Adult Fiction
Author of the Lambda Literary finalist MY GOVERNMENT MEANS TO KILL ME Rasheed Newson’s THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD, an examination of race, masculinity, and sexual politics within the glamorous world of old Hollywood, following a Korean War veteran turned backlot fixer and a closeted Black actor who dies at the height of his fame under suspicious circumstances, to Nadxieli Nieto while at Flatiron Books, with Kukuwa Fraser editing, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret (NA).
Author of ANTIQUITY ‘s BODY DOUBLE, a thriller weaving together two narratives: one about a young woman who works transcribing recordings for a ghostwriter when she begins to feel as if she’s disappearing, and another about two women who fall in love, move in together, and start resembling each other after accidentally switching coats in a restaurant, exploring truth and falsehood, deception, and authenticity, to Kendall Storey at Catapult, for publication in 2026, by Signe Bedinger at Nordin Agency (NA).
‘s LOCAL HEAVENS, the author’s debut, pitched as THE GREAT GATSBY meets SEA OF TRANQUILITY, a queer cyberpunk reimagining set in New York City, 2075, in which Filipino American Nick Carraway has just moved to the heart of the fractured New Americas, where he meets alluring billionaire Jay Gatsby and becomes entangled in the dark affairs of the city’s glamorous elite while investigating the secret of Gatsby’s identity, to Kathryn Budig at Bindery Books, for publication in fall 2025, by Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world English).
Public librarian and former Lambda Literary Fellow ‘s HOMEBOUND, spanning seven millennia, following a queer teen in the 1980s, a 400-year-old automaton, a time-slipping astronaut, and a 26th-century pirate—all of whom are linked by a computer game, to Rebekah Jett at Scribner, and to Brittany Lavery and Nicole Winstanley at Simon & Schuster Canada, in a major deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in 2026, by Julie Barer at The Book Group (NA).
YA author ‘s A SHARED HAUNTING, adult debut, a suspenseful and romantic queer horror novel inspired by the New England vampire panic about three college theater students racing against time to break a devastating curse—and the vengeful, supernatural entities that could either force them closer together, or toward a tragic end, to Rachael Kelly at Dutton, for publication in for publication in summer 2026, by Samantha Fabien at Root Literary (world).
‘s VEAL, a horror in which a lesbian woman runs away to a gray East Coast town, befriending and falling for a woman who is convinced a monster is behind a series of local murders, to Pia Singhal at ECW Press, for publication in fall 2025 (world).
‘s adult debut graphic novel THE DEMON OF BEAUSOLEIL, about a gay demon exorcist in a historical fantasy pseudo-remix of Victorian London, to Megan Brown at Oni Press, in a nice deal, for publication in 2026, by Allison Hellegers at Stimola Literary Studio (world).
Author of Reese’s Book Club pick HONOR and THE MUSEUM OF FAILURES ‘s THE DISAPPEARED, about an interracial gay couple whose lives are upended when one disappears while on a morning run and the other, a Muslim American, is immediately suspected of the crime, again to Kathy Pories at Algonquin, for publication in spring 2026, by Gail Hochman at Brandt & Hochman (world).
Bath Spa University PhD candidate ‘s LEAFSKIN, a tale of queer love, new motherhood, and ecological interconnectedness, to Stillhouse Press, for publication in spring 2025 (US).
‘s WAITING FOR SOMETHING ELSE, about a straight man who falls in love, but not necessarily in lust, with a gay man, pitched as a humorous romp of sexual identity and desire, set in the gourmet restaurant world of Brooklyn, New York, to Naomi Rosenblatt at Heliotrope, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in June 2025 (US).
Author of SOLOMON’S CROWN ‘s AS MANY SOULS AS STARS, a gothic and romantic speculative novel about two women – a witch and an immortal demon – who make a Faustian bargain and are drawn into a cat-and-mouse chase across multiple lifetimes; pitched as THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by way of Katherine Arden, to Ariana Sinclair at William Morrow, in a six-figure deal, in a pre-empt, by Catherine Cho at Paper Literary (NA).
