Jenny Lopez

Sourcebooks Fire / Young Readers

My Manuscript Wish List®

**Please note that I am only accepting agented submissions at this time!**

I am currently looking to acquire middle grade and young adult novels and am passionate about working with BIPOC and traditionally marginalized creators. Because of my own background and identities, I am especially excited to acquire stories from queer and Latinx/Latine voices!

Overall I am interested in diverse and inclusive stories across all genres. I love stories with complex characters, immersive worldbuilding, and have a soft spot for anything speculative—especially horror and fantasy.

A few specifics:

For YA I am actively seeking…

ALL THE HORROR, including—but limited to—gothic, folk horror, body horror, supernatural (especially if it’s a new twist on vampires, ghosts, and zombies), psychological, and slasher.
Dark academia with bite, especially from BIPOC/QBIPOC voices
I love all types of fantasy and am excited to see more Ghibli-esque cozy fantasies and high fantasies from BIPOC/QBIPOC voices
Thriller/mysteries, ranging from fun and suspenseful to dark psychological. I would also love to see dystopia/thriller blends, along the lines of Black Mirror and Squid Game
High-concept coming-of-age/romances with a speculative twist and queer romances

In middle grade I am looking for…

Puzzle-y mysteries, like The Mysterious Benedict Society
Scary horror
Funny, action-packed adventures a la Last Kids on Earth
Anything that could be compared to the Series of Unfortunate Events

Other things I love:

Moody and/or cozy coastal settings (bonus if there’s a lighthouse)
Alchemy
Necromancy

Fun facts about me:

I’ve been studying tarot and astrology for 7+ years and love chatting anything occult-y!
I’m first gen Mexican American from Chicago and recently moved to the Pacific Northwest.

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Fiction:

Contemporary, Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade, Mystery, Speculative, Thriller, Young Adult

Favorite sub-genres:

BIPOC, Cozy Fantasy, Gothic, LGBTQ+, Middle Grade Adventure, Middle Grade Fantasy, Middle Grade Horror, Middle Grade Mystery, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Fantasy, YA Mystery, YA Romance, YA Thrillers, YA horror, YA thriller/mystery, dark academia

I’d like the next…

YA version of Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Frankenstein-esque horror/mystery

My favorites include…

Books

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White; They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran; Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drew; Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi; The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas; Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo; Lockwood & Co. series by Jonathan Stroud; Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series by Alvin Schwartz (the originals with the illustrations by Stephen Gammel)

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke; Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro; Severance by Ling Ma; Babel by R.F. Kuang; Revenge by Yoko Ogawa…to name a few!

Anime/manga

Sailor Moon; The Summer Hikaru Died; Fullmetal Alchemist; Kiki’s Delivery Service; Spirited Away; Witch Hat Atelier; Fruits Basket; Revolutionary Girl Utena; This Monster Wants to Eat Me; Parasyte

Movies/Shows

Over the Garden Wall; Pan’s Labyrinth; Melancholia; Get Out; The Ring; Train to Busan; Parasite; Hereditary; Widow’s Bay; Severance; Beef; Young Royals; Arcane; Yellowjackets; What We Do in the Shadows; The Haunting of Hill House/The Haunting of Bly Manor; Black Mirror; Dead Poet’s Society; Everything, Everywhere All at Once