if you are writing a queer line dancing rom com I WANT IT! #mswl #amquerying #linedancing

🧵 1/8: Hi authors + illustrators! As a new literary agent at Storm, I’l open to queries soon. I wanted to share my #MSWL .

I’ll be searching broadly in June. Here’s what I’d love to see in my QueryTracker inbox for YA to New Adult.

Full: jackiegarciamorales.my.canva.site/hello/

Specific wishes in Adult Fiction:
High-stakes fantasy where characters face impossible decisions
Boundary-pushing Queer horror, like Andrew Joseph White
Weird girl fiction, like Callie Kazumi and Monika Kim
litRPG, like Matt Dinniman’s DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL
Cottage gore and botanical body horror (think the aesthetic of the movie Gaia)
Thrillers with extremely high-concept hooks, like Marisa Walz’s GOOD INTENTIONS and Caro Clare Burke’s YESTERYEAR
Unhinged female protagonists, like Marisa Kashino’s BEST OFFER WINS

I am drawn to commercial hooks, lyrical writing, and voicy characters who jump off the page and pull you in. I love books that explore underrepresented folk stories and mythologies. Similarly, I am interested in non-Western settings. In fantasy, I adore a unique magic system. I am also a big fan of books about books. Across all genres and age groups, I would love to see projects from BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodiverse, and chronically ill communities.

Don’t forget, queries are open each Friday all of June. Today, submit your queries for stories about queer joy and queer love! #mswl #literaryagent #queriesopen

Submit at: www.yesandlit.com/query

I'll be opening queries each Friday in June for pride month with a unique theme for each week. Make sure to get your query in on Friday's if you have a story that aligns with the weekly theme and my wishlist.

#MSWL #literaryagent #queriesopen #writingcommunity

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

"I want literary and upmarket fiction about contemporary life, queer characters, mental health, friendship, nostalgia, existential dread—anything with 'cool girl' or 'sad girl' vibes."
mariavicente.com #MSWL

In Mystery:

🔎 I’m really looking for a charming sleuth with series potential!

💾 Monster/case of the week that builds to a greater plot

🏡 Harlan Coban pacing & intricacy, but not terrible to women

🐺 True Detective: Night Country, but if they were (correctly) gay

#MSWL I want to see projects with the vibes of this song and music video: Queer with a capital Q, set in or heavily influenced by ballroom and drag culture, preferably by queer and trans BIPOC creators. This is at the top of my wishlist.
youtu.be/XXIX2WnfbpE?si=F8wNapTt_tS9PR5U

Super specific #MSWL : survival stories (including post-apocalyptic) w/a fresh spin on the survival genre & BIPOC/queer rep. Emotional MG like Alone or Hatchet or humorous and fun like The Last Kids on Earth. YA like Wilder Girls, The 5th Wave, or a grounded ownvoices Island of the Blue Dolphins

"I’m especially looking for stories from BIPOC and queer authors."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #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

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

"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

#MSWL for nicolefrailbooks.bsky.social: short fiction (short stories or novellas), essays, collections (short story or essay), multi-POV novels. Previous pub experience not needed, but an active online platform is.

Find out more:
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/nicole-frail/

Because it's worth saying #mswl send me your LGBTQIA2+ stuff. Whatever is happening in the world rn, there are soooo many LGBTQ+ editors and agents trying to do THINGS & we'll be asking ourselves & each other (& you, creators) how to do things. It's not over til it's over & even then it's not over.