I love horror with:
-haunted houses
-remote settings
-heavy use of dread
-found footage
-final girls
-cultural commentary
-new twists on classic tropes
-houses that come alive

Pretty much any kind of psychological horror (and select body horror but no gore for gore's sake)
#MSWL

✨ 2025 HORROR #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new horror authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of horror, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, and shows, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.

One more #MSWL post. It's not enough for nonfiction authors to have a good idea and to write skillfully. I tell my clients they must quanifty themselves. Don't expect the publisher to build your platform; they seek to leverage yours!
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Looking forward to reading your work! ☺️

I would love to see more queer romance in my inbox. I’m a fan of authors like Alexis Hall, Kris Ripper, Cat Sebastian, Helen Hoang, Kennedy Ryan, Meryl Winsler…and bonus points for neurodivergence representation, as an autistic agent who speaks neuroatypical! :) #MSWL

In contemporary YA, I want weird. I want queer. I want earnestness unafraid of itself. I want wordplay. I want fun. Would love to see something contained within a unique setting—on set at a TV show, at sea, something about leap years… #MSWL

In everything, and especially in middle grade fiction, I gravitate toward a strong sense of humor. I’d love to find new work like Stand Up, Yumi Chung!, The Serpent’s Secret, or A Series of Unfortunate Events. #MSWL

Happy #MSWL day! I’m an associate agent at Azantian Literary Agency, looking for:

•select middle grade
•young adult contemporary realistic fiction, and realistic-ish, like A.S. King
•queer romance
•adult nonfiction

Wanna dive deeper into my wishlist? Let’s!

#MSWL If you think I’d be a good fit for your work, add me to your query list for when I reopen in March. Please don’t pitch me here or ask me about your manuscript.

I want a love story with a long timespan - lovers coming together against all odds, fated romance, something that keeps me hoping until the very last page #mswl

9/ SETTINGS: I'd love to see unexpected destinations, less-traveled and unexplored in literature. Richly researched historical cities. Coastal + Mountain towns. Adventure-filled plots driven by a rugged landscape. Campus novels (!!) as well as summer camps and retreats. Suburbia w/ a twist.

Just a reminder, while I am open to all speculative fiction, I'm really looking to fill some *specific* areas:

High heat romantasy
Non-western fantasy
YA + MG horror/horror romance
YA + MG mystery/thriller

(Here are some past visual #MSWL )

*note, I do not represent these books*

#amquerying
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I'm a sucker for a locked room mystery. I also enjoy books about doppelgangers, creepy dolls and evil children. #MSWL

I also enjoy narrative nonfiction, including books that blend memoir with another genre, like memoir + true crime or memoir + a deep dive into the history of a certain phenomena. #MSWL

8/ HORROR: I'm new to this as a recovering scaredy-cat. Go easy on me with the gore and violence! But give me the psychological Lynchian vibes; unsettling, surreal, off-kilter. I'm also down for monsters & vampires with a unique hook. Paranormals like "Insidious," w/ blurred lines of reality.

I'd love a mystery, with a sleuth who is a fish out of water, or who gets pulled into investigating against their will #mswl

7/ BOOK-CLUB: Found family, complex female relationships, and stories of reinvention. A strong hook, rich settings, and high stakes. A tight timeframe with elements of mystery or romance. Give me an epic love story between best friends, a charater-driven mystery. Celeste Ng, Brit Bennett, Liz Moore.

It's #MSWL day!

Today I'm hunting for YA Science Fiction, the more epic and sweeping the better! Send me Space Operas and Starships, Undiscovered Planets and Aliens galore.

(Pierce Brown for YA would be a dream comp)
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On the nonfiction side, I'm looking for fresh prescriptive nonfiction with a strong platform. I'm drawn to books made for an underrepresented audience, as long as there's a clear market for them. #MSWL

#MSWL : anything set in the day trading/finance world (bonus points if it is in the GameStop/Robinhood era)