Hi! 👋🏻 I’m a literary agent at The Ampersand Agency actively building my list 📚 Here is my manuscript wishlist 👀#mswl
To submit, please send three chapters/50pp to abigail@theampersandagency.co.uk, along with a synopsis and covering letter.

Genres I’m open to: romance, fantasy/speculative, mystery/thrillers, horror, historical, lyrical contemporary (more so coming of age with a strong romance thread & a story that weaves in heart & humor - I’m typically not the best fit for contemporary rom-coms in general), novels in verse 2/3

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.

#mswl

"Send me historical fiction or nonfiction from underrepresented voices."
Elizabeth Guthrie #MSWL

✨Historical Fiction✨
-Fresh angle or underexplored historical moment
-Strong emotional throughline and character focus
-Dual timelines or narrative reveals that drive momentum
-Hidden histories or marginalized perspectives
-Book club appeal with a compelling central hook (7/8)

I‘m officially open to queries! Adult fiction across multiple genres and select nonfiction. For a full list of genres I represent please see my #MSWL at the link in bio or visit the submissions page on my website. Looking forward to reading your work. ✍️📚🌸
#amquerying #writingcommunity #amwriting

"In fiction, I am interested in fantasy, historical, and romance (especially LGBTQ)."
Elizabeth Guthrie #MSWL

In Romance:

💘 I want, most of all, to fall in love. Make me swoon like a Victorian maiden. 100/10 on the swoon scale.

🌸 Historical romance that explores secret societies, unspoken relationships

🗝️ Romance always has to have another genre for me, be that fantasy, horror, or mystery (or all three!)

#OpentoQueries
So… I had some amazing editors meetings this week, and I thought I would share some cool dream concepts that editors are open to:
Epic Saga Multiverse Ensemble Character romance.
Gender Role Reversal (Encounter)
Historical Romance, but 90’s and Y2K.
Transmigration.

"Seeking generational stories of parenthood and family with non-binary and/or trans characters in the commercial or historical adult fiction genre (ie. heavy with plot!)"
Carly Watters #MSWL

I just finished Emma Donoghue's LEARNED BY HEART and I am once again asking for historical sapphic yearning YA manuscripts, agent friends!! #MSWL

"Send me historical fiction or nonfiction from underrepresented voices."
Elizabeth Guthrie #MSWL

Horror of all kinds intrigues me, especially when it’s interweaved with a contemporary, fantasy, folklore, gothic, historical, horrormance, paranormal, psychological, or survival subgenre! I’m also drawn to stories that feature dread, sentient settings & descents into madness

In dark academia manuscripts, I look for atmospheric imagery and genre-blending elements in contemporary, gothic, historical, paranormal, or romantic subgenres. I also love when dark academia veers into magical libraries/museums, secret societies/cults, & mysterious friend groups!

I’m always a sucker for a good romance novel, so here are some things I look for in a romance manuscript. I especially love romance manuscripts with a contemporary, cozy, fantasy, gothic, historical, paranormal, sports, or romcom subgenre.

"Seeking generational stories of parenthood and family with non-binary and/or trans characters in the commercial or historical adult fiction genre (ie. heavy with plot!)"
Carly Watters #MSWL

dropping back in with a career update and a cheeky #mswl 🤪 link to query is in my bio!! #literaryagent

dropping back in with a career update and a cheeky #mswl 🤪 link to query is in my bio!! #literaryagent

#mswl