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Non-Fiction Genre: Humor

Jo’s Manuscript Wishlist

For fiction, Jo is seeking books that subvert genre expectations or combine genres in innovative and twisty ways. They’re particularly searching for speculative fiction/light sci-fi (Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer), eco-fiction/cli-fi (The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler, A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers), interesting workplaces with an ensemble … Read more

Short Sapphic romcom YA by Canadian Citizens or residents

CANADIAN AUTHORS ONLY (INCLUDING PERMANENT RESIDENTS OR TRIBAL CITIZENS) Give me two girls who accidentally miss the last bus, swap their phones, get handcuffed together or other lighthearted hijinks. Maybe they hate each other at first but as the night or day wears on, attraction grows. Make it sweet, quite innocent and funny. No need … Read more