Evan Phail
Diversion Books
My Manuscript Wish List®
Evan Phail is an Acquisitions Editor at Diversion Books with over a decade of experience spanning magazines, literary agencies, and Big 5 publishing. Having worked across multiple facets of the industry, he brings a comprehensive understanding of the publishing landscape. Evan specializes in acquiring compelling nonfiction in sports, true crime, music, history, adventure, pop culture, and geek culture. His recent acquisitions include Pelé: My Story by Pelé, Hiding Mengele by Betina Anton, Captain Kidd by Samuel Marquis, Gold Bar Bob by Isabel Vincent and Thomas Jason Anderson, and Mick & Billy by Tony Castro. Evan is also on the hunt for adult fiction specifically science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Passionate about storytelling that informs and captivates, Evan is always on the lookout for bold narratives that resonate with readers.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to Evan@diversionbooks.com
Currently only looking for submissions represented by literary agents:
For Nonfiction, it is most helpful to provide author background and platform, an outline of what each chapter may discuss, and sample reading chapters, among other pieces you believe are valuable.
For fiction, please provide full manuscript for review, a short synopsis of the overall plot, and a summary of author’s previous publications if applicable. Not looking for Children’s/Middle Grade/Young Adult fiction.
Due to the volume of submissions I may not respond to all but I will review each one.
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
AAPI Fantasy, AAPI Horror, AAPI Sci-Fi, Adult Horror, Adult Romantasy, Adult SFF, Adventure, African Fantasy, African Sci-Fi, Africanfuturism, Apocalyptic, Artificial Intelligence, Asian Fantasy, Asian Horror, Asian Sci-Fi, BIPOC, BIPOC Fantasy, BIPOC Horror, BIPOC Sci-Fi, Biography, Biography & Memoir, Character -Driven History, Character-Driven Horror, Character-driven SciFi, Cli-Fi, Climate Fiction, Concept SF, Contemporary Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Dystopian, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Grounded in Reality, Feminist Horror, Feminist SF/F, Film/TV, Gaming, Geek Culture, Gothic, Gothic Fantasy, Gothic Horror, Grounded fantasy, Hard Science Fiction, High Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fantasy; Fantasy Grounded In Reality, History, Immigrant Experiences, Immigrant Voices, Indigenous Futurism, Investigative Journalism, Issue-Driven, LGBTQ+ Fantasy, LGBTQ+ Sci-Fi, Latinx Fantasy, Latinx Horror, Latinx Sci-Fi, Literary Fantasy, Literary Horror, Literary Science Fiction, Low Fantasy, Magic, Magic Realism, Magical Realism, Military, Military Sci-Fi, Minority Voices, Modern Retellings of Fairy Tales, Modernized Mythologies, Monsters, Mythic, Mythic Horror, Mythology, Nature, Near future, Near-future SF, New Weird, Occult, Occult Horror, Occult Nonfiction, Outdoors, POC, Paranormal, Paranormal Horror, Politics/Current Affairs, Pop Culture, Pop History, Pop Science, Portal fantasy, Post-apocalyptic, Psychological Horror, Racial Justice, Robots, Robots/A.I., SWANA Fantasy, SWANA Horror, SWANA Sci-Fi, Sci-fi Thriller, Science nonfiction, Second World SF, Shakespeare Retellings, Social Issues, Social Justice, Social Science, Social Sciences, Soft Fantasy, Soft Science Fiction, Solarpunk, Space Opera, Speculative, Speculative Fiction, Sports, Steampunk, Strong Females, Subernatural Horror, Superheroes, Supernatural, Supernatural Elements, Supernatural Horror, Techno-Horror, Time Travel, True Crime, Underrepresented Voices, Upmarket Nonfiction, Urban Fantasy, WWI, WWII, Worldbuilding, Zombies, afrofuturism, aliens, alternate history, animal fantasy, anti-capitalist sci fi, body horror, celebrity, creatures, dark fantasy, diverse, fun SF/F, gaslamp fantasy, ghost story, high-concept science fiction, hopepunk, horror, inclusive sf/f, indigenous futurisms, international, light Sci-Fi, light fantasy, medpunk, military science fiction, music, mythpunk, near-future science fiction, nonfiction, queer horror, romantasy, romantic fantasy, sci-fi, science fantasy, science fiction, science fiction epic, science fiction horror, scifi thriller, space adventure, space horror, sports stories, traditional fantasy, upmarket genre fiction, weird fiction, witches
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