Adult Fiction
University of Minnesota MFA graduate ‘s THE NEW PEOPLE, pitched for readers of Mary Beth Keane and Claire Lombardo, in which a newly married lesbian couple moves into a flipped foreclosure in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, unaware that the former homeowners are still living in the attic; exploring themes of motherhood, economic survival, and what it means to belong, to Gabriella Mongelli at Little, Brown, in a pre-empt, by Natalie Edwards at Trellis Literary Management (world).
‘s HEART OF IRON, pitched as Supernatural meets Two Broke Girls, a queer fantasy inspired by the TikTok series CaFae Latte, to Marilyn Kretzer at Blackstone Audio, by Lesley Sabga at The Seymour Agency (world).
Author of DIARY OF A VOID ‘s WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED, a queer love story following a reclusive warehouse worker who gets hired part time by an art museum to converse weekly, in Latin, with an ancient statue of Venus, translated by Yuki Tejima, to Kendall Storey at Soft Skull, at auction, for publication in 2026, by Li Kangqin at New River Literary, on behalf of Kohei Hattori at The English Agency and Chikumashobo (NA).
Author of THE EGG CODE and PIKE’S FOLLY ‘s YOUR THOUGHTS ARE IMPORTANT TO US, pitched as reminiscent of Andrew Sean Greer’s LESS, involving a transgender woman in the Boston area whose personal and professional reality is turned inside out during a zany and tumultuous four days, to Jaynie Royal at Regal House, for publication in summer 2027 (world).
‘s FOR THE FANS, a gay romance in which an angsty quarterback and his artsy stepbrother must begrudgingly work together when financial troubles force them into an unexpected arrangement, to Julie Constantine at Podium Publishing, for publication in September 2025.
Danish author ‘s BRIAN AND STEFAN FOREVER: A GAY NOVEL, about two people trying to break out of the violent, homophobic, and species-chauvinistic mold they have been brought up in and find a new and freer way of being in the world, to CJ Evans at Two Lines Press, in a nice deal, by Lise Broen Rosenberg Dahm at Gyldendal Group Agency (NA).
‘s THE LONGEST DEATH, a neo-noir pitched for fans of Raymond Chandler and Patricia Highsmith, set in postwar middle America, in which two queer lovers plot a daring heist that puts them in the crosshairs of a paranoid tycoon, a disgraced ex-cop, and an ambitious divorcee, to Doug Richmond at House of Anansi, for publication in spring 2026 (world).
Author of BOYS OF ALABAMA ‘s HEADFIRST, an exploration of queer desire, bad timing, and the one who got away, in which an American expat returns for a single week to attend her best friend’s wedding, only to be confronted with a long lost-love and questions she can no longer avoid, to Roxane Gay at Roxane Gay Books, by Monika Woods at Triangle House Literary (NA).
‘s A WILD LITTLE THING, pitched as a sapphic Hansel and Gretel reimagining, in which, 13 years after she was abandoned, a young witch emerges from the woods to get revenge on her family and save the woman she loves, to Rebecca Nelson at Alcove Press, by Rebecca Strauss at DeFiore and Company (world).
‘s ALL GIRLS BE MINE ALONE, a novella of queer awakening and obsession set among high school music students and opera fanatics in mid-2000s Vienna, to Michelle Lyn King at Joyland Editions, for publication in October 2025 (US).
Author of WHAT ARTISTS WEAR Charlie Porter’s NOVA SCOTIA HOUSE, set in present-day London, where a young man looks back to the 1990s and his time with his partner who died in the AIDS crisis and navigates the challenges of contemporary existence, creating a sustainable life from the experiences of the past: sex, friendship, love, housing, work, parties, art, community, age, grief, growth, gardening, volunteering, experimentation, and queer magic, to Stephen Motika at Nightboat, for publication in fall 2025, by PJ Mark at Janklow & Nesbit, on behalf of Rebecca Carter Literary (NA).
