Aiden Siobhan

Laura Dail Literary Agency

My Manuscript Wish List®

Hello querying writer! My name is Aiden Siobhan, and I am an associate literary agent at Laura Dail Literary Agency. I represent Adult, Young Adult, Adult/YA crossover, selection Middle Grade fiction and Graphic Novels.

I am most interested in genre fiction, primarily fantasy, horror, historical, romance, and science fiction. I’m open to all sub-genres and I love genre mashing and multi-genre books! I am only open to author-illustrators for Graphic Novels, and am only open to memoirs in this style.

I really want to see more of this in my inbox:

  • Queer and trans horror
  • Historical fantasy, romance, and horror/gothic
  • Unique retellings from new POVs
  • Mystery subplots
  • Genre mashing & weird SFF
  • Grounded & rule-based magic systems

If your book comps to these, send it my way:

  • Hell Followed With Us
  • Red, White & Royal Blue
  • The Great, Pride & Prejudice, or Little Women
  • Merlin / Arthurian-inspired stories
  • Twelfth Night / Shakespeare adaptations
  • Heathers, Wicked, or Be More Chill

I am not the best fit for:

  • Novels in verse.
  • Straight romances. They’re not usually my cup of tea, but you should still query me if you think I will enjoy your book based on other MSWL asks.
  • Talking animals and animal POVs.
  • Humorous middle grade and lower MG.
  • Contemporary fiction. If it’s set in the modern day with no genre fiction elements, I may not be the right agent for it.

Submission Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in querying me! I only accept queries via my QueryManager at this time, which can be found here. Please provide your query letter and first chapter for my consideration. If you need more guidance, I have a thorough guide on my website that you can follow.

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