I have a deep and abiding love for "spooky" picture books that are really cozy stories with supernatural characters. A ghost gets over it's fear of public speaking? A skeleton and a zombie become friends? That's my jam.
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Newly opening to: Picture Books!

I'm looking for dry humor that's accessible enough for children to understand but still clever enough for an adult to enjoy while reading it over and over. I like cozy, warm, gentle, soft art styles, but I'm also willing to be surprised.
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I've been hearing about "genre-bending horror" a lot, particularly horror-romance and horror-comedy. I'm curious to see some novels in those categories! I'm looking for both YA and Adult horror novels.
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I'm open to new genres and categories! First up: Horror.

I love literary, psychological horror. I've described my taste as "Is the magic a metaphor? Oh no, it's real and she's literally eating her abusive ex." Huge fan of folk horror and speculative explorations of structural marginalization.
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#amquerying authors: As of today, I have responded to all queries and full manuscripts that I received before my query inbox closed last fall. I'm planning to reopen my query inbox to unsolicited queries next week, so here's a little #MSWL thread to tell you what I'm looking for:
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Team howlandlit.bsky.social made me a gorgeous new #MSWL brochure. Here’s what I’m looking for when I open back up to queries in May.

Team howlandlit.bsky.social made me a gorgeous new #MSWL brochure. Here’s what I’m looking for when I open back up to queries in May.

Now that it’s PW official! I’m so excited to announce that I’ve joined jenazantian.bsky.social’s wonderful agency as an associate agent 🥰

And yes, I’m open to queries! Please check out my MSWL and submit to me via QueryTracker!
azantianlitagency.com/about-us/shelly-romero

I would LOVE genre blends in horror - romance, sci Fi, speculative, supernatural, literary

No true Romance at the moment or straight Sci Fi. Not currently asking for more GN unless it is from an author/illustrator or an author who already has an illustrator attached

#ya
Horror
Contemporary
Novel in verse
Thriller/mystery/suspense
Select fantasy/historical fantasy
Historical in non western countries/dual time periods 1800/1900s

#adult
Horror
Thriller/mystery/suspense
Historical fantasy
Fantasy
Women's fiction/book club

#mg
Novels in verse
Contemporary
Fantasy

Would love more lgbtq+, family stories, stories about finding your community and supporting it

Hey all! I'll be reopening to queries May 5-12. My new goal is to open one week each month when feasible, to maintain how many submissions I get.

Here is my current wishlist!
#mswl #amagenting

#MSWL YA fantasy series

A very specific #mswl want ⤵️
Adult Encanto

Desperate for a romantasy where the main relationship / end game is f/f, if you're writing one please send it my way 🥰 #mswl

After many months (years? decades? centuries??) I am settled in at Neighborhood Literary, and open to queries! I accept queries through QueryManager here:
querytracker.net/query/BeccaPodos

@ecniumata & I are open to queries! Particularly on the hunt for genre-blends (like hist/SFF) & sharp contemp w/ spec elements or inventive mixed-media. Anything comped to Grady Hendrix, Freya Marske, Mona Awad, Victor LaValle, T. Kingfisher, Carissa Orlando & Simone St. James

The sun is out and it has inspired me to tidy up my manuscript wishlist for my list at @MMLitAgency - I'd love to hear from you if you have a literary, upmarket, or book club fiction project that sounds like it might be a fit. #mswl #amwriting #amquerying
madeleinemilburn.co.uk/agents/olivia-maidment/

I updated my #MSWL !
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/kate-mckean/

🧠nonfiction #MSWL : I’m drawn to big-idea books with cultural bite, fresh frameworks, and urgent POVs.
Especially :
— The future of work & identity
— Feminist wellness or aging with agency
— Counterintuitive health, climate, or spiritual narratives