I am dedicated to supporting marginalized voices and focused on increasing the representation of those voices in the publishing industry. I am only open to receiving work from authors who are BIPOC, LGBTQ+, ND, and/or DIS. Please note that I will not ask you to disclose your marginalization unless you feel comfortable doing so.
I am open to the following age groups and genres:
Adult and YA fantasy:
I am more interested in stories that break conventional western methods, however I am open to western stories written by historically marginalized voices. I love most subgenres but in Adult my preferences lean towards cozy fantasy like Travis Baldree or Delemhach, blends like sci fantasy, romantasy or fantasy with horror elements and contemporary/urban fantasy like Whitney Hill.
I would also love to see queernorm fantasy worlds and accessible fantasies! For YA Fantasy I would love to see more retellings, cozy fantasy and blends like sci fantasy and romantasy, or stories with strong horror elements. Wishlist: A fantasy (YA or Adult) with an MC full of rage and doing the wrong things for the right reasons/willing to do anything to get their goal etc, I’d love for the MC to be the ‘villain’ at the end
Adult and YA Science Fiction:
I am more interested in stories that contain hard science, or extrapolations on current science. I love stories set in space or involve space travel, cli-fi, are blended with horror or set after an apocalypse. I would love some science fiction horror in the vein of Mira Grant. Wishlist: I am a huge Alien universe fan and would love something in this vein!
Adult and YA Horror:
I am interested in almost all forms of horror, but am not the best fit for hauntings or ghosts. I love monsters and sentient forests/waters/natural settings and things that are more psychological than physical. I do enjoy body horror, but am not a fan of gratuitous gore. Wishlist: A fresh take on zombies, make it terrifying!
Adult and YA Romantasy:
I am most interested in queer romantasy. I would love a romantasy set in a queernorm world that involves an adventure or D&D esque adventuring party. Wishlist: A YA or Adult romantasy with a trans or nonbinary MC and/or disability rep!
YA Paranormal or Mystery:
I am open to paranormal and mystery in YA ONLY. I’m very keen on finding stories based on indigenous myths/creatures/lore etc told by indigenous authors. I am still not the best for hauntings or ghosts unless it is connected to the above bullet point.
Middle grade: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror
Graphic Novels (All Age Categories). I am also open to graphic novels especially if they are fantasy, science fiction or horror. Some of my recent favorites have been Lore Olympus and Mooncakes and I love manga-inspired art, but am not a good fit for noir art styles.
Tropes (and other things) I Love:
Found family, friends to lovers, rivals to lovers, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine or stabby/cinnamon roll, there’s only one bed, slow burn, anti heroes, morally gray main characters, main characters descending into darkness, outbreaks/contagions, apocalypses, anything where the food is Studio Ghibli-esque, meet cutes at bookstores/coffee shops
Favorite Books/Movies/TV Shows (this is not an exhaustive list):
Books: House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson, Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer, Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean, Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J Tuli, Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee, The Luminaries by Susan Dennard, Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology, The Do’s and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar, Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant, You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (or anything by her really), Small Favors by Erin A Craig, Witchlings by Claribel Ortega, The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix, An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson, Elemental by Whitney Hill, Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (and lots more)
Movies: Parasite, Alien, Anything Studio Ghibli but especially Nausicaa, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Spirited Away, Lisa Frankenstein, Queen of the Damned, The Invitation, Night Teeth, Vampires V The Bronx, Midsommar, Jurassic Park, Lord of the Rings, The Princess Bride, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Predator, Wish Dragon, the entire 28 Days Later series
TV Shows: All of Us Are Dead, Mr Midnight: Beware the Monsters, Yu Yu Hakusho, Cowboy BeBop, Gravity Falls, Over the Garden Wall, Good Omens, 1899, The Silent Sea, Midnight Mass
Below are things I do not want to read so please do not send them to me!
On page rape or sexual assault
On page child abuse (references to/mentions of are okay!)
Any military fiction or military based story line
Pro-cop story lines
Abusive love interests (that the MC ends up with at the end)
School Shootings
On page violence/murder against/of a pregnant person and/or infant
Not For Me (These are other agents’ favorite tropes/books but they’re not for me!):
Superheroes
Any nonfiction
Women’s Fiction
Talking Animals
“I Can Fix Him” storylines
Chapter books