Literary Agent
as always, i am prioritizing marginalized authors—disabled, BIPOC, queer, neurodivergent, etc. my main goal is to lift and champion authors from underrepresented communities!
Literary Agent
overall, i will be accepting:
ADULT:
•fantasy
•horror
•contemporary
•romance
•novels-in-verse
•graphic novels
YA:
•fantasy
•horror
•sci-fi
•thriller
•contemporary
•novels-in-verse
•graphic novels
Literary Agent
the other changes:
•i will NOT be accepting adult sci-fi during this period (this is NOT permanent and i will likely be open to adult sci-fi again in the future)
•i will actively be looking for adult romance (with caveats, see below!)
Literary Agent
UPDATE: i’m opening to queries!
i’ll be open starting october 1st through november 30th
there will be a few changes in what i’m looking for, but the biggest is that i will be accepting graphic novels!! 🎉
#amquerying #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity
Editor
On my #MSWL Any/all of the following:
1. Quirky/dark humor
2. Paranormal crime syndicate
3. Unusual fairy tale retellings with magic
ALWAYS high heat, HEA/HFN, Fast paced, romance in sci-fi or fantasy sub genre. Prefer under 75K words.
Literary Agent
Tempted to change my entire #MSWL profile to just two words, DARK ACADEMIA.
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Literary Assistant
also to be clear! I do consider YA (preferably upper YA) but anything middle grade and younger is not for me, sorry!
Literary Assistant
I'll add on more to this thread whenever I can, but that should be a good start, hey? but tl;dr— I love stories that make us question the world and how we understand it. I love a frisson. I love the things that go bump in the night. I love writing that melts on the tongue.
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Literary Assistant
- anything set in a part of the world different to the US, Canada, or the UK (or, if set in the UK, set in the north of England, northern Ireland, rural spaces, etc)
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- neo-western
- unconventional, unreliable, unlikeable narrators and central characters
- trans and queer joy, but also trans and queer rage
- diverse perspectives
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Literary Assistant
- suspense and psychological thrillers, but specifically with a textured, vibrant sense of setting (think Gillian Flynn’s SHARP OBJECTS)
- folklore and mythological retellings, particularly non-Eurocentric traditions
- magical realism
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Literary Assistant
- speculative fiction
(I prefer grounded, literary sci-fi + fantasy. no secondary worlds, but rather our world steeped in liminal magic and/or technology. anything creepy, toothy, gritty, strange, something that sends a shiver down your spine.)
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Literary Assistant
in terms of GENRES and NARRATIVES, I love:
- historical, particularly 19th and 20th century and particularly focused on international, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ stories
- alternate history
- dark academia
- horror and gothic
- character-led literary fiction
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Literary Assistant
first, I'm someone who's always been gripped by VOICE, WRITING STYLE, and PROSE. so I'm looking for:
- anything in the book club, upmarket, literary spaces
- lush, poetic writing
- deep and intricate world/lore-building (when applicable)
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Literary Agent
Where are you #dystopian fiction writers? Bring me into a nightmarish world where extremist #political views go mainstream & metastasize into #authoritarianism. Know your #history #MSWL
Literary Agency
James McGowan @jmcgowanbks
I'm back with a real #MSWL since opening to queries. I posted a photo of things I can't shut up about last week and that's threaded, but also threaded are some recent and upcoming reads that I loved/am excited about that I wanna see in my inbox. pic.twitter.com/WjdgzbuzrlGreat #MSWL thread from James!
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Literary Agency
We're now open to queries! Check ashliterary.com/#submissions for our guidelines and wishlists.
Looking forward to reading!
#mswl #amwriting #amquerying
Literary Agent
#DoRevenge on Netflix was so good!! Exactly what I’m in the mood for—campy but fresh YA. #mswl