University of New Mexico MFA ‘s THANK YOU, JOHN, a humorous exploration of family, class, and survival following the author as she navigates a sugar baby arrangement as a queer, mixed ethnicity (white/Chicana) aspiring writer exasperated by generational poverty, to Allison Miriam Woodnutt at Unnamed Press, by Hannah Strouth at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates (world English).
Author of FORBIDDEN GIRL, WHEN SPARKS FLY, and THE GRAVITY BETWEEN US ‘s RECLAMATION, a dystopian thriller with f/f romance elements about a young woman and a group of rebels who battle against a mysterious, government-sanctioned, vicious brainwashing program, to Salem West at Bywater Books, for publication in 2025, by Mark Falkin at Falkin Literary (NA).
‘s THE BRIDES, a sapphic horror set 10 years after Count Dracula’s murderous campaign, following three women who will become brides of Dracula, and the fate of one who managed to escape his clutches, to Sophie Robinson at Tor UK, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in April 2026, by Francesca Riccardi at Kate Nash Literary Agency UK (world).
NYT-bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick WE WERE NEVER HERE ‘s THE LAST FERRY OUT, a dual-timeline, multi-POV thriller about a young woman who travels to the tropical paradise—with its enigmatic expats, tight-lipped locals, and creepy ruins—where her fiancee died, hoping to make peace with the loss, but instead begins to suspect the death was no accident, and that the killer’s still on the island, to Hilary Rubin Teeman at Ballantine, for publication in summer 2025, by Alexandra Machinist at CAA.
‘s THOUGHTS BE BLOODY, pitched as a queer and trans retelling of Hamlet set at a magical college, in which a struggling student and the resident golden boy are cursed to destroy the mysterious and unknown heart of the school, exploring identity and institutional power, to Navah Wolfe at DAW, in a two-book deal, for publication in early 2026, by Shannon Lechon at Azantian Literary Agency (world English).
‘s untitled “romcomantasy” about a marriage of convenience between the second son of a line of noble dragon-riders and the eldest son of the god-empress of shadows, whose kingdoms have been locked in a good v. evil battle for centuries, in which planning the royal wedding may prove even bloodier than their previous meeting on the battlefield, to Mary Altman at Sourcebooks Casablanca, in an exclusive submission, for publication in August 2026, by Courtney Miller-Callihan at Handspun Literary (world).
‘s MOONRISING, pitched as SEA OF TRANQUILITY meets WINTER’S ORBIT, a near-future sci-fi told against the backdrop of the Moon’s first lunar colony, with a multicultural and LGBTQ+ cast, about a cynical agronomist tasked with creating a sustainable food source on the Moon and an Emirati businessman on a mission to build the Moon’s first hotel, but as they fall in love, ecoterrorists threaten the future of the lunar colony, to Toni Kirkpatrick at Diversion Books, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in July 2025, by Jenna Satterthwaite at Storm Literary Agency (world).
Executive Editor at Hanover Square Press and author of Out East ‘s THE LOST BOOK OF LANCELOT, pitched as The Song of Achilles for Arthurian legend, a queer retelling of Lancelot’s place in Arthurian lore, based on the oft overlooked relationship with his fellow knight-in-training, Galehaut, and showing how this first, epic love shaped his devotion to the Round Table and the quest to restore the grail, again to Maddie Caldwell at Grand Central, by Kiele Raymond and Meg Thompson at Thompson Literary Agency (NA).
Two-time Lambda Literary Award nominee ‘s next three books in the Ben Packard series, continuing with Deputy Packard uncovering the truth in his small Minnesota town while reconciling his own past, to Anna Michels and Jenna Jankowski at Poisoned Pen Press, in a major deal, in a three-book deal, by Barbara Poelle at Word One Literary Agency (world English).
‘s ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS, a queer Southern Gothic set in northern Georgia, about a young Black woman who flees her family home after a desperate act of violence and must now contend with ghosts, haints, and a beast in the woods as she faces her past, exploring generational trauma, transformation, and reconciliation, to Nivia Evans at Saga Press, in a two-book deal, by Valentina Sainato at JABberwocky Literary Agency (NA).
