I represent Young Adult and Adult Fiction written by, for, and about traditionally underrepresented communities. Specifically, authors of color, neurodivergent authors, disabled authors, and queer authors. I’m particularly interested in receiving queries from writers who identify as Pacific Islander, autistic writers, Muslim writers, and trans/nonbinary authors of color.

In all age groups, I gravitate towards upmarket fiction, which I define as stories with commercial hooks that can reel in a wide range of readers and subsequently deliver well-executed, memorable reading experiences on the sentence level.

what to query with:

General Interests

Across the board, strong writing skills are a must. A clear narrative voice, atmospheric prose, and realistic, witty dialogue. Tonally my tastes are broad, but I need there to be personality. I also love a weird, sharp sense of humor – ideally geared towards a generation of readers raised on the internet.

I tend to gravitate towards characters who are in conflict with their world – either as the defense or the prosecution. I am also drawn to stories that center relationships, be it familial, platonic, romantic, or what have you, I enjoy reading about how we interact with each other, even when (or especially when) thrown into impossible circumstances.

The genres I am most comfortable within are contemporary, historical, light/low fantasy, and grounded speculative (sci-fi, horror, thriller, etc.) spaces, but I am open to many sub-genres within these categories, particularly rom-coms, mysteries, and classic/fairytale retellings.

Young Adult

My tastes in YA is simple: I want stories my fifteen-year-old self would’ve dedicated a tumblr blog to. I love anything driven by the emotions present in your teens, whether light or dark, so long as they’re raw and real and explosive. I also adore a world I can get lost in, which could mean an unfamiliar historical epoch; a magical world similar to ours, but not quite; a dystopian future crafted by the poor decisions of today; etc.

To rattle off a list of random desires: anything centered around fandom and fan culture (think dueling Tw*tter Larrys, a K-pop sasaeng thriller, 2010s British YouTuber fangirls, etc.); teenage girls with OCD; meticulously researched historical fiction; anything and everything set in an old-money private school/university from the perspective of the scholarship kid; bubblegum thrillers; queer horror; anything that’s giving animated Barbie movie vibes (bonus points for fairies or mermaids); girls who are disasters; intense, all-consuming yearning; rag-tag teams of misfits united against a common hate. If your MC can be described as a weirdo who feels too much, I want to read about them.

Adult

A lot of my interests in YA can apply here as well, but with less emotional “newness” and underdeveloped frontal lobes. I put extra importance on literary writing when it comes to my adult tastes, and enjoy stories with themes that resonate as profoundly on a societal level as an individual one (rom-coms are sorta kinda an exception, but not really – my favorite rom-coms make you think about more than just romance!)

I’m also interested in adult fiction centered around communities and spaces, be it a public library or a park, an isolated island in the middle of the sea, or a workplace. I want women and other marginalized people who are fed up, and ready to do something about it. I want late-bloomers experiencing their first love, or a lifelong outcast finding people who truly care for them. I want to read about a peasant living through a major historical era, and they have no idea – they just want money to buy bread. I enjoy dark, twisty plots; light, cozy reads; and reflective, atmospheric strolls in equal measure.

**what i’m not looking for:**

I do NOT represent nonfiction/memoirs, picture books, middle grade, or graphic novels of ANY KIND!

Additionaly, please no erotica; high fantasy or space operas; very literary/experimental stories; military/police/modern politics; WW1 or WW2; Greek/Roman/Norse mythology; British historicals (especially Regency Era); sports romance; stories romanticizing gang life or the mafia; explicit depictions of sexual assault, graphic self-harm/suicide attempts, or violent cruelty towards people or animals; or anything where a pet dies.