Rebecca Podos

In YA and Adult Fiction, I’m looking for:

– Character-driven fantasy rooted in folklore and culture, featuring diverse characters, myths, and monsters
– Horror as a vehicle for exploring identity, otherness, and trauma
– Genre crossovers and subgenres written from fresh perspectives (cozy sci-fi, horror romance, speculative mystery, etc.)
– Queer book club fiction with gorgeous prose and a strong hook
– Queer and/or BIPOC romance and romcom. Steam (in adult romance!) is very welcome but not required
– Cozy mysteries and Knives Out-style mysteries for younger readers
– SFF with a strong romantic element, or romance with a strong SFF element. Send your sweeping, sexy Kushiel’s Dart-style epics, please!

In Nonfiction (reading selectively) I’m looking for:

– Deep dives into nerdy topics like TTRPG’s, cosplay, fandoms, and related pop culture
– Kid lit centering queer history
– Explorations of sustainability through an intersectional lens, food justice, urban gardening, and our relationship to the land

Niche requests I’d love to see:

– Grannycore Horror (a knitting club musters to banish a cosmic entity!)
– YA DnD-core fantasy or romantasy
– Queer upmarket survivalist thriller (Iditarod horror?)
– Nancy Drew-but-noir amateur detective vibes, paranormal elements welcome

I’m not currently looking for:

– Picture books, chapter books, or MG books
– Self-help or business nonfiction
– Dark romance (heavier themes and discussions are fine, I just prefer the fluffy side)
– Mysteries and thrillers with police protagonists or love interests

Submission Guidelines

I only accept queries through the Query Manager system. Please be prepared to include a query letter and the first three chapters of your manuscript: http://queryme.online/BeccaPodos

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