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Colleen is a literary agent at MacGregor and Luedeke Literary. She's a disabled veteran who worked in space launch, and she holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with a focus in Biotechnology and a Bachelor of Science in German with a minor in International Business, both from Penn State.
With over a decade of experience in the publishing industry, Colleen has worked at a couple literary agencies as an agent and PR manager. She’s also hosted numerous “Pitch Perfect” and “Rejection Correction” workshops on Facebook and at conferences nationwide and mentored several authors one-on-one through online pitch contests such as Pitch Wars.
As an author of young adult fantasy and memoir, Colleen has a deep appreciation for the bond between an author and their art as well as a keen understanding of the PR world, having been featured in People Magazine, on Inside Edition, Fox News’s Tucker Carlson and on 20/20.
A former 911 call taker and dispatcher for Alaska State Troopers, she has a soft spot for veterans and law enforcement families and their stories. In her spare time, she enjoys the outdoors and teaches creative writing workshops and Irish dance to homeschoolers.
Colleen is especially looking for romance: heart-rending love stories in most sub-genres (no erotica), romcom, and romantic suspense, as well as high-concept middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction, including commercial, humorous, or harsh and sobering contemporary, low fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, unusual re-tellings, mystery, suspense, and thriller.
In nonfiction, she’s interested in proposals from authors with a robust platform. She's open to high-profile crime memoir, whistleblower memoir, true crime and narrative nonfiction on the subjects of space, science or medicine. No end-of-life nonfiction.
She's not currently acquiring picture books, upmarket fiction, literary fiction, poetry, horror, sword & sorcery fantasy, high fantasy, YA with issues (drug use, suicide, rape, pregnancy, eating disorders, etc).
With over a decade of experience in the publishing industry, Colleen has worked at a couple literary agencies as an agent and PR manager. She’s also hosted numerous “Pitch Perfect” and “Rejection Correction” workshops on Facebook and at conferences nationwide and mentored several authors one-on-one through online pitch contests such as Pitch Wars.
As an author of young adult fantasy and memoir, Colleen has a deep appreciation for the bond between an author and their art as well as a keen understanding of the PR world, having been featured in People Magazine, on Inside Edition, Fox News’s Tucker Carlson and on 20/20.
A former 911 call taker and dispatcher for Alaska State Troopers, she has a soft spot for veterans and law enforcement families and their stories. In her spare time, she enjoys the outdoors and teaches creative writing workshops and Irish dance to homeschoolers.
Colleen is especially looking for romance: heart-rending love stories in most sub-genres (no erotica), romcom, and romantic suspense, as well as high-concept middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction, including commercial, humorous, or harsh and sobering contemporary, low fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, unusual re-tellings, mystery, suspense, and thriller.
In nonfiction, she’s interested in proposals from authors with a robust platform. She's open to high-profile crime memoir, whistleblower memoir, true crime and narrative nonfiction on the subjects of space, science or medicine. No end-of-life nonfiction.
She's not currently acquiring picture books, upmarket fiction, literary fiction, poetry, horror, sword & sorcery fantasy, high fantasy, YA with issues (drug use, suicide, rape, pregnancy, eating disorders, etc).
- Location
- Alaska
- Name
- Colleen Oefelein
- Professional Interests
- I'm a literary agent
- Genres I write in...
- Romance
- Fantasy (high,dark, light)
- Young Adult
- New Adult
- Thriller/Suspense/Mystery
- Paranormal Romance
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Literary Agent
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- X, the social media site formerly called Twitter
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Colleen Oefelein
Literary Agent, MacGregor and Luedeke Literary
Literary Agent, MacGregor and Luedeke Literary
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