Adult Fiction
‘s IT’S A LOVE STORY, the author’s adult debut, a sapphic rom-com about a closeted female popstar who, after a hookup with her childhood crush, convinces her team to hire her should-be one-night-stand to direct a documentary about the making of her next album, to Ariana Sinclair at Avon, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Allison Hunter at Trellis Literary Management (NA).
Co-author of FLESH OF THE SEA and GOOP TROOP ‘s ENAMOURED: A NOVELLA IN FRAGMENTS, a sapphic horror pitched as LIZZIE meets EILEEN, in which an apothecary will do anything—even experimental cosmetic treatments—to keep a gorgeous socialite a regular customer, to Caitlin Marceau at Hedone, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2025.
NYT contributor ‘s THE DUFFELS, set in a trendy rural town in the run-up to a congressional race between an ambitious young politician and a lifelong local, following the candidates, their families, and a clique of gay second-home owners as secret entanglements and unexpected connections across social barriers challenge familial, communal, and political allegiances, to Jade Hui at Atria, by Andrianna deLone and Tia Ikemoto at CAA.
Author of SUNBURN ‘s HEAP EARTH UPON IT, set in the 1960s and offering a dark twist on sapphic obsession, to Jenna Gordon at Verve Books, in a nice deal, for publication in fall 2025, by Elizabeth Counsell at Northbank Talent Management.
Author of RAVEN’S CREEK and THE COUNT ‘s INDENTURED, a queer cannibal tale of familial bonds and cursed dentures, to Kristina Osborn at TruBorn Press, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in March 2025 (world English).
Bram Stoker Award-winning author ‘s A GAME IN YELLOW, pitched as THE KING IN YELLOW meets Euphoria for adults, in which a sapphic couple looking for excitement fall for a woman whose play drives its readers to madness, to Joe Monti at Saga Press, in a two-book deal, by Lane Heymont at The Tobias Literary Agency (world).
Lambda Literary Award-winning author of TOUCHING THE ART and THE FREEZER DOOR ‘s TERRY DACTYL, a dive into New York City club culture, the elite art world, the relationships we crave, and the addictions we hold dear, through one iconoclastic trans girl’s relentless search for connection, from growing up in the midst of the AIDS crisis to the panic of COVID lockdown, to Jeremy Davies at Coffee House Press, for publication in November 2025, by Rebecca Friedman at Rebecca Friedman Literary.
Breadloaf-Rona Jaffe Foundation scholarship recipient and UC Riverside MFA ‘s PLEASE DON’T TOUCH THE BODY, a collection of 11 stories about loneliness, sex, and the search for meaning in the face of pain; and ENCOUNTER, a queer love story about a Neanderthal woman falling in love with an exiled human in the face of a frozen, unstable world, to Grace McNamee at Bloomsbury, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Amy Bishop-Wycisk at Trellis Literary Management (NA).
‘s A TALE OF MIRTH AND MAGIC, a cozy and spicy queer fantasy about a metal mage elf and a half-giant who are on the run from bumbling bounty hunters and decide to team up in their travels, to Leah Hultenschmidt at Forever, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2025, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
‘s untitled m/m LGBTQ+ medical romance, to Laurie Johnson at Harlequin Medical Romance, in a two-book deal.
Author of the MRS. S and one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists ‘s SID: A YEAR, following a butch woman who moves to a remote island in the outer Hebrides in the wake of her father’s death; an examination of masculinity, violence, and the beauty and terror of the natural world, pitched as reminiscent of Marilynne Robinson’s HOUSEKEEPING, Annie Proulx’s THE SHIPPING NEWS, and Andrew Haigh’s ALL OF US STRANGERS, again to Michael Reynolds at Europa Editions, by Alison Lewis at Frances Goldin Literary Agency, on behalf of Angelique Tran Van Sang at Felicity Bryan Associates (US).
National Book Award 5 under 35 Honoree, Dylan Thomas Prize and NYPL Young Lions Award winner, and author of FAMILY MEAL ‘s next two novels, the first about a mother and a son, estranged for 10 years, reconnecting in the son’s chosen city of Tokyo in the weeks leading up to Christmas, and the second exploring intergenerational Black queer relationships through a young gay man who takes a job as a live-in caretaker for a retired older pianist, moving to Mitzi Angel and Jackson Howard at Farrar, Straus, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Danielle Bukowski at Sterling Lord Literistic (NA).
Bonnier Books UK head of marketing Eleanor Pilcher’s THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID, a queer platonic comedy pitched in the vein of Dolly Alderton and Monica Heisey, in which two best friends undertake a sexual odyssey that tests their boundaries and their friendship, to Asante Simons while at Avon, with Shannon Plackis editing, for publication in April 2025, by Hannah Schofield at Luigi Bonomi Associates (NA).
Emma-Claire Sunday’s untitled book, in which a penniless lady is forced to retreat to an English seaside town when her lavish lifestyle is snatched away from her; intent on recovering her wealth, she plans to bag herself a rich husband and enlists the help of an ambitious woman, until their attraction leads them to question if their fortune-hunting scheme is what they really want or each other, to Hannah Rossiter at Harlequin Historical (world).
