Adult Fiction
‘s Flicker City Phantoms series, pitched as a queer and cozy combination of the plucky mystery-solving of Pushing Daisies, the death-defying romance of Hadestown, and the technological world-building of THE MINISTRY OF TIME, in which an underemployed ghost at a boarding house for the holographically resurrected dead must team up with her eccentric spectral housemates to stop a mysterious headless kidnapper, to Chelsea Villareal at Podium Publishing, in a two-book deal, by Lucienne Diver at The Knight Agency (world English).
Author of I CAN FIX HER ‘s I DO NOT APOLOGIZE FOR MY POSITION ON MEN, a collection of standalone sapphic horror short stories, a quadrilogy of connected stories, and an interactive pick-a-path novelette, to Alan Lastufka at Shortwave, for publication in summer 2026 (world English).
Author of CICADAS SING OF SUMMER GRAVES ‘s YOUR BELOVED REMAINS, a sapphic dark academia/Southern Gothic that follows an archivist and a literature postdoc who attempt to rescue their decaying college by forging the famous lost work of its most acclaimed author, to Kate Lucas at Pine & Cedar, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, by Joanna MacKenzie at Nelson Literary Agency.
‘s adult debut REINS AND RESTRAINT, a contemporary grumpy-and-sunshine cowboy romance starring a ranch hand who, after getting fired for being transgender, lies that he’s a professional horse whisperer to land a seasonal Montana ranch job and work alongside the owner’s charming, handsome son set to inherit the property, to Mary Baker at Berkley, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2027, by Natalie Lakosil at Looking Glass Literary & Media (world).
Self-published author ‘s BETWEEN THE LINES, a sapphic romance about two college professors whose working relationship—accidentally ignited in one night of passion and anonymity—spirals into tangle of reputations, career ambition, and very real feelings, to Yezanira Venecia at Atria, for publication in spring 2027 (world).
‘s HUMAN NOISE, a collection of stories pitched as an exploration of parents and children, husbands and wives, queer and straight, disappointment, middle age, and what is wrought from ever-changing human dynamics, to Josh Dale at Thirty West, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in winter 2027 (world English).
Author of DELILAH GREEN DOESN’T CARE ‘s FLORA, FINALLY, a queer romance about a down-on-her-luck composer who (accidentally) impersonates her successful twin sister to cowrite with a musical theater legend, but the secrets between them threaten both their creative partnership and their growing romance, to Angela Kim at Berkley, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2027, by Rebecca Podos at Neighborhood Literary (world).
Author of SERIAL KILLER SUPPORT GROUP ‘s A THOUSAND MONSTROUS FORMS, pitched as a sapphic contemporary Bluebeard retelling in which a ceramic artist moves into her new wife’s gothic manor, only to be drawn to the locked, forbidden basement after realizing the house—and the art within it—is haunted, to Rebecca Nelson at Crooked Lane, for publication in fall 2026, by Amy Giuffrida at Belcastro Agency (world).
‘s THE FLAYED MAN, a sapphic vampire neo-noir set against the washed-out environs of Las Vegas and the Mojave Desert, to Dan Lopez at Soft Skull, for publication in summer 2026, by Amanda Orozco and Laura Cameron at Transatlantic Literary Agency (NA).
‘s graphic novel PARTY BANTER, the first book in the Ladykillers series, in which a trio of sapphic scoundrels fail their way upward in a humorous quest for adventure, pitched for fans of fantasy and role-playing games, to Lydia Nguyen at Abrams ComicArts, in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2028, by Stephanie Winter at KO Media Management (world English).
Polish American author of SEEING STRANGERS ‘s INTRUSIVE BEHAVIOR, a queer standalone dark academia suspense novel about an impressionable gay American student whose semester studying abroad in Poland with a glamorous, ultra-wealthy host family turns into a nightmare that makes him wish he never left home, to Rachel Slatter at Severn House, with Tina Pietron editing, for publication in June 2026, by Lori Galvin at Aevitas Creative Management (world English).
‘s MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, in which a Black queer woman who, feeling lost in the depths of an unhappy marriage, leaves it all behind, only to lose herself completely—and beyond human recognition—to a new love, to Makayla Tabron at Amistad, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in 2027, by Carleen Geisler at P.S. Literary Agency (world English).
‘s MEET ME AT THE CREEK, a coming-of-age novel set in rural Northwest Pennsylvania in the late ’90s and early 2000s, following two best friends who spend their youth beside the creek that runs through their neighborhood; one is an earnest late bloomer wrestling with his gayness, while the other is confident and comfortable being straight—or so he claims; when a reckoning surfaces 13 years into their friendship, the two make a decision that shapes the rest of their lives, to Marisa DiNovis at Knopf Children’s, in a nice deal, for publication in spring 2027, by Kelly Karczewski and Dan Milaschewski at UTA (NA).
