Horror
Eliza Swift @elizaswift · Jan 24
Our whole office has been talking about the Fyre festivals docs and I have a new #mswl: a YA horror/thriller set at a musical festival gone wrong. Give me this book!!!
Hillary Jacobson @hillaryjacobson · Jan 23
Similarly, I’d love a dark psychological thriller with hints of horror, like Iain Reid’s I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. Or something inspired by real world events like Karen Dionne’s THE MARSH KING’S DAUGHTER. The darker and twistier you can go, the better. #mswl
Saritza🇵🇷💖💜💙 Hernandez @epubagent · Jan 18
I’m not seeing enough #YA #Horror in my query inbox and I need it! Dying for some creature feature horror novels featuring a diverse cast & a creature that’s truly terrifying. #MSWL
Kelly 📚 @LitAgentKelly · Jan 18
YA Horror ghost stories are life. If it doesn’t make your skin crawl while writing it, I don’t want it. #MSWL #paranormalactivity
Hilary Harwell @HilaryHarwell · Jan 17
I'd love a chilling #YA #Horror too - heavy atmosphere, heavy tension/anticipation. Scare me, please!! #MSWL #SouthernGothic
Chelsey Emmelhainz @CKEmmelhainz · Jan 16
Chelsey Emmelhainz @CKEmmelhainz
My current #MSWL:- toxic female friendships
- spooky suspense (maybe w/ supernatural/horror bent)
- suspense featuring cults and witches (a la, THE CRAFT)
- family dysfunction + messed up secrets
- female serial killers
It appears my #MSWL list is evergreen, because I'm definitely still hunting for all these elements in my mystery/suspense/women's fiction submissions...
Lynnette Novak @Lynnette_Novak · Jan 15
If I missed your #IWSGPit pitch, paste query & 1st 5 pages in email. Adult: SFF, thriller, cont. romance, & mystery. YA: thriller, SFF, horror, mystery, & contemporary. MG: SFF, mystery, contemporary, & horror. #diversity #MSWL #ownvoices querylynnette (@) theseymouragency (.)com
Saritza🇵🇷💖💜💙 Hernandez @epubagent · Jan 12
Sascha 🍄 @confusedophan
you know what I like? gay romance in fiction that isn’t coming-of-age teenage high school drama. give us gay romance in horror, in sci-fi, in adventure stories and action. basically the romance side plot cishets have been getting since the dawn of time, but make it gayThis. Right here. Gimme gimme! #MSWL
ZR/Zabé Ellor @ZREllor · Jan 12
Sascha 🍄 @confusedophan
you know what I like? gay romance in fiction that isn’t coming-of-age teenage high school drama. give us gay romance in horror, in sci-fi, in adventure stories and action. basically the romance side plot cishets have been getting since the dawn of time, but make it gay
Katelyn Uplinger @KatelynUplinger · Jan 9
For those #amquerying I remain open to queries. Genres high on my #mswl for 2019 in adult and YA include horror, historical fantasy, chilling mysteries, and tense stories about survival. In nonfiction would love some weird or fun history.
john w. rudolph @johnwrudolph · Jan 7
YA: Much the same as MG--humor, realistic teen stories, #ownvoices, adventure, sci-fi. Also, love a good teen romance, horror, mystery, but not super-dark.
Children's NF at all levels: curriculum tie-ins, PB bios, multicultural history, science, sports, pop culture.
#MSWL
Hannah Fergesen @HannahFergesen · Jan 7
It would appear I am now open to queries once more! Check out my #MSWL to see what I'm looking for! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/hann…
Erica Bauman @Erica_Bauman · 21 Dec 2018
11) I’m still desperate for a good YA horror. Something dark and disturbing. More eerie than gory, and grounded in reality (no supernatural killers needed). #MSWL
Jennifer A. Grimaldi @JA_Grimaldi · 3 Dec 2018
DYING (ha) for more YA horror in my inbox, especially speculative/family-centric/this-monster-is-a-metaphor in the vein of THE BABADOOK or HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE #mswl
JenniferMarchSoloway @marchsoloway · 29 Nov 2018
I love the idea that magic could be lurking in our world, if only we knew where to look. Have such a story (PB, MG, YA, adult speculative/horror)? Please send it my way! #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 26 Nov 2018
A horror novel called This Is Less of a Question & More of a Statement, and the entire book takes place during a Q&A panel at a conference. #MSWL
Susan Hawk @susanhawk · 20 Nov 2018
What am I hungry to find in my queries, you ask? Creepy, psychological (not gory) horror, MG or YA. Give me something strange with a gradual, gripping sense of unease -- make my spine shiver! #MSWL