Grace Demyan
Harvey Klinger Literary
My Manuscript Wish List®
I’m seeking adult, new adult, and young adult fiction in the following genres:
- Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Horror
- Historical
- Romance
- Mystery
- Thriller/Suspense
The key to my heart is fast-paced plotting, complex characters, and an interesting setting.
Things I Love:
- Women behaving badly/female rage
- Dark romance/romantasy/historical romance
- Stories set in New Orleans
- Hackers, con artists, and scammers
- Academic rivals, sports rivals, or work rivals
- Stories that read like/inspire fanfiction
- Video game, fandom, and comic book vibes
- Stories that explore the beauty and terror of nature, especially the ocean
- Omegaverse, dark academia, campus settings
- Mafia romance, sports romance, and genre-blended romance (horromance, dystopian romance, romantic suspense, etc.)
- Characters with unusual/interesting obsessions
- Cozy fantasy/romantasy/romance
- Morally grey love interests
- LGBTQ+ characters
- Stories with Taylor Swift vibes, especially Down Bad, Ready For It, Elizabeth Taylor, All Too Well, and Blank Space
- All things supernatural/paranormal, including demons, witches, vampires, and werewolves
- Heartbreaking, tragic love stories
Not The Best Fit For:
- Merfolk
- Dragons
- Cozy mysteries
- Stories about the Bible
- Chapter books, picture books, graphic novels
- Nonfiction
- Memoir
- Cops/procedurals
- Military sci-fi or sci-fi with aliens
Submission Guidelines
To query me, please use this link: https://QueryTracker.net/query/GraceDemyan
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
#ownvoices, Adult Romantasy, Cyberpunk, Dark Female Friendships, Dark Humor, Domestic Suspense/Thriller, Dystopian, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Feminist SF/F, Folklore, Gaming, Geek Culture, Gothic, Gothic Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Historical RomCom, Historical Women's Fiction, LGBTQ+, Literary Fantasy, Literary Science Fiction, Monsters, Mystery / Crime, Nature, Near future, New Adult, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Post-apocalyptic, Psychological Suspense, Regency Romance, RomCom, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Thriller, STEM, Same-Sex Romance, Sci-fi Thriller, SciFi Romance, Space Opera, Sports, Steampunk, Steamy RomComs, Superheroes, Supernatural, Thriller, Time Travel, Upmarket Commercial Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, Upmarket Women's Fiction, Western Romance, YA Fantasy, alternate history, book club fiction, dark academia, dark fantasy, friendship stories, fun SF/F, gothic romance, historical, historical mystery, historical romance, hopepunk, horror, quirky, rivals to lovers, rom-coms, romantacy, sci-fi, science fiction, slow burn romance, sports stories, sweet romance, weird fiction, whimsical, witches
I’d like the next…
My favorites include…
Authors:Â Beatriz Williams, Annabel Monaghan, B.K Borison, Rina Kent, Leigh Bardugo, Emily Henry, Mallory Marlowe, Linda Holmes, Bryn Greenwood, Ann Leckie, Gabrielle Zevin, Navessa Allen, Adriana Trigiani, Mike Chen, Katee Robert, Rachel Gillig, Ali Hazelwood, and V.E. SchwabÂ
Books: The Girl He Used to Know, Butcher and Blackbird, In Five Years, Beach Read, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Alchemised, Daisy Darker, Here and Now and Then, The Mountain in the Sea, The Selection, and What the River Knows
TV: The Boys, The Vampire Diaries, Off Campus, Sons of Anarchy, The Queen’s Gambit, Lost, The Mentalist, Black Sails, Bridgerton, Succession, Arrow, Supernatural, Peaky Blinders, Gotham, Fleabag, and The Mindy Project
