Christine Goss

FinePrint Literary Management

My Manuscript Wish List®

** I AM CURRENTLY CLOSED TO QUERIES*** My goal is to keep my MSWL broad. Please know that I am open to seeing most things as long as they don’t cross over into the “What I’m Not Looking For” list. I am looking to uplift, support, and highlight marginalized voices. Please submit to me if you are BIPOC or LGTBQ! I will be open to YA and Adult manuscripts only. In Adult broadly I’m looking for:

1. Thriller/Suspense with a love story element (a la FIRST LIE WINS or MADE FOR YOU). Does note need a HEA for the love story.

1. Romance

1. Romantasy

1. Upmarket, Commercial, and Bookclub Fiction

1. Narrative Non-fiction

1. Self help/how tos

1. Dystopian

1. Graphic Novel

1. Historical Fiction

In YA broadly I am looking for:

1. Romantasy/Fantasy with a strong love plot

1. Graphic Novel

1. Romance

1. Horror

1. Thriller/Suspense

1. Dystopian

Niche MSWL (here is where I’ll get specific but if you don’t have this, fear not! Still query me if you think we’ll be a good fit because these are just things that I’d like to see, but are not by any means mandatory):

- I would love to have a historical romance with bullfighting.

- Community: LGTBQ+ Abed and Troy

- If you comp Crazy Stupid Love or Hitch

- Elemental X OG Westside Story Romantasy

- LGBTQ Friday Night Lights (bonus if enemies to lovers)

- Prohibition Historical Romance surrounding smuggling booze.

- Fiction or Non-fiction based on Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.

- Second Chance in a marriage or friends to lovers tropes always make my giggle and kick my heels with joy.

Recent favorite reads that I’d love to see comp’d:

- Truly Madly Deeply, Alexandria Bellefluer

- First Lie Wins, Ashley Elston

- Better Than The Movies, Lynn Painter

Not for me:

1. Stories that describe, involve, or are driven by a child’s death.

Nonfiction:

I am open to most non-fiction, and here are a few things specifically I’d love to see:

-Cookbooks surrounding history and culture mixed in with personal anecdotes from the author.
-There was a great photo journalism project that was pitched during #Pitblk that I still dream about, so please, if you’re that person, send me your work!! OR if you have something similar, send my way!
-If you have recipes that contain plaintains and it’s authentic to Central/South America, please send.
-I would love narrative non-fiction in many forms. But since I also work on a winery, words from BIPOC vintners, sommleiers or wine regions in different parts of the world that are under appreciated– SEND THOSE TO ME!
-I really stray from wellness, but if it is something that helps with mental health and the mental load for mothers, I’m all ears.
– Additionally, to step off the last niche idea, I’d love to see something about parenting for the parents, about the parents, needed for parents. Like, not a “how to put your baby to sleep.” More so a “this is why you cannot handle your baby not sleeping and how you can be sure to take care of yourself.”
– I’d love a book that highlights seasonal work and how important it is to agriculture.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to https://QueryManager.com/Querycgoss

Please refer to my QM for submission guidelines.

Guidelines & Details

Vital Info

christine@fineprintlit.com

@cgossagent

Website

Associate Literary Agent

Fiction:

Bookclub, Commercial, Family Saga, Fantasy, General, Graphic Novel, Historical, LGBTQ, Literary, New Adult, Romance, Romcom, Women’s Fiction, Young Adult

Non-Fiction:

Cookbooks, Fashion, LGBTQ, Parenting, Pop Culture, Self-help, Wellness, Witches/Witchcraft

Favorite sub-genres:

Adult, Adult Horror, Adult Rom Com, Adult Romantasy, BIPOC, BIPOC Fantasy, BIPOC Horror, BIPOC Mystery, BIPOC Sci-Fi, action-packed graphic novels