C.P. Harris’s ONLY THE SMALL BONES, a gay romance where a renowned composer with buried secrets rescues a non-verbal trafficking survivor, and their pasts ignite a journey of trauma, obsession, and the fragile hope of healing, to Meredith Wild at Page & Vine, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in February 2026, by Vikki Elliott at Literati Media (world English).
Amanda Linsmeier’s A SONG FOR THE DEEP, the sequel to the forthcoming A DANCE WITH DEATH in the Three Bells trilogy, a sapphic love story in which the youngest sister travels to a distant island with her best friend only to fall victim to a sea witch’s curse, pitched as a dark retelling of the Little Mermaid meets Rapunzel; and the untitled third book in the series, a passionate trip through grief, fate, and a second chance at love for the eldest sister, an enemies-to-lovers romance pitched as Sleeping Beauty meets Snow White, to Amanda Chiu Krohn at Keylight, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in June 2026 and February 2027, by Juliana McBride at Rebecca Friedman Literary (world).
‘s SCAVENGERS, VULTURES, and CARRION, three previously self-published titles in the LGBTQIA+ horror romance Malediction Saga series, to Ellie Folden at Dark Wolf, in a three-book deal, for publication in fall 2025 (world).
Middle Grade Fiction
Author of THE BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING ELSE ‘s MERRY HOUSE, in which siblings’ attempts to escape their estranged father’s transphobia and ableism land them in a sleepaway camp for troubled youths, a deceptively idyllic seaside mansion harboring a terrible secret: the house is alive and hungry, to Kade Dishmon at Holiday House, for publication in 2027, by Sheyla Knigge at High Line Literary Collective (world).
Young Adult Fiction
Author of the forthcoming AMERICA’S NOT-SO-SWEETHEART ‘s FOR THE GREATEST GOOD, in which a teen teams up with his boyfriend and BFF to blackmail and scheme their way to getting a stable source of clean water for their rural Arkansas town, only for their plans to go awry and cause them to weigh the cost of a greater good, to Tamara Grasty at Page Street, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2026, by Ismita Hussain at Great Dog Literary (world).
‘s EXCHANGED, the author’s debut, a queer romance about a small-town band geek whose plan to host a foreign exchange student goes awry when the boy who turns up at the airport is not the European violin player he expected but a football star from Georgia—the state, not the country, to Mekisha Telfer at Roaring Brook Press, by Margaret Danko at High Line Literary Collective (world).
Canadian debut author ‘s THE ONE, pitched as a YA The Bachelor meets FIVE SURVIVE, in which an 18-year-old signs up for a teen dating show to get over her ex-girlfriend, only to end up stranded on an island with a dead contestant—and a murderer, to India Chambers at Penguin Children’s UK, for publication in July 2026, by Gyamfia Osei at Andrew Nurnberg Associates.
‘s graphic novel PINK MONSTERS, the author’s debut, intertwining the growing pains of a closeted 14-year-old boy with the grown-up pains of his depressed dad who falls prey of a phony healer who will jeopardize his relationship with his parents, to Chris Cerasi at Oni Press, by Alessandra Sternfeld and Alice Amico at Am-Book, on behalf of Reprodukt (world English).
‘s GIRLS LIKE US, the sequel to SOME GIRLS DO, following Morgan and Ruby as they fight to stay together and stay true to themselves during their freshman year of college, when long distance complicates their relationship, to Stephanie Pitts at Putnam Children’s, for publication in summer 2026, by Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary (world English).
Author of the National Book Award finalist THE GREAT COOL RANCH DORITO IN THE SKY ‘s FALSE FACE, following two gay teen boys grappling with the pain of homophobia in their own ways: one tries praying away his inner Music Man, while the other lets the hypermasculine action hero within take center stage; but, trapped at a conversion camp, the boys will have to interrogate their beliefs and values if they hope to save themselves and ultimately each other, to Jess Harold at Holt Children’s, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by David Dunton at Harvey Klinger (world).
