Iam considering adult, crossover, and select YA projects! I’m looking for lyrical and poetic fantasy, romantasy, romance, grounded sci-fi/upmarket speculative fiction (e.g., The Ministry of Time), horror, fabulism, and anything weird/genre-bending in adult/NA, as well as YA contemporary, romance, and horror.

Across genres and age groups, I’m drawn to character-driven stories, sharp vivid prose, squee-worthy character arcs, earnestness, beautiful settings, and some sense of wonder even if/when things get dark. Most of my favorite books right now are high-stakes (I like to joke that my version of “cozy” involves at least one dead body) but still feel tender and open-hearted at their core.

Some things I’d love to see:

• Neurodivergent, BIPOC, disabled, and/or queer (especially trans, genderqueer, and/or acespec) love stories—romantic or platonic—across genres. I am here for the yearning!!

• Neurodivergent & disability feelings generally (in particular: autistic characters who don’t “earn” their place in the story solely by being hypercompetent)

• Angsty character arcs—self-discovery, healing old hurts, redemption, etc.

• Gap moe and hidden selves

• Slow burns

• Cinnamon roll characters who find themselves in high-stakes situations (also: cinnamon rolls who could actually kill you, and/or who don’t know what to make of their own devastating power)

• Liminal spaces and the navigation of identities as one passes between them

• Anti-colonial and/or anti-capitalist themes—either in the midst of the struggle or imagining what lies beyond

• Exploration of systemic trauma as a process rather than a single event

• Dark academia with a niche subject, or where magic is used in a fresh way

• Gothic settings, horror or fantastical or otherwise

• Characters haunted by their past selves

• Dream worlds and the blurring of realities (a la Mad Sisters of Esi and Madeleine is Sleeping)

• Trope subversions and commentaries (e.g., Every Heart a Doorway, Long Live Evil); books about the power of stories (re: The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Book Eaters, The Everlasting)

What I might not connect with:

• Mysteries, thrillers, or historical fiction without speculative elements

• Cishet romance that leans heavily on the characters’ physical attraction (not to say I’ve never connected with these, but it has historically been pretty rare)

• Epic fantasy, especially with medieval Europe-inspired settings

• Military fantasy

• Hard sci-fi

• Grimdark

• Dystopia/cyberpunk/surveillance state

• Stories that foreground survival against the elements, natural disasters, or post-/apocalypse

• Stories set primarily in space and/or tight enclosed spaces

• Pandemic/contamination stories

• Stories that center a toxic or abusive relationship (i.e., for the main plot/relationship; as backstory is fine)

• Casts in which everyone is an asshole

• Stories where disordered eating/dysmorphia has a prominent role

• Low-stakes cozy fantasy

• Stories for which humor is the primary intended emotional driver (however, humor within larger angst/stakes is appreciated—e.g., Little Thieves, The Everlasting)

• Middle grade

• Graphic novels

• Picture books

Books/media I love:

Adult Speculative

• The Hands of the Emperor and At The Feet of the Sun by Victoria Goddard

• The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

• The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

• A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

• Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta

• Death Wish by Lilly Lu

• A Taste of Gold and Iron and Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland

• The Night Parade by Jami Nakamura Lin

• Babel by R. F. Kuang

• This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

• The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

• The Ministry of Time by Kailene Bradley

Adult Contemporary/Realism

• The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

• The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

• Book Lovers and Beach Read by Emily Henry

• Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

• Chemistry by Weike Wang

• On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

• The Likeness by Tana French

YA/Crossover

• Midnights with You by Clare Osongco

• Heart Check by Emily Charlotte

• Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz

• Always the Almost by Edward Underhill

• Icarus by K. Ancrum

• It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland

• The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

• The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee

• Wilder Girls by Rory Power

• Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

• A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

Finally, a note on mentorship—I’m here to help you realize your creative vision for your story! I prioritize transparent communication and am happy to adjust my feedback style and modality based on your needs. Depending on the manuscript, I may suggest substantial revisions beyond line edits, and am happy to share my process for that as well as help you find strategies that work best for you. Thank you in advance for trusting me with your work!