Adult Fiction
writing as Autumn K. England’s FIELD GUIDE FOR THE FORMERLY VILLAINOUS, a cozy fantasy in which a non-binary former minion to the realm’s recently defeated Big Bad searches for a fresh start in a Stardew Valley-esque farming community, to Mary Altman at Poisoned Pen Press, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2026, by Eric Smith while at P.S. Literary Agency (world).
Journalist Cris Judar’s THEY MARCHED UNDER THE SUN, a lyrical novella, translated from the Portuguese by Lara Norgaard, exploring femininity, both cisgender and transgender, in Brazil, to Adie B. Steckel at Fonograf Editions, with Jeff Alessandrelli editing, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2026 (US).
Nicolas DiDomizio’s A MURDER MOST CAMP, pitched as THE GUNCLE meets EVERY TIME I GO ON VACATION SOMEONE DIES, a humorous mystery following a hedonistic nepo baby forced to work at a struggling summer camp to claim his inheritance, but when a local legend turns into a real mystery, things quickly go haywire, forcing him to solve the murder before there are even deadlier consequences, to MJ Johnston at Sourcebooks, for publication in summer 2026, by Courtney Paganelli at Levine Greenberg Rostan (world).
‘s EVEN YOUR BONES WOULD DO, pitched as a sapphic haunted house novel in which a house is plagued by its owner’s previous wives and his latest wife must fight and find her way out of its haunted halls, pitched for fans of Daphne du Maurier, Ava Reid, and Alexis Henderson, to Gabrielle Pachon at Berkley, in a significant deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2027, by Clara Foster at Aevitas Creative Management (NA).
‘s REN VON LUGENBACH’S ABSOLUTELY UNNECESSARY ADVENTURE, the author’s debut, a sapphic cozy fantasy in which a prickly librarian and a curious stranger must find a missing antique book for a dragon with an affinity for knitting, pitched for fans of Travis Baldree’s LEGENDS & LATTES and Heather Fawcett’s EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES, to Juliana Nador at Union Square & Co, for publication in fall 2026, by Maria Vicente at P.S. Literary Agency (world English).
Author of SUNBURN ‘s HEAP EARTH UPON IT, a suspenseful, tangled web of family secrets and sapphic obsession, set in 1960s Ireland, to Michelle Capone at Melville House, in a nice deal, for publication in summer 2026, by Elizabeth Counsell at Northbank Talent Management (NA).
Producer at NPR’s 1A ‘s THEY ALL FALL IN LOVE AT THE END, about a 20-something writing student in D.C. who asks her longtime partner to open their relationship, only to fall in love with his best friend, with disastrous results, to Anne Speyer at Scribner, in a six-figure deal, by Margaret Sutherland Brown at Folio Literary Management (world).
Creators of the Grand Slam Romance graphic novel series ‘s GAY PERSUASION, pitched as a modern queer retelling of Jane Austen’s classic story of longing, regret, and found family, in which a young woman turns her back on a budding romance, only to regret it; years later, she unexpectedly re-enters her life, illustrated by , to Ricky Miller at Avery Hill, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2027 (world).
Author of PSYCHE AND EROS ‘s THE WITCH AND THE HUNTRESS, pitched as a sapphic reimagining of the quest for the Golden Fleece, about two singular women brought together by Jason and his Argonauts who must search for love, power, and redemption against a backdrop of epic hunts and meddling gods, to Julia Elliott at William Morrow, for publication in spring 2026, by Maria Whelan and Catherine Drayton at Inkwell Management, on behalf of Hattie Grunewald at The Blair Partnership (NA).
‘s untitled suspense, pitched as REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier meets BABEL by R.F. Kuang, a sapphic Gothic story about a translator-in-residence, exploring themes of power, language, and what it means to lose your sense of self—and find it again, to Juliana Nador at Union Square & Co, for publication in summer 2026, by Eric Smith while at P.S. Literary Agency (world English).
‘s LETHAL KISS, a queer, dark academia horror-romance, in which two Nordic studies assistant professors—a draugr whose eternal hunger for blood is only matched by her craving for knowledge, and the human who sees her as a rival for tenure—are forced to team up to uncover the truth behind a slew of missing people at their college, pitched as Jennifer’s Body meets Ninth House, to Troix Jackson at Nightfire, in a significant deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Victoria Marini at High Line Literary Collective (world).
Middle Grade Fiction
Author of FALLING BACK IN LOVE WITH BEING HUMAN ‘s THE SHAPESHIFTER’S GUIDE TO GYM CLASS, pitched as Turning Red meets Animorphs with a Judy Blume twist, a middle grade fantasy with dual narratives, one of which follows a shapeshifter who is frustrated by her powers, while the second unravels as a guidebook-in-progress that speaks more directly about puberty, bodies, gender fluidity, and transitions of all kinds, to Yashaswi Kesanakurthy at Simon & Schuster Canada Children’s, for publication in fall 2026, by Marilyn Biderman and Leonicka Valcius at Transatlantic Literary Agency (world).
Young Adult Fiction
Victoria Carbol’s A GREAT AND POWERFUL TYRANNY, pitched as a dark sapphic reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, in which a young woman’s quest to get back home from another realm is hindered by vindictive witches, long-held family secrets, and the vengeful king who rules over it all, to Tamara Grasty at Page Street, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Margaret Danko at High Line Literary Collective (world English).
Author of JERKBAIT and SOMEBODY TOLD ME ‘s THE NAMES WE BURIED, pitched as a modern-day twist on THE FACE ON THE MILK CARTON, in which a 17-year-old trans boy takes a DNA test and discovers he’s a perfect match for a family searching for their kidnapped daughter, to Mallory Kass at Scholastic, with Maya Marlette editing, for publication in summer 2026, by Sera Rivers at Speilburg Literary Agency (NA).
Author of WHAT THE WOODS TOOK ‘s UNTIL THE LAST LIGHT GOES OUT, a horror pitched as a “Miami Gothic,” where in order to save her best friend, the daughter of an infamous massacre survivor must go into the abandoned, neon-lit island resort where her mother’s high school classmates were murdered, only to discover something far more sinister lying in wait, to Vanessa Aguirre at Wednesday Books, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Claire Friedman and Jessica Mileo at Inkwell Management (NA).
‘s graphic novel OUT OF THE WOODS, a ghostly queer romance, in which a grieving girl visits a haunted forest in an attempt to speak with her dead father, but instead finds a cute girl with secrets, to Nicolas Ore-Giron at Roaring Brook Press, for publication in fall 2028, by Kate Rogers at KO Media Management (world English).
Non-Fiction
Author of the novels SERIOUS GIRLS, FLOWER CHILDREN, and THE FOREIGNERS ‘s WHEN WE WERE KINGS, her first work of narrative nonfiction, an account of a months’-long drag king workshop in Buenos Aires, the women whose lives it changes, and the humorous and complicated “kings” they create, exploring gender, sexuality, and the healing power of drag, to Jamison Stoltz at Abrams Press, at auction, by Rayhane Sanders at Massie McQuilkin & Altman (NA).
British actor and content creator ‘s CHEERS, MATE, an account of growing up gay in the UK, finding social media fame, and navigating a modern queer existence as an up-and-coming actor, to Alexander Rigby at DK, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in March 2027 (world).
