Jonah Heller

Jonah Heller (he/him) is an editor at Peachtree

I am aware of a bot impersonating me. I do not solicit projects via contact form, DM, or from a non-company email domain (i.e: aol, gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc). If you are agented, your agent already has access to my legitimate work email.

NEW TEEN:

Protagonists aged 12-15. Edgy and complex. Highly engaging. Shorter chapters. 180-300 pages.

YOUNG ADULT:

Voice-driven science fiction and light or high fantasy with strong character-building, literary writing, and commercial appeal. Genre-bending, lighthearted fairy tale romantasy, romantic magical realism, monster-filled dark fantasy, dystopian action-adventure, LitRPG, mutant superpowers, the living dead, spirits of nature, folklore, and diverse points of view. Strongly prefer standalones.

Cozy Fantasy:

Warm. Whimsical. Where magic meets smaller scale conflict. Everyday people with magical problems or magic-infused professions.

Historical Fantasy:

Rooted in underrepresented folkore, myth, legend. Well-researched, richly vivid in detail.

LitRPG:

Where queer joy meets game mechanics, blending genre: farming/ranching, crafting, RSS gather & management, adventure, tournament fighting, horror survival.

Monsters as Protagonists:

Beasties typically slain in adventures as heroes of their own stories. Inspired by folklore, authored by underrepresented voices.

Space Opera:

Accessible worldbuilding. Cross-planet political intrigue, interstellar travel, with big ol’ mecha. LGBTQ+ rep in science fiction.

ACROSS THE BOARD:

BIPOC/AAPI/LGBTQ+/Neurodiversity/Disability/Underrepresented Communities

Submission Guidelines

Peachtree is closed to unsolicited submissions. We are only accepting agented or requested materials at this time.

Rarely, I will open a Query Manager link to the public if I am looking for something very specific. You can find that in my Linktree.

I do not solicit projects from a non-company email domain, contact forms, or DM.