Adria Goetz

Since we’re talking about other platforms, I think one of the best ways to get to know me is through my Pinterest boards. I have a board for books I've worked on, #MSWL, my favorite movies/TV shows/books, illustration styles I love, etc. etc. ✨

pinterest.com/adriaPSLA/

When I was growing up there seemed to be a micro-genre of Kafka-esque picture books about kids waking up with mysterious, fantastical physical conditions. They were so fun! I'd love to see projects like these. #MSWL

I’d love to see more speculative adult fiction in my inbox. Magical realism, grounded fantasy, cozy fantasy, rom coms. Think “a little bit of magic and a whole lot of heart” and that’s my cup of tea.✨ #MSWL

I’d love to see more adventure-fueled picture books in my inbox ✨ #MSWL

Saaaaaaame. Send me all of your fashion-related books please.

Worth noting that I have a folder on my desktop called "Fave red carpet looks" for absolutely no reason other than it makes me happy. 👠✨#MSWL

Since there are some new faces 'round these parts, I thought I'd share some fresh links:

✨ #MSWL: bit.ly/2Xa8msp
✨ Visual MSWLs: bit.ly/3yAdsma
✨ Books I've worked on: bit.ly/2zc7hIH
✨ Sub guidelines: bit.ly/3MMANVG

I think graphic novels are a fantastic visual way to showcase bodies of all sizes, so I’d love to rep a GN in the same vein as Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.

Side note: I could talk about this show for 8 million years. If only this show existed when I was younger 🥲 #MSWL

I'm also excited to share that I've opened back up to queries for picture books, middle grade, adult fiction, and graphic novels. #MSWL below:

✨ MSWL: bit.ly/2Xa8msp
✨ Visual MSWL - Kid Lit: bit.ly/2Xe3uT8
✨ Visual MSWL - Adult: bit.ly/2HRV3Wv

This is the type of high concept rom com I'm dying for. #MSWL

#MSWL ☺️

Something that will forever and always be on my #MSWL is "food books" because I'm still chasing the dopamine rush I got every time I read BUNNY CAKES as a kid and saw the cakes Ruby and Max made. 😋🎂✨

GIFT BOOKS
Don’t forget me for fun gift books that you'd impulse-buy (like THE COMPENDIUM OF MAGICAL BEASTS), concept-driven photography books (like THE ART OF CLEAN UP, or a devotional with a good hook (like KNIT, PRAY, SHARE)! #MSWL

ADULT FICTION
I’m looking for pageturning thrillers, book club fiction that is engaging and accessible, but still layered and thought-provoking. (You *might* call that “the intersection of commercial and literary.”) Think Taylor Jenkins Reid. I’d also LOVE hooky rom coms. #MSWL

YOUNG ADULT (PT. 2)
Aside from graphic novels, I am still in pursuit of a magical-yet-quiet mermaid novel, so my inbox is a safe cove to any mermaids that would like to swim in. ✨🧜🏼‍♀️
#MSWL

MIDDLE GRADE
I really love finding a good magical MG novel, but I’m open to a wide range here. Voicey contemporaries, mystery, magical realism/contemporary fantasy, graphic novels, historical fiction, verse, epistolary. When in doubt, send it my way! #MSWL

PICTURE BOOKS
In the PB space, I have 3 top priorities:

1. Stories by BIPOC creators in general, particularly family narratives. I love falling in love with a new fictional family!

2. Humor! I need a good laugh. Kids do, too.

3. MAGIC! Send me magical stories!!! ✨

#MSWL

ICYMI: I am opened back up to queries! I’m particularly looking for picture books, middle grade, graphic novels (any age), and adult fiction. Flood my inbox, friends. 💜#MSWL

A message to those wondering when I’m opening back up to submissions…✨

#MSWL: adriagoetz.com

I am hungry for more food-themed picture books! If you have one, I'd love to take a look. #MSWL

I would loooove to work on something similar to THE HAUNTED LAKE, which is a really unique, spooky, folktale-feeling picture book. (Except I'd prefer something with a shorter length.) Send those spooky stories my way! #MSWL