#MSWL (agented only) - YA and adult - Gothic horror or fantasy, would love a fantasy that reads like a fun romp (like This Vicious Grace), vampires, witches, morally gray characters
Editor, Random House Canada 🐧🏠 Chinese-Canadian • She/Her • ENTANGLED WITH AN ELF PRINCE (Oct 12/22) • #mswl adult romance, SFF, historical, mystery/thriller
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I am pro-short story collections that are thematic of region/place & immerses a reader into an underrepresented community in our literary ecosystem (see: Maxine Clair, Bryan Washington, Kali Fajardo-Anstine) (7/8)
& I love the complexities of multigenerational or familial relationships, especially when sharp prose is brought to the forefront of these narratives. (6/8)
Stories that create or contribute to larger conversations about society excite me, especially ones that incorporate the ramifications of systemic inequalities (like the school-to-prison pipeline) within a community–both in the US or on a global scale. (4/8)
Fiction that’s ambitious in its scope, something that’s willing to sit at the intersection of multiple themes in a way that feels accessible, yet complex. (3/8)
Stories that center nuanced + dynamic characters. I think of work that has a combination of humor + heart (like Insecure or Abbot Elementary) and uses stylistic elements (like voice, POV, structure) to create a compelling narrative (2/8)
✨On Mondays, we create a #MSWL!✨Agents, I’m excited to start building my own list for Team @FlatironBooks, with a focus on uplifting literary, contemporary, and/or historical fiction by Black/Afro-identifying writers in all of our glorious multitudes. I’m looking for… (1/8)
UPDATE: I've joined Make Me A World as Editor!
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I'm so happy/honored/mind-blown to be on #TeamMMAW with the *legendary* Christopher Myers and RHCB's own Michelle Frey. It's still setting in, but I can't wait for everyone to see what we have coming! Pinch me! Pitch me!
New #MSWL item: A prolific Novella series (25-50K words) that is super spicy and falls into the sci-fi/fantasy/paranormal/UF categories. One idea? Superheroes and villains.
Lovely agents of Twitter, a reminder that I am actively searching for HORROR! Folk, gothic, historical, haunted houses, death cults, deep sea, cosmic. . . if there's a spooky supernatural element, I want it. #MSWL
and gripping narrative histories about overlooked figures or moments! not an exhaustive list of what I’m looking for, but definitely top of mind. if the voice is unique, and the sentences are strong, I’ll be excited to read 😎 (4/4)
it’s Friday, a good day to let agents know that I’m open to nonfiction submissions! I’m always searching for fresh Latinx/Central American voices, immigrant writers, and undocumented/formerly undocumented folks. more specifically though… (1/4) #mswl