My bookshelf is 50% character-driven sff/speculative/spooky, 50% realistic contemporary/historical (coming-of-age romance, mystery/thriller, action-adventure, and verse novels), mostly by BIPOC, queer, or traditionally underrepresented folks, & my taste very much reflects that.

#MSWL Agents, I've been seeing some fantastic YA sff subs. I'll never say no to sff that captures my heart, but I'm also on the lookout for gorgeously written verse/prose, layered coming-of-age (historical or contemp) esp if it weaves in queer romance and/or mystery/suspense.

I just played/finished Venba (takes less than 90min, maybe less than an hour?)

A/YA Cozy Fantasy or YA Contemporary like this please #MSWL

In modern fantasy I'm looking for things like Jade City. Give me family shenanigans, politics, with really unique magic systems. Babel and Black Sun are always top on my list. Overall anything with colonizer bashing themes, non-western mythos, pirates, or dark academics

I thought I might try a #MSWL thread with a slightly different spin. Agents, these are a selection of my favourite books of all time, in no particular order, so you can get to know the kind of SFF I love.

very specific wants: yokai! pls pls pls! & I'm still looking for my very special YA Japanese historical fantasy

✨SURPRISE✨

Thrilled to announce my promotion to Junior Agent at @BookerAlbertLit
!! MSWL link in bio and thread coming soon. I’ll be open to queries on September 1!

I’m so excited for this next step and cannot wait to read your stories! #amagenting #WritingCommunity

"I want unique, genre-blending romance novels. I wish I had worked on THE PLUS ONE by Sarah Archer or any of Roselle Lim’s breathtaking romantic contemporary fantasy novels. Give me an adult rom com in space, or with magic."
@ericsmithrocks #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

Fantasy is also a close second favorite of mine. I love escaping to new worlds, ESPECIALLY if magical creatures are involved.🐉 We all know fantasy is satured in the market right now, so if you have something unique and magical, I'd love to see it! Especially if it's cozy 🤗#MSWL

“Seeking upmarket speculative fiction—grounded fantasy, magical realism, and horror—comparable to stories by Angela Carter, Gregory Maguire, Naomi Novik, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Helen Oyeyemi."
Maria Vicente #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

I am also here for the weird and unsettling fantasy #MSWL

I have been reading and loving this group of fantasy books and I want something that feels the same way these books do #MSWL

As I'm opening to queries tomorrow, here's a short #MSWL on some specifics I hope to see.

I've been excited to read Romantasy (not spicy) and Cozy fantasy lately. I'm still interested in epic fantasy and any 2nd world fantasy.

Y’all. I just finished KT client @JamiePacton ‘s THE VERMILLION EMPORIUM this past weekend and THIS is 100% my type of fantasy. Please, when I reopen to queries, send me projects with this vibe, this whimsy, this type of romance! ✨😍✨#MSWL

The above is only a snapshot of some very specific areas I'm interested in, so if your story has intricate world-building & characters who feel like real portraits (humour/romance a +) please do send to christabelsubmissions(a)davidhigham.co.uk and I'd love to read it #mswl

I lean more towards fantasy than sci-fi, but always love an intricately built space opera. I'm more attracted to the human aspects, so what I'd really love is a Space Soap Opera: imagine Shonda Rhimes writing a show, but setting it on a spaceship. High drama + high stakes! #mswl

I read a lot of Teen Wolf (& other) fanfiction & love the worlds fandom creates, so on the lookout for a POLICE PROCEDURAL with supernatural creatures. Bonus points for a team of unlikely misfits of various non-human denominations solving crime in a Supernatural Division! #mswl

As a Turk, I'm always on the look-out for Islamic-world inspired fantasies that I would have devoured growing up. An Ottoman-set fantasy would fulfill my wildest dreams! I also studied Russian & used to live in Korea, so always v eager to see these settings in stories. #mswl

I have a soft spot for HISTORICAL FANTASIES, whether real or imagined & particularly if they have a healthy dose of romance in there i.e. Regency Faerie Tales. I do love learning about a new culture or period of history, so assume I am casting this net very far & wide! #mswl

I quietly reopened my #SFF inbox last year & although I have already signed some fantastic clients, I thought it was high time to pull together an #MSWL to share a sense of what I'm looking for. Please assume this is not an exhaustive list, however - it's the writing that counts!