Celsie Moseley
Context Literary Agency
My Manuscript Wish List®
In all things, I am seeking writing that is piercing and commercial. I love unique voices and immersive, atmospheric stories that pull you under from the very first page. I want the imaginative, the “weird”, and worlds that are as intimate as they are expansive. Books that explore themes of power, corruption, rebellion, class systems, climate change, liminal spaces, and intersectionality. I love offbeat, wry humor and characters that infuriate but still keep you rooting for them.
Romantic subplots, regardless of gender pairing and heat level, need to be woven seamlessly into the narrative. I gravitate toward stories that use romance to delve into deeper themes such as personal growth, identity, and belonging.
In kidlit, I’m seeking whimsical and heartfelt MG and high concept YA fiction. On the adult side, I’m looking for genre-bending SFF, horror, and book club/upmarket fiction.
For more specific insight into my MSWL, please visit my website
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to querycelsie@contextlit.com
Submissions should be sent to qu*********@********it.com.
Please include short description, short bio, and 5-10 pages of text pasted into the body of the email. I do not open attachments.
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
AAPI Fantasy, AAPI Horror, AAPI Sci-Fi, BIPOC Fantasy, BIPOC Horror, BIPOC Mystery, BIPOC Sci-Fi, Cli-Fi, Climate Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Hard Science Fiction, High Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Indigenous Futurism, Literary Crossover, Literary Science Fiction, Marginalized Voices, Middle Grade, New Adult, Portal fantasy, Social Issues, Soft Science Fiction, Southern Gothic, Space Opera, Thrillers, Time Travel, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, YA Fantasy, YA Romance, YA thriller/mystery, anti-capitalist sci fi, dramedy, light fantasy, science fiction, slow burn
I’d like the next…
My favorites include…
Film: Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Interstellar, Lord of the Rings, The Florida Project, Sinners, Backrooms, KPOP Demon Hunters,
TV: Sense8, The OA, Pluribus, The Crown, Abbott Elementary, Fleabag, Slow Horses, The White Lotus, The Diplomat, Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Apothecary Diaries, Adolescence, The Pitt, Shrinking
Books: A Memory Called Empire, The Correspondent, All Systems Red, The Cruel Prince, Six of Crows, Gideon the Ninth, The Will of the Many, The Wheel of Time, Priory of the Orange Tree, The Intuitionist, Wolf Hall, The White Queen, The Bear and the Nightingale, This is How You Lose the Time War, Eragon, Ranger’s Apprentice, Pendragon series