‘s SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF, about the friendship between an autistic, bisexual comedian and the openly gay captain of the football team, to Jaime Gelman at Yellow Jacket, for publication in spring 2026, by Phoebe Hockley at Little Tiger Press (NA).
Author of RULES FOR RULE BREAKING ‘s GHOSTED, a dark revenge comedy with a supernatural twist that follows an 18-year-old boarding school student with a bad attitude, worse manners, and a sleep paralysis demon, who finds herself ghosted by some guy she meets late one night at her favorite food truck; armed with blackmail-worthy intel and spite, she decides to ghost him right back—literally—by scaring him so profoundly (with assistance from a cute girl from across the quad) that he’ll never set foot on campus again, to Foyinsi Adegbonmire at Feiwel and Friends, for publication in fall 2026, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret (world English).
Stonewall Honor author ‘s YOUR BOYFRIEND NEEDS AN EXORCIST, in which an evil spirit accidentally possesses her crush’s terrible boyfriend, giving her a second chance at love and life, pitched as a genderqueer Jennifer’s Body, to Alex Borbolla at Bloomsbury Children’s, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2026, by Patricia Nelson while at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (world English).
‘s graphic novel TOO HOT TO TANGO, pitched as “Dirty Dancing but gay,” following a sports camp counselor and soccer star, who gets roped into helping a rival arts camp counselor in a dance competition – only she can’t dance and may be falling head over heels for her, illustrated by , to Charlotte Greenbaum at Fanfare, for publication in fall 2026, by Susan Graham while at Einstein Literary Management (world).
Laura Genn’s BETWEEN SUN AND SHADOW, the author’s debut, a sapphic science fiction pitched as reimagining the Persephone myth on a tidally locked planet, in which, after crash-landing in enemy territory and being held for ransom by a fearsome queen of mutants, a 16-year-old uncovers a web of lies while striving to awaken sentience in her robot companion, and as dangerous attraction develops between her and her winged captor, they must join forces to avert all-out war between their nations, to Jonah Heller at Peachtree Teen, for publication in summer 2026, by Jennifer Wills at The Seymour Agency (world).
Non-Fiction
Author of BRACE FOR IMPACT ‘s DRAG THING, with illustrations about the author’s battle with bipolar disorder and immersion in the world of drag kinging that is both a celebration of the improvisational nature of a life lived in the moment and a warning of the threat to queer subcultures in an age of ever more extreme social conservatism, to JC Cham and Brian Lam at Arsenal Pulp Press, in a nice deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Markus Hoffmann at Regal Hoffmann & Associates (world).
Feminist studies professor at UC Santa Barbara and author of THE TRAGEDY OF HETEROSEXUALITY Jane Ward’s RAISED TO BE FREE: A QUEER PERSPECTIVE ON PARENTING, offering a transformative approach to parenting, and to interacting with children in any way, that liberates them from rigid gender norms, blending queer theory, personal narrative, and cultural critique to advocate for a more inclusive and accepting upbringing, to Amy Sun at Penguin Life, at auction, by Lauren Sharp at Aevitas Creative Management (NA).
Co-creator of the podcast Cruising Rachel Karp’s THE LAST LESBIAN BARS: STORIES FROM AMERICA’S DYKE DIVES AND SAPPHIC SPACES, a portrait of the histories, politics, communities, and current state of America’s lesbian bars, based on the author’s visits and interviews with bar owners, bartenders, patrons, and longtime locals, to Catherine Tung at Beacon Press, by Michael Johnston at CAA (world).
Performer and critic ‘s LAMP BACK: PLAYS AND OTHER GRIEVANCES, a collection of the author’s performance work, edited by and with an introduction from scholar Kate Bredeson, that uses clowning, drag, horror, cabaret, queer theory, and a deep love of pop culture to illuminate and then gut cultural norms and desires, to Megan Stielstra at Northwestern University Press, for publication in 2026 (world).