Harvard Radcliffe fellow ‘s HOW TO DATE A FANATIC, the author’s debut in the American market, following a young professor and his group of queer friends in Delhi as they navigate sex, love, and politics against the backdrop of intensifying polarization, unaware that the tensions in the city—and among them—will soon violently erupt, to Rakesh Satyal and Ryan Amato at Harper Via, by Lucy Cleland at Calligraph (NA).
Children’s/MG Fiction
‘s graphic novel THE HAVEN, in which a closeted queer 11-year-old is trapped in a time loop, forced to relive sixth grade repeatedly after a catastrophe he can’t remember, but when two mysterious students help him travel to a fantastical land, he discovers that the only way to break the loop is through a life-changing act of acceptance, illustrated by , to Grace Scheipeter at Oni Press, for publication in spring 2027, by Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency for the author, and by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world English).
Young Adult Fiction
‘s YOU’VE GOTH MY HEART, pitched as a queer spin on classics like The Shop Around the Corner and You’ve Got Mail, in which two goth teens don’t know they’re in love while also competing in the town Halloween decorating contest, to Alvina Ling at Little, Brown Children’s, for publication in fall 2025, by Joy Tutela at David Black Literary Agency (world).
Yejin Suh’s THE LAST SOLDIER OF NAVA, pitched as a Korean mythology-inspired sapphic fantasy that tells the legend of a young woman who once drowned entire kingdoms in darkness, and has now awakened after a thousand-year slumber to a world on the brink of war and a past she can never reveal, lest the world turn against her, even as she begins to fall for the sister of a saint she killed in her past life, to Ajebowale Roberts at Magpie, with Chloe Gough editing, for publication in summer 2025, by Allegra Martschenko at Ladderbird Literary Agency (world English).
Queer activist and Emmy Award-winning TV personality and author ‘s LET THEM STARE, a story about queer acceptance, following a gender-nonconforming 18-year-old trapped in their stifling small town who discovers a vintage bag haunted by the ghost of a drag performer from the ’50s with no memory of how he died, to Alessandra Balzer while at Harper Children’s, with Kristin Daly Rens editing, in a major deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in May 2025, by Gwen Beal and Albert Lee at UTA for Van Ness, and by John Cusick at Folio Literary Management for Murphy.
‘s graphic novel FLYING OUT, following a teenager who, while spending a summer in their old hometown, realizes they do not identify with the gender they were born as, to Alex Lu at Random House Graphic, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2027, by Alice Sutherland-Hawes at ASH Literary (world English).
Author-illustrator ‘s debut graphic novel SONG FOR MEDUSA, pitched as a feminist, romantic, sapphic reimagining of the classic myth, in which Medusa and blind princess Danae fall in love in the face of insurmountable odds—and the constraints of patriarchy on their lives, to Katie Gould at Andrews McMeel, for publication in fall 2025, by Sara Crowe and Katie Bircher at Sara Crowe Literary (world English).
Author of THE ASSASSIN’S GUIDE TO BABYSITTING ‘s THE ASSASSIN’S GUIDE TO DATING, a sequel to the first book, again set in a secret world of underground assassins, in which a superpowered teen’s girlfriend is kidnapped, and she and her friends must unravel the mystery of what really happened between her assassin-dad and her own mother all those years ago in order to save her girlfriend’s life, to Miriam Newman at Candlewick, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2026, by Lara Perkins at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world).
‘s LEARNING TO FALL, a sapphic coming-of-age novel about a teen who discovers new love and pushes her own limits after joining a roller derby league filled with fearless women and nonbinary teammates who aren’t afraid to speak their minds (or body slam each other), to Allison Moore at 8th Note Press, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2025, by Silvia Molteni at PFD (NA).
‘s A PRINCE AMONG PIRATES, pitched as Our Flag Means Death for fans of F.T. Lukens and Aiden Thomas, with the irreverent voice of MY LADY JANE, in which a foppish nobleman accidentally joins a pirate ship and falls for its debonair captain, to Feather Flores at Atheneum, in a good deal, at auction, for publication in summer 2026, by Keir Alekseii at Azantian Literary Agency (NA).
and ‘s CALL YOUR BOYFRIEND, pitched for fans of Rachel Lippincott, Ashley Herring Blake, and the movie Bottoms, about two unpopular queer girls who get their hearts broken by the most popular girl in school—when they find out she’s taking her ex-boyfriend to prom, they team up for revenge, to Alexa Pastor at Simon & Schuster Children’s, in a good deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2025, by Patrice Caldwell at New Leaf Literary & Media for Cole and by Beth Phelan at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency for Woodfolk (NA).
