Adult/YA Sci Fi: The more science the better! Extrapolations on current science/tech is my jam. I would also love a story set in space/space station, or set after an apocalypse....8/

...fantasy romance/romantasy and obvs anything with horror elements. I also really want queer norm worlds, accessible fantasies and diverse casts (please give me more disability rep in fantasy!) 7/

Adult/YA Fantasy: I am aching for cozy fantasy, low stakes feel good stories. Fresh twists on vampires and werewolves are also on my list! Magical food or music, yes please send it! If you can comp a Studio Ghibli title 👀 I also love genre blends like sci fantasy ... 6/

MG SciFi: I would love something set on a space station or space ship or set hundreds of years into the future! Kids exploring new worlds a la the Robinsons is a big yes!

MG Mystery: I am open to this genre so long as it is blended with one of the other genres above! 5/

MG Fantasy: I honestly really love it all, but am really wanting a magic school with diverse cast and magical creatures (esp dragons!!)

MG Horror: Again I love it all, but would love a summer camp setting, haunted house/school, monster hunters and sentient natural settings 4/

I am focused on representing marginalized voices. I will not ask you to identify unless you feel comfortable doing so, but I am dedicated to uplifiting those voices and want my client list to reflect that.

I'm only looking for Adult, YA and MG. I'll go through each below 3/

From a previous post, here are my expected response times:
Queries: 6 weeks
Partials: 8 weeks
Fulls: 12 weeks

If these change I will post about it and of course feel free to nudge if you haven't heard in these times! Now on to the good stuff 2/

Time for a #MSWL thread!

Just up front everything I'm looking for can be found here: belcastroagency.com/submit-a-story/

I will be opening on May 1st and close late May 7th. I will be opening the first week of every month going forward so that I can answer everyone in a timely manner. 1/

FICTION #MSWL

I will be closing to #pb queries mid-May to focus on the lovely #kidlit authors I've recently signed. So be sure to submit soon if you have a project that fits my #mswl ! #authorcommunity #writing

If your book is giving F.T. Lukens, I want. 🥹🥹 #mswl

My MSWL can be found on, well, MSWL: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/zachary-honey/

In short: I'm still in the thriller game. Looking for rural set thrillers, mysteries, select horror and select historical fiction. Bring it on!

Doing some spring cleaning at FinePrint as some of us are shifting to QueryManager. For me, I'm hoping this will be a more streamlined method to respond to queries. I'm open now through June 30. Send your query letter and first chapter to QueryManager.com/agentzhoney

Here are the main differences in my MSWL from last year:

-In the MG space, I'm only now open to upper MG (protagonists 12+)

-Open more to contemporary fantasy, less to genre fantasy

-Open less to PBs with animal casts

-Narrower parameters on historical and dystopian

NOT a fit for:

-Time travel, portals

-Insects

-Assassins, organized crime

-Animal narrators or talking-animal characters, outside select PBs

-Supernatural/fantastical characters other than ghosts, like faeries, vampires, werewolves, elves, dragons, mermaids

NOT a fit for:

-Graphic novels, comics (but I love hybrid/illustrated novels—A MONSTER CALLS by Patrick Ness)

-Christian religious themes (except stories about leaving the religion) or parables

-Pirates

-Court fantasy or fantasy involving royals

-Sci-fi (esp. aliens/space)

Generally NOT a fit for third-person. I’d work on some third-person books (esp. PBs!), but strongly prefer first-person, as I often find it easier to connect with a character’s voice & interiority in first-person.

I have nothing against third-person; this is just my own taste!

I am NOT a fit for:

-Racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, xenophobic, misogynist, or otherwise discriminatory content

-Rhyming picture books

-Early readers, chapter books

-MG with a protagonist under 12

-Adult books

Specific Interests continued (II):

-Beach settings

-Knitting

-Gymnastics (BREAK THE FALL by Jennifer Iacopelli) or swimming, but note that I'm not a huge sports person otherwise

-Holidays (any holidays, especially underrepresented ones! I’m a huge holiday person.)

Specific Interests continued:

-Singers, music, musical theatre

-Pets (cats!!), esp. if the owner was hesitant at first

-Retellings (not so much retellings of popular fairytales, though—love DON’T LOOK BACK by Lilliam Rivera)

-Characters who don’t want kids