Sheila Madonia-Maberry is a literary agent with BAM Management.
Sheila is seeking fresh voices across several genres. “I enjoy manuscripts that allow readers to experience cultures and perspectives different from their own.
“I am primarily interested in representing: crime, thriller, psychological thrillers, domestic suspense, domestic thrillers; mystery (traditional and cozy); domestic fiction; historical fiction (covering adult, young adult, and middle grade); fantasy (historical fantasy, fantasy grounded in reality, cozy fantasy); horror; dystopian and speculative fiction (including middle grade and YA).” She also reps select young adult and middle grade projects across her genres.
Sheila doesn’t just read stories; she dissects their DNA. With an MFA in Writing from Albertus Magnus College and a deep academic background in English Literature and History, Sheila brings a rigorous, scholarly eye to the BAM Management literary team. Her career is defined by a relentless pursuit of excellence, backed by a trophy case of accolades, including the William Markward Prize and multiple scholarships for poetry and research.
A seasoned editor and published author, Sheila served as the Co-Editor of The Scribe and has been a fixture in the literary circuit for decades, with work appearing in Kansas City Metropolitan Verse and Breakwater. She is a member of Sigma Tau Delta and Kappa Gamma Pi Catholic Honors Society, standing as a vetted authority in both creative and academic circles. When Sheila evaluates a manuscript, she isn’t just looking for a “good read”—she is looking for the structural integrity and “haunting” narrative tension that turns a debut into a legacy.
For Sheila, representation is about protecting the artist’s vision while sharpening the work until it’s impossible for a publisher to ignore.
When she isn’t scouring the slush pile for the next great haunting narrative, Sheila is a “hippy-chic” gardener and photographer who shares her home with a small menagerie: two doodles (Theo and Roxy), a Morkie named Clarence, and a Maine Coon named MacGyver who is currently undergoing a species identity crisis.