Sci-fi
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn · 5h
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
As the holidays approach, some news:I'll be closing to queries Dec. 1 - 31. I have a pile of queries & subs to catch up on, so please add yours to it before Dec. 1 if you wish!
#amquerying #amagenting #WritingCommunity
While I'm at it, a quick #MSWL of things I would love to see right now:
- Big-hearted contemporary MG
- MG horror
- A domestic thriller
- YA thriller/horror
- YA/A speculative/light sci-fi (think Black Mirror)
- MG/YA/A with a culinary theme
Serene *closed to queries* @serenemaria · 1d
General PSA that I'm only looking for projects in the sci-fi/fantasy genres on the YA side, not adult. #MSWL
Jennifer AAHHHH Grimaldi is closed to queries @JA_Grimaldi · Nov 11
And naturally this means I'm especially interested in diverse voices, neurodivergent characters, LGBT+ everything (including and especially nb/trans leads), both in this space and everything I represent #MSWL
Jennifer AAHHHH Grimaldi is closed to queries @JA_Grimaldi · Nov 11
*scifi* more than any other genre, I want my SF to be *dripping* with social commentary. Particular obsessions include: robots + gender, inherited trauma, generation ships, & mythologizing on a grand scale #MSWL
Beth Marshea @busybethm · Nov 10
I'm still looking for a good adult, futuristic, positive tech sci-fi revolving around cultures we don't see enough of in spec fic. I'm open, but maybe Mexico or India or Lebanon... #mswl
Jennifer Azantian @jenazantian · Oct 30
Jennifer Azantian 🕸️🎃 @jenazantian
There are so many ways to go with this. I'd curious to see a story where this tech is commonly used. Rarely (& clandestinely) used. What we as a society & tech-wise do to combat it. What someone would do if their entire likeness &words were stolen/manipulated this way. #MSWLAs always, my tastes run character-driven with cool plot elements and a fast pace...so the ideal story for me would follow one (or a couple) POVs in this world with an overarching plot that can either be directly related or somehow just tangentially affected by this tech. #MSWL
Jennifer Azantian @jenazantian · Oct 30
Jennifer Azantian 🕸️🎃 @jenazantian
I've heard of tech like this that could easily be used by anyone representing living people AND voice replications. It's the tech with implications I think I'm most concerned about. That said, I think that fear makes it ripe for SFF mining so...this is a must-see #MSWL for me. twitter.com/Claribel_Orteg…There are so many ways to go with this. I'd curious to see a story where this tech is commonly used. Rarely (& clandestinely) used. What we as a society & tech-wise do to combat it. What someone would do if their entire likeness &words were stolen/manipulated this way. #MSWL
Jennifer Azantian @jenazantian · Oct 30
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As cool as this is (and as useful as it would be for authors with characters on their covers/character art!) all I can think of is the abuse and propaganda that will come from it 😞 twitter.com/UniverCurious/…I've heard of tech like this that could easily be used by anyone representing living people AND voice replications. It's the tech with implications I think I'm most concerned about. That said, I think that fear makes it ripe for SFF mining so...this is a must-see #MSWL for me.
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Oct 29
Is it possible for a story to be sci-fi but not too sciencey? I want a YA set in space that's not fantasy but is also not super sciencey. Like, space is just the setting & the world-building doesn't feel intrusive & the story isn't necessarily about that. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Oct 29
Something I VERY much want more of: submissions by Jewish people who aren't Ashkenazi! I want to see more stories by/about Jewish #POC, Sephardic, Mizrahi, & Ethiopian Jews. Love stories. Fantasy. SciFi. Humor. Historical. Non-scary mysteries. Literary. Bring 'em all! #MSWL
weronika e. janczuk ✯ @WeronikaJanczuk · Oct 27
Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman
I’m going to jump off this thread to say that if you have milSF that deals with various military branches and the rivalries between them, I am SO interested. #MSWL twitter.com/sharon_kuruvil…I would want to see this, too! Anything espionage-y, on top of this, please send me. Hoping for 11/15 as a query re-open. #MSWL
Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman · Oct 27
Sharon Kuruvilla @Sharon_Kuruvila
I always find it interesting that every sci-fi mil author ends up picking a branch of the military and bases all of the content around that specific branch; one has to wonder why we pick just one branch as our frame of reference, considering how different space combat is.I’m going to jump off this thread to say that if you have milSF that deals with various military branches and the rivalries between them, I am SO interested. #MSWL
Nora Long @NoraLong10 · Oct 25
Hey, exciting news! My #mswl page is officially up and running (and perhaps unnecessarily detailed), so hit me with your best shot, query people :)
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/nora…
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn · Oct 24
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
Here's a specific list of the kind of darker lit I want to see. (I really, really love darker lit. It's my favorite.) If your MS fits this list, please query me! #MSWL #PitDarkFor adult & YA, I gravitate more toward character-driven horror/fantasy/sci-fi than plot-driven. I prefer dark lit to reflect truths about humanity through relationships & setting over tangible monsters. I don't really get excited about werewolves, vampires, zombies, demons, etc.
Lynnette Novak @Lynnette_Novak · Oct 24
If I missed your #PitDark pitch, paste query & 1st 5 pages in email. Adult: horror, thriller, SFF, cont. romance, & mystery. YA: thriller, SFF, horror, mystery, & cont. MG: SFF, mystery, cont., & horror. #diversity #MSWL #ownvoices querylynnette (@) theseymouragency (.) com
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · Oct 23
“In science fiction I’m looking for space opera with complex worlds, complex characters and voices and thrilling adventures, like LIGHTLESS or LEVIATHAN WAKES.” @maureen_moretti #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Kiki Nguyen @kianangu · Oct 17
Taylor Boo Barton 👻🦴 @taysalion
Hear me out, more slice of life books but like... scifi and fantasy. Spaceship families foraging in different systems to start a multi-planet inspired garden or an orc couple struggling to make peace with the one mean cow on their farm.YES #mswl 😍👇🏽
Kelly 📚 @LitAgentKelly · Oct 14
Skelly-ton is CLOSED to Queries 🎃💀 @LitAgentKelly
So, I AM CLOSED TO UNSOLICITED QUERIES through January 1st, but I'm REALLY looking for some LGBTQIA+ and POC #ownvoices stories I can help to champion and get heard. I also am desperately looking for MG (fantasy, sci-fi, cont., hist.) and Adult (fantasy, cont. rom., hist.) #MSWLThough I'm NOT asking to receive more queries, I would love to know if you sent me one and it's sitting in my box somewhere waiting for me to see it. If you haven't sent anything yet, pitch me via @SavvyAuthors next week from the 23rd-25th! If I like it, it's a request! <3 #MSWL