Author of RAPUNZELLA, OR, DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR Ella McLeod’s THE MAP THAT LED TO YOU, an epic queer pirate fantasy, to Jaime Gelman at Little Bee Books, for publication in fall 2025, by Ruth Middleton at Scholastic UK (NA).
L.V. Peñalba’s SHAPES OF LOVE, a YA contemporary novel about a 19-year-old named Sasha whose debut album throws her into stardom and sends fans wondering who inspired her love songs, forcing her into a fake relationship with her estranged best friend when her label pressures her to hide that she’s aroace-spec and the songs are actually about her favorite fictional love stories, to Vicki Lame and Wednesday books, for publication in Summer 2026, by Uwe Stender at Triada US (NA).
Author of FOR GIRLS WHO WALK THROUGH FIRE Kim De Rose’s THE SECRET SOCIETY OF SACRED HEART, about a girl named Rue who’s sent to boarding school when she’s caught kissing a girl, and follows the class rule breaker into the woods, changing her life forever, to Stefanie Chin and Suzy Capozzi at Union Square & Co., for publication in Fall 2025, by Kathryn Green at Kathryn Green Literary Agency (world).
Poetry
Griffin Poetry Prize recipient and creative writing professor Billy-Ray Belcourt’s THE IDEA OF AN ENTIRE LIFE, a poetry collection that combines lyric verse, sonnets, field notes, and fragments to examine 21st-century anguish, love, queerness, and political possibility for Indigenous life and resistance, to Nicole-Anne Bales Keyton at Beacon Press, by Cody Caetano at CookeMcDermid (US). Rights also to Michael Schmidt at Carcanet Press (UK), by Hana El Niwairi at CookeMcDermid.
Non-Fiction
Author of ALICE WALKER ‘s LOVE’S LABOUR, chronicling the complex, 44-year lesbian romance between Jane Rule (celebrated for her 1964 novel DESERT OF THE HEART, later adapted into a Hollywood film) and Helen Sonthoff (an outwardly staid English professor), to Jen Sookfong Lee at ECW Press, for publication in fall 2026 (world).
Former longtime Saturday Night Live head writer and costar of the Netflix documentary Will & Harper ‘s WOMAN OF STEELE, a humorous memoir of the author’s trans experience, charting her upbringing in Iowa City, her career in the male-dominated world of late-night comedy, and the creation of the persona that kept it all together and the woman she is today, with an introduction by Will Ferrell, to Peter Kispert at William Morrow, at auction, by David Kuhn and Nate Muscato at Aevitas Creative Management (world English).
‘s PLAY PROUD: FIERCELY FABULOUS QUEER ATHLETES, a rhyming introduction to 59 queer athletes from nearly every sport imaginable, illustrated by , to Elizabeth Schleisman at Beaming Books, for publication in spring 2026, by Amy Thrall Flynn at Aevitas Creative Management for the author, and by Sarah Thomas at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).
Stonewall Honor-winning author and world champion ballroom dancer ‘s A PLACE TO DANCE, telling the autobiographical story of how Lamberty stepped outside of the rigidly heteronormative rules of traditional ballroom and created his own place of belonging by cofounding the largest and longest running same-sex ballroom competition in North America, illustrated by , to Yolanda Scott and Diane Earley at Charlesbridge, at auction, for publication in spring 2026, by Jennifer Mattson at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author (world).
Authors of ABC-DECONSTRUCTING GENDER and THE QUEER TAROT and owners of the stationery brand Ash+Chess and ‘s QUEER ANIMAL ORACLE DECK, urging readers to use nature as inspiration in their everyday lives, illustrating that even throughout different species on this Earth, we aren’t all that different from each other after all, illustrated in a brightly colored, risograph-inspired style, to Shannon Connors Fabricant at Running Press, in an exclusive submission, by Meg Thompson at Thompson Literary Agency (world).
