agency is building a selective list in adult horror, supernatural fiction, psychological thrillers, suspense, gothic fiction, dark fantasy, crime, romantic suspense, selected romance, and standout high-concept commercial work.
Burnside also founded Nightgrave Publishing and serves as its Co-CEO alongside partner and Co-CEO MieMie Hsu. The agency and press maintain separate evaluation and decision processes. Any potential overlap is disclosed, and the agency will not act as an independent negotiator on both sides of the same transaction.
As of October 6, 2026, MieMie Hsu is an equal partner and Co-CEO of Nightgrave Publishing alongside founder Brandon Burnside. She leads author relations and marketing, including the first review of publisher submissions. Only projects she approves for further consideration proceed to Brandon for second editorial review.
Read the partnership announcement