Specifics
As a reader, I am very eclectic when it comes to literature, from classic to contemporary fiction. But as an agent, I am conscious of the things I can give my time to and the things I cannot, whether because of personal preferences or current industry shifts.
💡At the moment I am not interested in hard science fiction, dark academia, love at first sight romances, nonlinear stories (unless well-written), stories based on rape, drug abuse, or alcohol abuse, or incest.
💡I am a little picky with stories that have sad or bittersweet or tragic endings. I understand the real world isn’t always a happy ending, but I prefer a balanced ending. If you kill the gay or the Black guy or the Latino or refuse to give them some happiness at the end, then I am not the agent.
💡I am not the best agent for straight horror. But if it is added lightly to the genres I represent, then that is perfect.
💡I am ultra picky with vampire stories and werewolf stories or similar creatures unless it is something fresh and from a diverse perspective. Plus, it must be blended with another genre like mystery or romance.
💡I would like to read stories about witches for contemporary, historical, or epic fantasy. They can be cozy or not. It would be better if they were blended with another genre.
💡Please do not submit political, procedural, medical thrillers, or slasher mysteries. It is not what I am looking for right now.
💡I am not the right agent for LGBT+ fiction that focuses solely on sex, hook-up culture, or one-night stands, or over-sexualized content. I am interested in stories that genuinely teach, explore, or develop meaningful gay emotional relationships.
💡I prefer heterosexual fiction stories written by women, and m/m stories by gay men. The stories can be vanilla or include some level of spiciness. I am also interested in interracial and diverse relationships, and the struggles they might face.
💡I love pure literary fiction, but I am being picky with it. I want the language to stay accessible yet intelligent, and preferably works focused on diverse voices.
💡I am not a fan of retellings in epic/high fantasy or historical fantasy, or contemporary fantasy. However, I support bringing folklore, legends, and myth-related traditions from marginalized communities into these genres.
💡I am open to dark epic/high fantasy, but it must address important topics — not just give gore and violence for just satisfaction.
💡I am not currently looking for epic or high fantasy featuring assassins, princesses, or races such as elves, faeries, or orcs, nor the traditional fantasy many of us grew up with. However, if these stories come from a diverse perspective, I would be interested in reviewing them.
💡I am very interested in LitRPG.
💡Submit sci-fi that is grounded — set in our contemporary or near-future world. I would like to see topics like machines, cyborgs, climate change, virtual realities, etc.
💡I am open to reviewing sport-related manuscripts (fiction) only if connected to martial arts. I do not review boxing, hockey, baseball, or basketball works.
💡I would like to see stories connected to the humanities or liberal arts — such as drawing, sculpture, music, dancing, writing, and related disciplines.
💡I love historical fiction, but I would prefer if it is set in Latin America (including the Caribbean and Brazil), Asia, Africa, Italy, France, Scotland, Ireland, or moving between those places. I want stories that focus on the characters and the narrative rather than wars, ideally with a touch of magical realism or fantasy. However, do not hesitate to submit historical fiction set in any part of the world.
💡I am open to historical fiction set in ancient or mythological times — ancient Egypt, ancient China, ancient Greece, the Celts, the pre-Columbian era, Norse mythology, etc. But the stories need to be well-written and crafted.
💡I welcome any fiction set in Europe, but it must offer something unique, fresh, with meaningful diversity of any kind. If the writer comes from any of these countries, that would be great.
💡I would like to review nonfiction works that explore both the benefits and drawbacks of topics such as neuroscience, the vagus system, the brain and memory, ghosting culture, multitasking, negativity on social media, and fake or performative online communities. I am interested in works that approach these subjects from a holistic or contemplative perspective.
💡Submit nonfiction works that explore the history, evolution, and cultural influence of videogames, anime, K-pop, J-pop, comics, manga, cinema, BL series, Latin American culture (including the Caribbean and Brazil), LGBT+ culture, internet, streaming, and related areas.
💡I also welcome nonfiction focused on European, Asian, African, or Latin American traditions and spiritual practices. These may include healthy diets, herbs, meditation, traditional and modern practices, intuition, tarot and oracle cards, spiritual planes, manifestation, power animals, archetypes and symbology, channeling, and more.
💡I would love to see unique illustrated tarot and oracle card concepts.
💡Works on history, psychology, diets or the brain must be written by experts.
💡Works on spirituality or witchcraft must be written by people who truly have meaningful and real experience.
💡Please do not submit nonfiction that portrays celebrities’ lifestyles or personas as life examples. But if they come from really marginalized communities and reach success through hardships, then yes.
💡At the moment I do not work on YA and children’s works. Only adult fiction and nonfiction.
💡I am not looking to represent works within the Christian sphere.