"I am seeking wilderness settings in any genre, especially if the setting has a really meaning to the plot or stakes."
clgslr.bsky.social #MSWL

I’ll be opening to queries for the month of September for Queer Adult Horror, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, and Suspense. I use Query Manager and the link will go live on my website 9/1!

pageturnerliteraryagency.com/submissions

#MSWL

yearning for a historical horror/fantasy/romantasy featuring pirates. please. give me an Elizabeth Swann-coded heroine. give me the Jack x Elizabeth x Will OT3 we all deserved. give me sea battles and flintlocks. I beg for the swashbuckle #mswl

"I want weird YA novels. Ex: WILDER GIRLS by Rory Power, THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END by Adam Silvera, and THE STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORROWS OF AVA LAVENDER by Leslye Walton."
mariavicente.com #MSWL

Anti-Wishlist
· AI themes or heavy technology storylines
· Urban Legends/Cryptids
· Demons/Angels
· Aliens

Specific Wishlist
· Zombies
· BIPOC narratives
· Queer stories
· Femgore
· Mythology
· Asian folklore
· Indigenous voices
· Cottagegore
· Antiheroes
· New Orleans
· Vodou
· Disability rep

Paranormal
Supernatural forces lurking just beyond the veil of reality
· Ghost stories/hauntings
· Vampires
· Werewolves/shapeshifters
· Paranormal Romance
· Curses
· Dual worlds
· Dark rituals
· Forest spirits
· Necromancy

Mystery/Thriller
Fast paced stories that blend danger and emotional depth
· High stakes
· Emotionally driven
· Danger and secrets
· Dark challenges
· Reluctant detectives
· Race-against-time
· Revenge
· Unreliable narrator

Dark Academia
Gothic aesthetics and scholarly rivals with diverse voices, cultures, and experiences
· BIPOC
· Atmospheric/Moody
· Folklore
· Curses
· Secret societies

Fantasy
Where shadow magic and moral ambiguity meet
· Dark Fantasy
· Urban Fantasy
· Mythology retellings
· Dark fairytales
· Cursed bloodlines
· Dark prophecies

Horror
Twisted tales with layered storytelling
· Southern Gothic
· Occult
· Folk Lore
· Paranormal
· Bubble Gum
· Psychological
· Monsters

Dystopian
Oppressive futures mixed with coming-of-age themes
· Post-Apocalyptic
· Political
· Social/Cultural
· Rebellion
· Prophecy
· Forbidden love

🚨NEW #MSWL 🚨
I'm opening to #YA and #NA queries later this week, so stay tuned for an announcement when my inbox opens 👀

"I am seeking literary fiction that pushes the boundaries of genre and form like LANNY by Max Porter or SUMMERWATER by Sarah Moss."
Marina Green #MSWL

"I'm interested in pop culture histories in the vein of PAPERBACK CRUSH: THE TOTALLY RADICAL HISTORY OF '80s AND '90s TEEN FICTION and THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP."
Rose Ferrao #MSWL

#mswl tho

Ok who has a book they’re querying that comps to Kpop demon hunters because I NEED IT #mswl

"I'm fascinated by explorations of fandom and fan culture like IDOL, BURNING."
Rose Ferrao #MSWL

"Send me inventive middle grade fantasy novels. Ex: THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON, WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER, THE LAND OF STORIES, and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL."
mariavicente.com #MSWL

Zombie rabbits? Sign me up! #MSWL
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