Morgan Hughes

*Please note that for all of the below, I’m looking for marginalized voices and characters.*

Picture Books

• Sweet, lyrical stories
• Smart (but age appropriate) humor

Middle Grade

• Stories that center around themes of friendship and exciting adventures / journeys
• “Found family” trope for a middle grade audience with an ensemble cast of characters
• Voicey narratives that really get down on a young reader’s level
• Characters learning their own agency in settings outside of their home like boarding school / camp or in a group activity (sports, theater, clubs, etc).
• For MG graphic novels, I’d love to see a mystery or heist!

Young Adult

• Sweet and funny romances that have readers kicking their feet, but each character is also overcoming something outside of their budding romantic relationship
• Love triangles!!
• Thriller / mysteries with unique settings
• Boarding schools, camps, after-school jobs
• For YA graphic novels, a fantasy / dark academia story would be intriguing!

New Adult

• Magical colleges / universities / campus settings
• Travel / wanderlust such as gap years or study abroad

Adult

• Fantasy with heavy romance aspect
• Sci-Fi *lite*
• Light-hearted rom-coms, sweeping contemporary romances
• Forbidden love
• Thrillers/mysteries
• Fresh conflicts and unique takes on tropes
• Stories of women finding success
• Book Club Fiction with high concepts
• Travel / wanderlust
• Family Sagas / complex family relationships (particularly among women)

In general, for Fantasy, I enjoy intricate world-building and a unique political system / conflict.

I am not a good fit for:

• Historical Romance
• Heavy Science Fiction (ex: space operas, military, aliens)
• Non-Fiction
• Animal deaths

Submission Guidelines

*Please note Morgan is currently closed to queries. Check back in Spring 2025.*

Please query me here: https://QueryManager.com/morganhughes

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