MSWL

Manuscript Wish List

*I love strong characters, unique and diverse voices, and new takes on favorite tropes*

Please know that this list isn't comprehensive. If you think I would be a great fit for you and your book, send it my way!

Visit Holloway Literary for submission guidelines!

Young Adult

• Fantasy (all types)

• Historical Fiction/Fantasy

• Paranormal

• Spies/Heists

• Gothic/Horror (more suspense, less gore)

• Retellings (myth, folklore, legends, fairytales)

• Romance (Rom-Coms!)

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Favorites:Sabaa Tahir, Sarah Dessen, To All the Boys, Leigh Bardugo, Gallagher Girls series, Adrienne Young, An Ember in the Ashes, Ally Carter, Fable, Sorcery of Thorns, Sarah J Maas, Along for the Ride, Down Comes the Night, Elizabeth Lim, The Vampire Diaries, Reign.

Middle Grade

• Fantasy (all types)

• Historical Fiction/Fantasy

• Paranormal

• Mysteries

• Adventure stories

• Retellings (myth, folklore, legends, fairytales)

• Friendship stories

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Favorites: Rick Riordan, Gail Carson Levine, The Sisters Grimm series, Amari and the Night Brothers, Winterborne Home, Percy Jackson series, Serena Valentino's Villains Series, Emily Windsnap, She-Ra, Avatar the Last Airbender/Legend of Korra, Julie and the Phantoms.

Special Requests and Anti-MSWL

I'd love to see:

• Lore, myths, and fairytales from around the world 

• Something that makes me feel like I'm on vacation

• Villains

• Theme parks

• Paranormal (witches, ghosts, werewolves--give me all of them!)

• Fun sports stories (I love lacrosse and soccer)

• College age rom-coms

Please don't send:

• Picture/Chapter books

• Nonfiction

• Anything with excessive gore

• Political stories

• Incest, suicide, rape, or abuse

• Super scary stories (I like creepy and suspense, not being scared to go to bed).