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Using publishing's slow month of August to catch up on open queries. I'll be reopening in September for a short period looking for a few specific things. I'm most excited to find a compelling queer take on lit RPG, dystopian, and continued authentic representation in stories.

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"Give me The Secret Garden (1993 film adaptation) but for adults."
Gemma Paynter #MSWL

"I want an LGBTQIA+ novel in the vein of ONE DAY, A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE (high concept, unique structure, deep and sweeping love story)."
Carly Watters #MSWL

Open to queries for the first week of August!

Really hoping to get more nonfiction submissions.

For fiction: forever and always, anything gothic and magical🖤

More of my #MSWL is on my website.

Wicker peen. That’s it. Send me your weird books #mswl

"I would love fantasies with unique magic systems, strong characters, and stories inspired by myth or folklore, particularly outside the Western canon."
Marina Green #MSWL

"I'd like to see more speculative fiction, and psychological thrillers in my inbox."
Elizabeth Guthrie #MSWL

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Reminder that I’ll be open for the first week of August starting this Saturday! Here’s a bit about what I’m looking for… #MSWL #amquerying

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"I’d love to see projects like FROM HERE TO ETERNITY by Caitlin Doughty, YOU WERE BORN FOR THIS by Chani Nicholas, and THE RADIUM GIRLS by Kate Moore in my inbox."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

I should also mention that I only take on 1-2 new authors a year. I am not looking for new clients very actively but wanted to open for submissions since I've been closed for a longer period.

Not hard exclusions but I would be unlikely to take on any MG or cosy crime since my list here is very full. I am also not a big reader of gangland, anything overtly political, or men going on a journey of self-discovery fuelled by drugs (we receive more of this than you may think).

Horror: Folk horror, body horror, supernatural, sci-fi blend, gothic. Less keen on creepy real-world set horror where the resolution is that someone doesn't know what’s going on because they’ve been drugged.

Sci-fi: cool concepts, and the softer side: anything comped to Becky Chambers, crime/mystery or a beautiful love story that happens to be set in space etc, but also space operas.

Fantasy: open to all genres but would have more space for something with a subgenre like romantasy, historical mystery, dark fantasy or cosy. I would be verrry excited to find something that feels like a cosier, more feminine version of Dungeon Crawler Carl.

Love stories: concept-led rom-coms, sweeping epics, or something that will break my heart. I love yearning, longing, slow-burn or the intensity of first love - but also open to the steamier the stuff.