Founder · Literary agent · Tampa, Florida
Brandon Burnside.
Selective, author-centered representation for strong commercial stories with a clear identity.
Agent profile
Editorial preparation. Clear positioning. Focused submissions.
Brandon Burnside is a Tampa-based author, publishing entrepreneur, and founder of Burnside Literary Agency. His eight published books include Tampa Italiano: Welcome Home, Family. 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. 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.
- Based in
- Tampa, Florida
- Genres
- Horror · Thriller · Crime · Romance
- Submissions
- Currently open
- Reading fees
- None