As I reopen to queries the first of October, I’m primarily looking for

- romance of all kinds
- women’s fiction
- adult low fantasy
- very select thriller and horror (psychological, haunted houses, anything similar to Black Swan or Suspiria)

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Very specific things I'd love to see
- more adult fantasy/romantasy (something very unique and off the wall and contemporary/grounded)
- MG and YA horror and mystery/thriller
- Academia
- humorous cozy fantasy
- sapphics!

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Some more #MSWL items for me:

•Middle grade science fiction like Insignia by S.J. Kincaid, which I loved

•Epistolary fiction like Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke

•Lyrical, literary, lush contemporary (or contemporary-ish) YA—again, Jandy Nelson comes to mind

Dark academia in space?🪐🏨 #MSWL

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Also, all 5☆ reads ~

I'm taking an in-depth look at my #mswl and explaining exactly what I'm looking for in a new reel on my Instagram! Check it out if you're interested!
#amagenting #amquerying #writingcommunity
instagram.com/p/DAQyejAOj-Q/

(btw this doesn’t mean the genre has to be horror/paranormal although I’m certainly not opposed to that)

Have been seeing so many destiel posts on my tl this past week like fine…now I’m craving a book with the same SLOW slow burn—where we actually get to see the mc’s end up together—and tension those two had 😒 #mswl #SPNFamily

•If one of your comps is Picture Us In The Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert, check out me in the acknowledgments and also query me NOW

•I’m SO looking forward to the next Jandy Nelson book!

More #MSWL thoughts:

•If you can write like Hozier (especially on Unreal Unearth and First Time) and you haven’t already queried me, consider: changing that!

•I loved, loved, loved Matt Baume’s Hi Honey, I’m Homo! I would love to work on something similar for younger readers.

•Projects about the realities of fame, even at the micro- or local-celebrity levels. (Fame is another lifelong fascination for me!)

•Non-fiction about online relationships

•Comps to: R. Eric Thomas, Jenny Lawson, The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Some #MSWL -y thoughts about what I’d love to see in my inbox:

•MG about space, fiction or non-fiction! My mom works on glass used in the aerospace industry; I have a lifelong fascination with all things outer space.

•Trans authors!

•Adult queer romance with asexual heroes!

If anyone has anything they can comp to Suspiria, please submit it to me in October when I reopen to queries 👀👀👀 this was my first time watching it and I am equal parts disturbed and intrigued

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Actively looking for creepy, dreadful suspense to ring in the autumn season #mswl

I would love some more board books in my inbox, especially some around animals, sea creatures, dinosaurs, and any that are based around counting, colors, letters, and sign language 🩷 #MSWL

#MSWL all day, every day.

I'll share the links again as we get closer, but for now you can find more of my #MSWL (especially my fiction wishlist) at litagentmara.com/mswl #amquerying

I'm psyched to be expanding my NON-FICTION list, as well. #mswl #amquerying