Kaitlyn Katsoupis
Belcastro Literary Agency
My Manuscript Wish List®
Historical Fiction
- All ages
- Not a huge fan of Henry VIII, Shakespeare, roman/greek legends and retellings
- Would love non-Western world setting and situations
- Would love some with a humor bend but open to the dark and decadent as well
Horror
- All ages
- Less gore, more psychological/haunting
- LOVE ghosts
- Would love lesser known creatures/legends (think vast stretch of shows like Grimm)
- Horror Media I love: sinister, the conjuring, Cabin in the Woods, Yellowjackets, A Quiet Place, Hereditary, Oculus, Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass
- For MG, would love Goosebumps vibe; also enjoy feels like Beetlejuice, Hocus Pocus, Coraline, Corpse Bride, The Pagemaster. The Curse of Bridge Hollow
Contemporary
- All ages
- Dark, light, fun, sad, gimme!
- Love to find LGBTQ+ storylines
- Interested in mental health angles
- Enjoy romance, though it doesn’t need to be central
- Enemies to lovers, rivals to friends or lovers, sibling rivalry/loyalty stories
- Still looking for an escape room story!
Fantasy
- All ages (heavier on MG/YA & crossover)
- Very selective at the moment
- Looking for marginalized/BIPOC voices and settings/POVs
- Not a fit for fae/fairies, elves, trolls/ogres/orcs, or most werewolves
- Into vampires (Buffy always!) but need it to be super unique and strong writing
Suspense/Thriller
- YA & Adult
- Think gothic, spooky, and psychological
- Not into Crime fiction or procedurals
- Craving a locked room concept (whether contemporary, historical, or paranormal!)
Graphic Novel
- All ages, though hunting for more kid lit
- Interested in mental health stories, humorous MG, queer relationships, quirky casts and found families, and harrowing creatures/survival plots
- Hoping for commercial hooks on MG titles
I am not the right fit for:
Nonfiction
Chapter/Picture Books
Crime Thriller/Cozy Mystery
Romantic Suspense
Novellas/Poetry/Short Story Collections
Stories heavily dependent on graphic rape, drug or physical abuse
Fun facts about me:
- I have a calico cat named Keiko, a gray tabby named Nilly, and a Chackie named Topher (chihuahua corgi Jack Russel) who often star on my Twitter feed
- I LOVE pickles, especially fried
- While I can’t drink red (damn tannins), I’m always happy with a full wine glass or a whisky ginger
- Karaoke Queen
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to https://querymanager.com/query/KaitlynKatsoupis
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Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
Adult, Disability, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, MG, Mental Health, Women's Fiction, YA, contemporary
I’d like the next…
- Inkheart – Cornelia Funke
- Six of Crows – Leigh Bardugo
- Bruja Born – Zaraida Cordova
- One Day – David Nicholls
- Wide Sargasso Sea – Jean Rhys
- Just One Day – Gayle Forman
- Serpent King – Jeff Zentner
- Starfish – Akemi Dawn
- When Dimple Met Rishi – Sandhya Menon
- The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
My favorites include…
Fave reads: Cornelia Funke (Inkheart series); Michael Buckley (Undertow series); John Green (more Looking for Alaska, less An Abundance of Katherines); Gayle Forman (Just One Year and Just One Day); Lois Lowry (The Giver series); Scott O’Dell (Island of the Blue Dolphins).
Favorite tv shows: Doctor Who, Buffy, Supernatural, Firefly, basically the nerdier the fandom the better. Anyone who can get into deep Doctor Who convos is my new best friend =]
