Ciara Smith

OK haven't updated my #MSWL but while I'm still open wanted to let yall know I'm being super picky about fantasy. If you have:

-grumpy FMC / golden retriever MMC

-MM written by a gay man

-FMC is actually popular and loved and falls

-Grounded fantasy in Asia or Africa

Gimme!

As promised for #MSWL Day! I've been searching for a space book since I got promoted and get very few! I really want to see space opera, space heists, cozy, aliens. If your book is in space I'd love to see it. If you have this please dm for event query link. (No pitch in comments please)

Something about fall is putting me in a romantic mood. In addition to my usual list, I'm now craving Romance on my #mswl Contemporary, Historical, Thriller, Suspense, Horror--I'd love them in my inbox please! (Please remember I'm not taking Romantasy)(LGBT, POC, disabled is a +)

I haven't gotten too many queries so I have decided to stay open!

Of course I'm still looking for the other genres on my page, but these are what I'm really 👀👀👀👀👀 over. I can't wait to see all your submissions in a couple of weeks!!!

YA Dystopian (with a romantic thread). I'd love to see something different from trials and divisions (a la Hunger Games and Divergent as much as I did love them). I know y'all are a super creative bunch and can't wait to see your new takes on dystopian.

Sci-fi!!! I'm so craving for something epic and out of this world!!! Or so futuristic nothing looks familiar.

What am I really hunting for though?? #MSWL

Historical!!! I've been on a historical binge in my reading and really hoping for a great fit. (I am open to romantic historical, but would like non-romantic as well)

#mswl I have not gotten any witch or pagan non fiction and I'm BEGGING.

#mswl ok but hear me out. A League of Their Own but for esports. Where feminism isn't *the plot* and it's a quirky good time. I know it's different from my usual but somebody have that for me? (And of course filled with diversity lol)

I'm just an agent, standing in front of Writers, asking for more space science fiction. #mswl

Chinese dynasties, older African cultures.

Scifi: space operas! And all the punks, steampunk, cyberpunk, scavengerpunk. Oh and aliens.

A note on romance. I do very much appreciate the submissions I've gotten and am reviewing them carefully, I'm just really picky about romance

Took a nap and up late so wanted to do a #mswl post of things I'm missing in my submissions that I didn't realize I needed lol

Historical: Either 70s/Vietnam War/ACROSS THE UNIVERSE vibes, WW1 and 2, even though it's a tough market, and old Historical, like empires,

Been watching Reacher, wouldn't mind seeing more queries in my inbox with military personnel. #mswl

Random #mswl thoughts:

-Comp any Studio Ghibli
-A place as an MC, can that work?
-Corrupted MC
-Also need more historical fiction and horror queries please.

😁 brought to you by returning fever.

👀👀 #mswl lol

I'm very excited to champion ND, disabled, and BIPOC voices so please query me if you think we'd be a good fit.

I'll try to answer questions as they come. This is not an exhaustive list, but pretty good guidelines. Please respect my anti-mswl posted on the websites. Please provide any TW.

And here's some extras.

I love Literary Speculative/Dystopian that makes me worry about the future.