#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.

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For clarity, I only represent age categories MG and up. For MG & YA I’m open to all genres fiction and nonfiction. On the adult side I only work on genre-adjacent or genre-lite fiction (no straight contemporary or anything that wades too deeply into the genre space). #MSWL

Super eager to see some folk horror. Especially if it toes the line of speculative without going full paranormal. A kind of “am I imagining it or is that deer kind of f****d up?” vibe 😉 #mswl
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A mystery/thriller with a speculative element built into the premise rather than used to explain things at the end (For example, Wrong Place, Wrong Time) #MSWL

Grounded speculative where there is a single thing that is different about the world that completely changes how people behave (The Measure, Age of Miracles, The Leftovers, etc). Even outside of speculative, a really good “what if” gets my attention #MSWL

Happy #MSWL day!! My wishlist is pinned, and here are a few books I LOVED: Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe, Nine-Tailed by Jayci Lee, Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister, The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig.
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By "surreal," I mainly mean books that feel like SFF but technically aren't-- I'd love a project that takes place on a reality TV set, or largely on the internet, regardless of whether it has other speculative elements. AMATKA is an all-time favorite book.

It's #MSWL Day! As always, I'm looking for speculative and surreal fiction for adults, and I like it smart, fun, and weird.

Right now, I'm especially in the mood for:

- well-researched historical settings
- classic-mystery structures
- books with a coherent moral/political point of view
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#MSWL Speculative puzzle-box mysteries!

#MSWL Speculative book club fiction where one thing is changed about the world, and how that influences the characters and society around them. Think THE MEASURE, NEVER LET ME GO, THE MERGE, or SEVERANCE (the tv show)

I like 19th and 20th century historical fiction, especially if it's combined with another genre, like mystery, speculative or horror. #MSWL

#MSWL I love that paranormal romance is making a comeback, and am interested in seeing speculative romance of all stripes. I'm open to both cozy OR the darker end of the spectrum, as long as the stakes are high and immediate.

Some faves: Sangu Mandanna, Ashley Poston, Ali Hazelwood, Lana Harper

Though I'm not the right person for full on fantasy or sci-fi, I like books that incorporate speculative elements and are set in the real world. #MSWL

Happy #MSWL day, writers! I rep MG, YA, and adult and am open to contemporary, historical, fantasy, sci-fi, speculative, and horror. I'm a BIG graphic novel person and I also do nonfiction as well! You can see my wish list & submission guidelines here:
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#MSWL My top ask is for clear, inventive hooks! Across genres, I’m looking for big and original premises.

I’m seriously on the hunt for speculative book club fiction. Think grounded stories emotionally with a bit of genre edge!

Happy #MSWL Day!

I’m an associate agent at P.S. Literary building my list in SFF, horror, mystery/thriller, speculative, and book club fiction. More about my list here, and in the thread below: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/al...

Submissions guidelines at:
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#MSWL speculative, brilliantly strange literary fiction; darkly funny, razor-sharp satire about American culture; inventive hard SF and SF/literary crossovers. Books that reject racism, fascism, capitalism, patriarchy, and other -isms. Sadly not interested in fantasy, romance, or YA. Thanks!

#MSWL Genres, you say? I'm glad you asked! I am not a good fit for most straightforward contemporary without a strong speculative twist. But I love fantasy, I love historicals, I love mysteries, I love genre bending stories. I am picky about sci fi but when I love it I LOVE it.

#mswl speculative romance - especially stories that give me fresh takes on magic!

I love unapologetic and emotional love stories, preferably with a fresh take on an interesting hook or setting. I love stories with a speculative twist or a quirky setting. Marginalized groups, specifically Black, Indigenous, disabled, neurodivergent characters in all gender pairings, please!