Amy Giuffrida
Belcastro Literary Agency
My Manuscript Wish List®
In all fiction, I am a sucker for dysfunctional families, messy and unlikeable characters, unreliable narrators, diverse casts, undercurrents of social commentary, and twists I couldn’t possibly see coming. On the opposite side of the spectrum, I love stories that are joyful and tender-hearted—it’s hard to make me laugh or cry, but if you have a story that will do either or both…I’d love to see it! I am especially passionate about stories with a feminist slant and about representing BIPOC and historically under-represented voices, so please send me your diverse #OwnVoice stories.
I am closed to ALL picture books and middle-grade.
Non-Fiction
If you have a strong platform and love what you do, feel free to pitch me a concept. But I’m currently on the hunt for:
- Narrative non-fiction
- Self-Help for Women and Teens
- Popculture
Young Adult
- Dystopian
Adult
- Upmarket & Commercial Fiction
- Horror
- SFF – especially dystopian and grounded sci-fi
- Fantasy – including, but not limited to romantasy
- Baseball, skiing, farmer/cowboy/lumberjack, or meet-cutes at the dog rescue romances – all heat levels (closed to all other romances)
I am ESPECIALLY looking for:
- Werewolves and vampires – especially if written by BIPOC writers
Please do NOT send to me:
- Thrillers
- Princes & princesses
- Erotica
- Zombies
- Mafia
- Pandemic/virus stories
- Summer camp stories
- Historical
- Memoir/Biography
- Military-based stories
- Novellas, short story collections, screenplays
- Previously self-published work
- Stories that include: religious themes, suicide, rape, physical/mental abuse, sexual abuse
Submission Guidelines
Queries should be submitted through QueryManager: http://QueryMe.Online/AmyGiuffrida
For fiction, please include your query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages of your manuscript. For nonfiction, please send your query, proposal, and the first 10 pages.
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