Ciara Smith

​Ciara has a wide range of interests from YA to NA and Adult. Particularly she’s interested in:

• Dystopian: Only looking for dystopian in YA at this time. I would love to see something new in the space (no viruses please).
• Fantasy: In all YA, NA, and Adult, I’m only looking for all fantasy! I’d love to see dark, cozy, sci-fantasy, romantasy. I’m particularly drawn to new perspectives, mythologies, and immersive second worlds, but really excited to look at all the wonderful fantasy authors have to offer.
• Science Fiction: In YA, NA, and Adult, I’m most excited for aliens, other worlds, space operas, far future, cyberpunk and steampunk. I’m open to being surprised, though! If you have a sci-fi that doesn’t quite fit these, I’d still love to see it.
• Romance in YA, NA, and Adult, with any of your favorite tropes, especially those that are LGBT, non-Western cultures, and disability representations, though not required. Would love to see Contemporary, Historical, Thriller, Suspense, or Horror Romances! Preference is for fade to black sex scenes, but won’t mind if there’s one or two open door. For YA, if you include open door sex scenes, I don’t shy away from them because they are part of teens’ realities, however, I do think it’s better focusing on the emotional impact on such scenes rather than the physicality of it.
• Speculative Literary: In YA, NA, and Adult, I’d love beautiful prose that sweeps me away with a touch or full blown magic. I’d particularly love themes about social issues we face today, without quite beating a dead horse.
• Historical Fiction: In YA, NA, and Adult, I’m looking particularly for ancient civilizations, especially those underrepresented in the genre. I would also love works set in the 16- and 1700s. For YA only, I’m still interested in new perspectives of the 1800s and early 1900s to include both World Wars.
• Horror (YA, NA, and Adult) that makes me scared of the bumps in the night and has cinematic potential. I’m particularly interested in the psychological aspects of horrors and the dark side of humans (though please don’t explicitly base them on real current events. Metaphors or subtle nod to current events is ok)
• Thriller and suspense (YA, NA, and Adult) that have me on the edge of my seat from the first page. I love twists and turns and Red Herrings to throw me off who is the bad guy or even what the actual conflict is and I want to fly through the pages hoping everyone is safe. But totally open to no one actually being safe in the end.
• Any genre blending of the above.
• In all of these, I would love ND, disabled, LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC #ownvoices, especially those outside of my own experiences.

Nonfiction:

• Pagan, witch, or spiritual nonfiction that helps expand minds and witch practices.

Anti-MSWL

• Age gap romance
• Strong Christian elements
• Mystery
• Picture Book
• Middle grade
• Contemporary without speculative elements unless requested
• Women’s fiction
• Time travel
• Child brutality or abuse on the page, or implied without consequences
• No sexual assault on the page, or implied without consequences
• ​No attacker/killer POVs

Trigger warnings: 

• SA on page
• Military-like deployments

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to https://querytracker.net/query/ciarasmith

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