Fiction Genre: BIPOC Literature
GiraffeLight Media Agency Manuscript Wishlist
FICTION WISHLIST: I’m looking for literary and upmarket manuscripts that flip genres on their heads with complex, multidimensional characters. I’m drawn to smart dark comedies (think How To Get To Heaven from Belfast) and humorous octogenarian escapades a la Jonas Jonasson as well as traum-com, messy family dramas that make me laugh but also bring healing, and … Read more
GiraffeLight Media Agency Manuscript Wishlist
FICTION WISHLIST: Overall Vibes: Find new angles to beloved genres, characters, and tropes. Think outside the box. Our tastes skew more literary or bookclub/upmarket that commercial. Give us complex multi-dimensional characters and plots that are tightly constructed but not overly agenda-driven. Smart comedy/dark comedy – think How To Get To Heaven from Belfast Traum-com – … Read more
What I’m Looking For
Thank you for choosing to query me! I’m currently on the lookout for horror that unsettles rather than overwhelms—stories that don’t rely on excessive gore to make their impact. I’m drawn to gripping, atmospheric narratives in the vein of Nothing But Blackened Teeth and The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw. I’m especially interested in gradual, tension-driven build-ups where … Read more
Hope-core Protagonists and YA novels
Think: protagonists with the absolute, charming audacity of Anthony Lockwood in Lockwood and Co., and the grit of Alizeh in This Woven Kingdom. Bonus points if your WIP is: contemporary YA talking about larger issues OR  SFF YA set in something magic, urban or cozy fantasy or not.
Dream Proects
American Monarchy I would love a project that has discussion on what America would look like as a Monarchy with complicated political issues, birthright discussions, unlawful (untraditical marrages), unlikely friendships, complicated- ambitious missions, ensemble cast, powerful- strategetic female leads with equal make counterparts. I would love for those sort of projects to be led by … Read more