Fiction Genre: Speculative
Jo’s Manuscript Wishlist
For fiction, Jo is seeking books that subvert genre expectations or combine genres in innovative and twisty ways. They’re particularly searching for speculative fiction/light sci-fi (Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer), eco-fiction/cli-fi (The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler, A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers), interesting workplaces with an ensemble … Read more
Very short sports themed novellas for middle grade or teen readers from Canadian authors
I am seeking novellas of c. 8000 words or c. 16,000 words with simplified language for striving readers on sports themes. Extra points if they are also cross genre with fantasy, horror, science fiction or adventure etc. Advance paying contracts
Short Middle Grade Horror by Canadian Citizens or Residents
I’m now looking for submissions for our new series, Orca Shivers. Guidelines are below but in particular I’m looking for horror inspired by diverse storytelling traditions from writers connected to those traditions. Give me Ifrit, Golem, Banshee, Nine-Tailed Foxes, Wendigo tales or anything else from the rich and varied scary story traditions from around the … Read more