Author of THE SAVAGE KIND and HALL OF MIRRORS ‘s GODDESS OF LOVE, the final book in the Nightingale trilogy, in which two women bound by love, guilt, and betrayal reunite in 1964 Washington, D.C., to confront a mother’s deadly legacy—pitched as a labyrinth of money, murder, and machinations that forces them to ask whether the living can ever outrun the dead, to Salem West at Bywater Books, in a nice deal, by Annie Bomke at Annie Bomke Literary Agency (world English).
Children’s/Middle Grade Fiction
‘s COMING OUT VAMPIRE, the sequel to FIRST KISS WITH FANGS, in which a 13-year-old vampire with a crush on a human must decide who he can trust with his secret, to Sally Morgridge at Holiday House, for publication in fall 2027, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
New Adult Fiction
‘s POSSESSION ISLAND, a queer gothic thriller pitched as INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE meets Heavenly Creatures, in which a woman comes home from college to her family’s mansion on a Pacific Northwest island, haunted by the legacy of her late mother’s bestselling vampire novel, and as her estranged best friend is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect; she then finds an unexpected ally in her high school nemesis who has secrets of her own, to Sara Goodman at Saturday Books, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2026, by Andrea Morrison at Writers House (NA).
Young Adult Fiction
NYT bestselling author of VERITY VOX AND THE CURSE OF FOXFIRE ‘s two untitled books in THE VERITY VOX TRILOGY, in which a full-fledged witch, must rejoin her coven, heralding a return to the small town in Appalachia to uncover hidden arts, protect her found family, and take on a very old foe, to Tamara Grasty at Page Street, in a two-book deal, by Kate Davids at Arc Literary Management (world).
‘s OUTSIDE VOICES, a horror-tinged thriller about a girl so desperate to prove that her younger sister is possessed by a demon that she returns to the desert where her sister went missing, only to find herself lost with no cell service or hope of rescue, and alone with the girl she’s convinced is a monster, to Krista Marino at Delacorte, for publication in summer 2027, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret (world English).
and ‘s graphic novel PRINCESS NIGHTMARE, about a trans teen prophesied to be the ruler of darkness who runs away from home and falls in with a lovingly accepting goblin community that teaches her that what other people consider “dark” may not actually be something to run away from, to Chris Fernandez at Mad Cave Studios, with Lauren Hitzhusen editing, by Maeve MacLysaght at Aevitas Creative Management (world).
‘s THE BONE BRIDES, pitched as Howl’s Moving Castle by way of Guillermo del Toro, in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faerie realm before they both end up trapped in skins not their own, to Lauren Knowles at Page Street, for publication in fall 2026, by Hannah Andrade at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).
‘s STRANGLEHOLD, pitched as a queer horror novel that combines the twisted miracle of MIDNIGHT MASS with the frozen, cosmic dread of True Detective: Night Country, to Alison Romig at Delacorte, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2027, by Amy Tompkins at Transatlantic Literary Agency (world English).
Non-Fiction
‘s ALONE AT THE PARTY: A QUEER MAN’S GUIDE TO LONELINESS AND HEALTHY CONNECTIONS, a guide for queer men navigating disconnection and the struggle to form meaningful relationships; drawing on his experience as a registered psychotherapist, the author explores the obstacles, internalized stigma, and social complexities that can leave queer men isolated, and offers ten practical strategies to build lasting bonds and a real sense of belonging, to Kathryn Lane at Dundurn Press, for publication in fall 2026 (world).
‘s FREDDIE MERCURY: A LIFE IN LYRICS, pitched as the musician’s official creative legacy, based on his personal archives and collections; accompanied by stories, memories, and anecdotes from the author—his lifelong companion; and illustrated with photographs from Mercury’s’s personal collection, to Carrie Thornton at Dey Street Books (US), and to Sarah Emsley at Harper Nonfiction (UK), at auction, for publication in September 2026, by Charlotte Merritt at Andrew Nurnberg Associates (world).
Stand-up comedian and Broad City star ‘s THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD GAY, a collection a humorous and heartfelt life stories for anyone who has ever felt like the minority within the minority, pitched for Las Culturistas listeners, 30 Rock fanatics, and any reader who wishes David Sedaris were just a tad filthier, to James Melia at Gallery, at auction, for publication in summer 2026, by Brandi Bowles and Ethan Schlatter at UTA (NA).
‘s WE WILL NOT HIDE OUR PRIDE, the author’s debut, celebrating the diverse achievements of the LGBTQ+ community past and present and affirming all that is possible for children to achieve, even in the face of prejudice, illustrated by , to Millie Von Platen at Astra Young Readers, by Stefanie Molina-Santos while at Ladderbird Literary Agency for the author, and by Brenda Bowen at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates for the illustrator (world).
Poetry
Poetry editor-at-large for BRINK Literary Journal and author of the Lambda Literary award finalist TRANZ ‘s DIRT TALK, the author’s second poetry collection, meditating on the recovery process following an instance of sexual violence, to Ryan Murphy at Four Way Books, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2027 (US).
