Below is a non-comprehensive, always-in-flux list of things I love to read and see in stories.
*Please note: I am not able to acquire titles on my own yet. Further, I am unable to even look at unagented submissions. If you are unagented and interested in being published traditionally, here are some Tips for: Traditional Publishing Path.*
Age Categories/Formats
- Middle Grade—prose, graphic novel
- Young Adult—prose, graphic novel
My Favorite Genres:
- Fantasy, and just about any sub-genre therein
- Romance: I am particularly interested in queer romance
- Crossover: I love stories that can sit between two (or more!) genres
Elements I Love:
- Stories about transition periods and characters caught in the in-between
- Stories that explore what we owe to one another
- Stories (and characters!) that are messy but kind
- Stories featuring non-Christian holidays
- Stories with dragons or fae
- Stories that take tropes and lore and twist them on their heads
- Stories that do not feature any romance, or in which the romance doesn’t overtake the main character’s life
- Stories where a character from a marginalized community becomes Over It and decides to tear the system down
- Stories full of queer joy and/or POC joy
- Stories set in queernorm worlds
A Note on Representation:
I am a firm believer in the importance of representation. As such, I prioritize stories by and about people from marginalized communities, particularly disabled people; trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming people; a-spec people; or people with intersectional identities that are under-represented.
Things That Aren’t for Me:
- Nonfiction
- Horror or thriller
- Girl main characters who are ~not like other girls~
- Stories with main characters from marginalized communities that center trauma
- Stories about sexual assault
- Stories that feature explicit/graphic self harm or eating disorders
- Stories in which someone’s problems are magically solved/disappear once they’re in a relationship
- Stories in which a disabled character’s HEA (happily ever after) means they are “cured” of their disability
- Horse stories (nothing against horses in stories, but I am not the Horse Girl you’re looking for)
- Stories that include references to the 1997 boy wizard series
Comps:
Books:
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
- The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
- Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
- Hildafolk series by Luke Pearson
- Almost Flying by Jake Maia Arlow
TV/Movies:
- Schitt’s Creek
- Ted Lasso
- Kevin Can F*ck Himself
- Steven Universe
- She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Legally Blonde
- Practical Magic
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts