I made some tiny updates to my #MSWL to reflect a few more things I'm excited to see (and maybe remove a few things that haven't been working for me). If you comp What Happened in Skinner, please query me!! litagentmara.com/mswl/
Β· Cyber horror that takes place solely over direct messages, texts, online transcripts, servers, forums, etc. works in the vein of Follow Me Back, Several People are Typing, The Sluts, Searching, and Missing.
Β· Atmospheric horror that forms a cold sweat on my body like a second skin. I want to forget that Iβm in my bed or at my desk. Make me want to look up from my shoulder but I canβt because Iβm too captivated by your pages to move.
Β· Trans body horror! Send me stories in the vein of Hell Followed With Us, Tell Me Iβm Worthless, and Nothing But Blackened Teeth. Give me winding, lyrical stories comparable to Eric LaRocca and Mariana Enriquez.
Senior Agent at the Rees Literary Agency. Lambda Award-winning author, sometimes. FROM DUST, A FLAME out now, AT MIDNIGHT up next. Rep @ericsmithrocks She/they
- Fantasy rooted in folklore and culture, featuring diverse characters, myths, and monsters
- Horror as a vehicle for exploring identity, otherness, and trauma
- Fresh genre crossovers/subgenres like cozy sci-fi, horror romance, literary historical fantasy, etc.
Very much in my romance era. Contemporary romance w/ or w/o spec, rom coms, womenβs fiction with romance, cozy fantasy romance, epic fantasy romance, YA and MG romance, horror with romance elements. I want it all so send it to meeeee pls. I wanna squeal and kick my feet #MSWL
A few things I'd love to see in my inbox right now! #MSWL
YA & A:
-horror
-gothic/dark academia vibes
-romance with a spec twist
-"nerdy"/fandom romance (think: comicons, cosplay, fanart/fanfic, D&D)
-contemporary/grounded fantasy
I would love to see this in any of the above age categories, especially if it is fantasy, sci fi or horror. I love manga art styles too! I'd also be open to retellings here esp set in modern day! 10/?
I will say it takes A LOT to scare me. If you're story can keep me up at night π! I want monsters, sentient settings and scares that mess with your mind! I want MCs that can't trust what they see or reality is so blurred they can't tell the difference! 8/?
I also really want science fiction horror! Please send me your horror set in space! Show me science getting out of control or defying all possibilities and breaking loose! 7/?
Again, I love all of this, but really want haunted houses or schools! Would also love to see some monter hunting or sentient natural settings like forests or lakes. Have a creepy summer camp? Yes that is for me! 3/?
SFF Commissioning Editor @orbitbooks . Fantasy and rom-com author. Powerlifter. MA in Poetry. Muslim. Bi π³οΈβπ. She/they. Views my own. π²π¦/ π¦πΊ
please someone send me a Backrooms flavoured horror on sub, I've been desperate for something in this space for ages. Give me liminal, uncanny nostalgia horror #MSWL