Speculative Fiction
C&W @CWAgencyUK · 2d
From @susanW1F: I adore novels with a sense of mischief, powerful prose/voice, dark in unexpected ways, but never bleak. I love a contemporary, complex family story, or something with a speculative edge - ghosts, folklore, magic, ‘otherness’. Find me here: bit.ly/3dvyqWg
C&W @CWAgencyUK · 2d
And @a_cochran says: I’m looking for quality crime/thriller/speculative/SFF (would love a good epic fantasy), literary novels, historical that doesn’t wear its research too heavily, and anything with a strong concept that hooks me from the first page bit.ly/3btDWXS
H. McCorkle @McCorkle_Editor · 6d
I'm open to queries! What I am looking for has changed, though, so please read all the way through the post before submitting: enigmaticeditor.blogspot.com/p/submit.html #MSWL #querytips #amwriting
Melanie Fried @Melanie_Fried · Mar 18
Agents! Would ❤️ to see: historical (1900s), diverse voices, complex female relationships, high society, immigrant stories, suspense, light speculative, campus setting, southern, family dramas, gothic, nostalgia, romcom. All upmarket w/ commercial hook & feminist themes. #mswl
Sarah Guan @Sarah_Guan · Mar 8
Ali A Olomi @aaolomi
Happy #InternationalWomensDayA quick thread on the North African prophetess queen, Al Kahina who fought against the Ummayd armies with the skills of a warrior and the powers of a sorceress
This is an amazing story. #MSWL (It’s practically already speculative!)
Amarilys Writes & Edits @AmarilysWrites · Mar 1
I'm looking for #ownvoices and diversity rich speculative fiction stories, but I’m open to all stories compelling enough #YA #NA #A #Romance #mswl
Send your query and FULL ms to my attention (Amy Acosta) via entangledpublishing.submittable.com/submit/
Kiki Nguyen @kianangu · Feb 27
Urban Legend is one of my favorite movies from childhood. I burned the shit out of our VHS. I would love an Urban Legend + The Craft YA or Adult Horror or Spec Fic. Make sure to queer it up, too! #mswl
Jenny Chen @jennychen_jc · Feb 26
Run Film @OfficialRunFilm
This Mother’s Day… RUN. Watch the official trailer for #RunFilm - In theaters on May 8. pic.twitter.com/vd0gseQJliI will always want a twisted mom book. Switched at birth. Who's your "real" mom? What does it matter? I've also been seeing some speculative robo/AI-mom stories out there with comment on guardianship, biological and not. Yes to that, too. Give me something truly sinister. #MSWL
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn · Feb 25
Oh, hello! At long last, my #MSWL page is up! I will try to keep this as up to date as possible. (I also regularly tweet things I'm looking for here.) Check it out:
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/erin…
#amagenting #amquerying #WritingCommunity
John Cusick @johnmcusick · Feb 25
Okay #writer and #amquerying friends, I'm dying for some new #adult #horror-- could be speculative, realistic, paranormal, what have you. I'm particularly keen to see #horror that explores important contemporary issues, a la Get Out. You've got it, I wanna read it. #MSWL
DA Children's Agency @DA_Childrens · Feb 25
For our third and final children's book agency Meet the Team post, we meet @LitAgentClare 🌟Clare is on the lookout for new and exciting talent, so head over to our blog for her manuscript wish list 👀 #MSWL
darleyandersonblog.com/2020/02/25/mee…
Megan Barnard @meganebarnard · Feb 24
One of the hardest thing about querying agents is knowing what’s actually a fit for their lists... so I’m excited to share my #MSWL with everyone! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/mega… take a look to see my specific interests and fav reads!
Cortney Radocaj 🏳️🌈💖💜💙 @CortneyRadocaj · Feb 23
AHHH Y'ALL MY #MSWL IS FINALLY LIVE
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/cort…
If you're thinking about querying me, check it out!!
#writing #writingcommunity #amquerying #amediting #amwriting
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · Feb 21
In speculative fiction I’d like to see more climate-related books. Just learned about popping shrimp. Crazy. Books like Dry for adult audiences. #queryme #MSWL querymanager.com/query/Jessica_…
Lauren is open to queries! @laurenspieller · Feb 10
Lauren is open to queries! @laurenspieller
@Gabino_Iglesias Upmarket, smart, high stakes that go beyond “don’t die.” Get Out, Parasite are good movie comps, Lauren Beukes is a good book comp even though I know she’s not strictly horror, also Anita Ahlborn and Joe Hill. Honestly I just want something that grabs me and has something to SAY#mswl: the horror & twisted spec fic I want to see in 2020
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · Feb 7
You can see all of our lists on the website: bookendsliterary.com/submissions/ In particular I'm looking for commercial, upmarket & literary fiction, women's fiction, speculative fiction, mystery, suspense, thriller.... #MSWL
Jessica Faust @BookEndsJessica · Feb 5
Not going to lie. I’m having #PitchWars FOMO. In case you’re an author feeling the same I’m here to remind you that I’m open to queries. Speculative fiction, women’s fiction, suspense, upmarket & more #mswl bookendsliterary.com/submissions/
Sarah Guan @Sarah_Guan · Feb 4
Sarah Guan @Sarah_Guan
SNOW WHITE >> FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS @juliecdaoBEAUTY AND THE BEAST >> IN THE VANISHER’S PALACE @aliettedb
ROMEO & JULIET >> STREET LOVE by Walter Dean Myers (RIP, I had to include this one)
There are so many more! You could fill a whole display and then some!
Since we’re here: I’d love to acquire some diverse speculative retellings of classic novels and myths by marginalized writers for @ErewhonBooks!
#MSWL
Ashley Hearn @AshleyHearn · Jan 30
Speculative fiction and with a lightly dystopian angle like WILDER GIRLS and WE SET THE DARK ON FIRE. Give me something so weird here it's impossible to fit in one category. #MSWL