‘s GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, pitched in the vein of Kaliane Bradley’s THE MINISTRY OF TIME and Kazuo Ishiguro’s THE BURIED GIANT, a queer literary reimagining of the legend of St. George and the Dragon, to Peter Kispert at William Morrow, for publication in 2026, by Naomi Eisenbeiss at Inkwell Management, on behalf of Hattie Grunewald at The Blair Partnership (world English).
Children’s/Middle Grade Fiction
Lambda Literary Award finalist ‘s SABERTOOTH, a novel-in-verse about a trans boy who loves rocks and fossils; after his brother moves away for college, he feels lost without his rock of an older sibling and starts to dig in his backyard, and begins to hear the voice of a saber-tooth tiger, to Erica Finkel at Amulet, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2025, by Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Literary Agency (world English).
and ‘s picture book RAINBOW BOY AND THE PRIDE PARADE, a sequel to RAINBOW BOY, in which a boy and his parents attend a Pride parade, counting all the ways Pride is celebrated around him, to Naomi Krueger at Beaming Books, with Elizabeth Schleisman editing, for publication in May 2025, by Claire Draper at Azantian Literary Agency (world English).
Young Adult Fiction
‘s debut BAD CREEK, in which a queer teen and her two lifelong friends grapple with the mysterious death of her older sister, only to uncover a malevolent secret lurking in the depths of their vacation lake town, home to the world’s second-largest crucifix and an unholy host of drowned girls, to Kristin Allard at Norton Children’s, at auction, for publication in summer 2025, by Miriam Cortinovis at ArtHouse Literary Agency (world).
Author of TINK & WENDY and ROBIN AND HER MISFITS ‘s THE LIES OF A TOYMAKER, another gender-bent queer retelling, pitched as PINOCCHIO meets Stephen King’s THE GUNSLINGER, in which a queer 18-year-old girl begins to turn into a wooden marionette and battles evil fairies who derive power through selling people turned into toys, to Peter Carlaftes at Three Rooms Press, with Kat Georges editing, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, by Anne Tibbets at Donald Maass Literary Agency (world).
National Book Award-longlisted author ‘s FAWN’S BLOOD, which turns the queer villain trope inside out when a vampire subculture comes under threat from slayers and faces crisis and salvation at the hands of a runaway human trans girl and a teen slayer-turned-vampire, to Ruth Weiner at Seven Stories, with Tal Mancini editing, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2025, by Sara Megibow at kt literary (world).
Horror Writers Association’s Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley scholarship winner ‘s MY LIPS, HER VOICE, the author’s YA debut, a speculative feminist thriller with a queer love story at its desert-gothic heart, in which a teen sets out to solve a string of murders in her spooky mining town, only to find herself haunted and controlled by her own cousin’s vengeful ghost, pitched as for fans of SADIE and NEVERWORLD WAKE, to Amanda Manns at Creature, for publication in fall 2025, by Ellen Goff at HG Literary (NA).
Author of MATCH ME IF YOU CAN Swati Hegde’s AS LONG AS YOU LOATHE ME, a sapphic rivals-to-lovers romance pitched as Never Have I Ever meets Mean Girls, in which a girl tries to get back at her ex-best friend for stealing her crush, but ends up unexpectedly rekindling their complicated friendship in the process and discovering that it’s not just her pride on the line, it’s her heart too, to Alison Romig at Delacorte Romance, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Rachel Beck at Liza Dawson Associates (world).
Author of THE EVOLVING TRUTH OF EVER-STRONGER WILL Maya MacGregor’s ALL THE STARS IN THE DAYLIGHT SKY, a romantic fantasy pitched as steeped in the living and contemporary Gaelic lore of Argyll, about an autistic agender teen given the choice to join the sithichean—and navigate their webs of dangers—or die, to Susan Dobinick at Astra Young Readers, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2025, by Sara Megibow at kt literary (world English).
Non-Fiction
Queer, neurodivergent travel writer ‘s THE LGBTQ+ TRAVEL GUIDEBOOK, a compendium showcasing 20-plus of the safest, most vibrant LGBTQ+ travel destinations in the world, to Rebecca Hunt at Lonely Planet, by Maria Ribas at Stonesong (world).
Poet and performer Brad Walrond’s EVERY WHERE ALIEN, a poetry collection that centers on the author’s Black, queer experience of the world and his involvement in NYC’s underground communities and resistance movements of the 1990s, to Abby West and Francesca Walker at Amistad and to Jessica Care Moore at Moore Black Press in a new joint venture between the publishers, which aims to publish three poetry books a year, for publication in summer 2024, by Regina Brooks at Serendipity Literary Agency (world English).
Shannon T. L. Kearns and Brian G. Murphy’s READING THE BIBLE THROUGH QUEER EYES, in which, through readings anchored in the queer and trans experience, familiar Bible stories become new again, with insights that promise to change the way readers engage their bodies, their sexuality, and the world, to Gabriella Page-Fort at Harper One, in a good deal, at auction, for publication in spring 2026, by Trinity McFadden at The Bindery (world).
