Manuscript Wishlist

I’m looking to acquire middle grade and young adult fiction, as well as graphic novels. My interests cover a variety of genres, including—but not limited—to contemporary, romance, fantasy, historical fiction, magical realism, horror, and adventure/action stories. As long as a manuscript has a strong voice, I’m always willing to give the submission a read.

I always enjoy stories with found families, coming-of-age themes, unbreakable friendships, witty narrators, and strong worldbuilding. But I have a special place in my heart for Latinx and queer stories, and, overall, I’m always especially interested in seeing projects by creators from the margins.

 

Young Adult

  • Romantasy focused on romantic pairs of color

  • Fresh and nuanced dystopia where characters of color are the heroes

  • More romance genre mashups including horror, cottagecore, dystopian etc.

  • A science fiction thriller that gives Black Mirror vibes

  • New twists on historical fiction that incorporate horror and/or fantasy elements

  • Contemporary takes on mythology from non-Western traditions

  • BIPOC-centered stories that capture the intersection of disability and/or queerness

  • Elevated horror stories that comp to Monkeypaw Productions

  • A nuanced take on theme of reproductive rights from an author of color’s perspective

  • After-high-school narratives that are not set in four-year, majority-white universities, including but not limited to trade schools, community colleges, non-western international universities, and HBCUs

  • Joyful BIPOC and QBIPOC stories

  • Diverse Regency, Gregorian, and Victorian YA

  • Girls rebelling against patriarchal systems, think Mad Max: Fury Road but for teens

  • QBIPOC or BIPOC rom-com

Middle Grade and Young Adult

  • Mental health focused story from an author of color’s perspective

  • BIPOC Adventure/fantasy/magical realism stories inspired by traditions, folklore, and myths

  • Stories that engage with the experience of being first or second generation

  • Projects centering friendship with an all QBIPOC or BIPOC cast of characters

  • Stories with strong themes of intersectional feminism

  • Horror stories featuring monster lore

  • Historical fiction focused on cultural turning points from a global perspective

  • Stories focused on Black marching bands

  • Contemporary projects set in countries outside the United States and Europe, centered around characters who are native to the location

  • Historical fiction or contemporary fiction that deals critically with the often ignored, parts of American/Global history

  • Projects starring genderqueer, non-binary, and trans protagonists

  • BIPOC authors take on vampires, werewolves, sirens, witches, and any manner of myth/supernatural

Not a Good Fit for the Following

  • Anthologies

  • Nonfiction projects, excluding memoirs

  • Military focused projects centering on the European theatre in World War I and II

  • Mysteries akin to Nancy Drew