About

Meet Maggie

Maggie Sadler is a writer of lyrical prose living in the Michigan countryside. After a childhood spent flitting about the dense pine forests and creeping along riverbanks, Maggie followed a whisper to the windswept coasts of Scotland and Newfoundland to pursue her education in the wild and strange.

Maggie draws inspiration from folklore, sweeping landscapes, and untamed femininity to infuse into her work. When not reading, writing, or working as a literary agent, editor, and writing coach, Maggie can usually be found exploring astride her rascally horse, admiring various species of moss on hikes with her partner, or taking up yet another hobby—currently, mounted archery.

Experience

Storyteller

My current manuscript explores the experiences of the contemporary young woman, one negotiating the warring desires of ferocity and softness. There is a struggle this woman faces—reconciling her interminable depths for love with her teeth and claws and treacherous, wild heart.

Editor & Literary Agent

My portfolio is varied, and the challenges of each opportunity engage my interest in learning new skills. In addition to developmental editing, I lend my eye for narrative excellence to a boutique agency as an associate literary agent. I am actively building my client list in the literary, upmarket, historical, and urban fantasy/magical realism genres. Find my manuscript wishlist here!

Scholar

My research interests are diverse, encompassing the adaptation of folk tales across storytelling mediums, nineteenth-century maritime fiction, and nineteenth-century women’s travelogues. My undergraduate dissertation investigated the phenomenon of reverse reception in the adaptation of The Princess Bride from page to screen.

Explorer

Ever since I was young, I have always dreamed of being as adventuresome as Indiana Jones. I have since called four different countries home. Cultivating intentional cross-cultural relationships remains a significant personal priority. I acknowledge and celebrate diverse voices in all areas of my work and am always thankful for any opportunity that arises abroad.

“Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit