Adult
Queer, Cuban American writer, teacher, and University of Washington PhD ‘s NIGHT TOWN, which braids three decades-spanning storylines, following a young American actress on an Italian giallo film set in 1970s Trieste, a closeted gay Cuban immigrant in 1980s Miami, and a suburban housewife in the early aughts whose murder exposes long-buried secrets, to Dan Lopez at Counterpoint, for publication in June 2027, by Laurie-Maude Chenard at UTA (NA).
‘s TWO PLAYER TUTORIAL, the author’s debut, about a trans gamer looking for a rebound, and a never-been-kissed law student in need of practice for that orgy he accidentally agreed to join, to Elaina Ellis and Amber Flame at Generous Press, for publication in September 2027 (world).
Author of GOD’S OWN COUNTRY ‘s ITS HOUR COME ROUND AT LAST, in which a man, his boyfriend, and the rest of their Minnesota town must contend with a horde of living, conscious killers trapped in their own bodies like marionettes after a brain-eating amoeba evolves with hotter summers, to Cassandra Thompson at Quill & Crow, with Lisa Morris editing, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2026 (world English).
‘s SWEAT, a high-heat LGBTQ+ college sports romance in which a former high school soccer star reluctantly rejoins his university team after discovering the captain—his childhood bully—unknowingly hooked up with his girlfriend, only for rivalry to give way to undeniable attraction as both men confront buried trauma, grief, and questions of identity on and off the field, to Chelsea Villareal at Podium Publishing, in a three-book deal, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).
Two-time Edgar Award-nominated YA author ‘s adult debut THE BOYFRIEND EXPERIENCE, in which a midlist, secretly demisexual romance author hires a gorgeous male escort to take part in a fake engagement for social media, hoping to gain an edge in a world where authenticity is often just another performance, until things begin to feel a little too real, to Shannon Criss at Crown, in a very nice deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2028, by Faye Bender at The Book Group (NA).
‘s YOUR FUTURE IS BEHIND YOU, following three gay men who reunite in Melbourne after one returns from London’s collapsing media scene as their hedonistic nights and respective delusions give way to the unraveling of their friendship; pitched as a skewering portrait of a generation reared on false promises of self-fulfillment, to Kendall Storey at Catapult, for publication in fall 2027, by Kent Wolf at Neon Literary (NA).
Previously self-published author ‘s SADIST, SAVAGE, SINNER, and three more books in the Triarchy Collection, a sapphic dark romance series full of murder, humor, and feminine rage, to Sofia Salazar at One More Chapter, at auction, in a multi-book deal, for publication in 2027, by Francesca Riccardi at Kate Nash Literary Agency UK (world English).
‘s THE BOG SAINTS, pitched as a queer fantasy debut with a folk horror flavor for fans of Tamsyn Muir and AK Larkwood, in which an unkillable girl raised as a human sacrifice by bog-worshipping nuns must figure out how to die to prevent an ancient evil from rising again and devouring her land, to John Morgan at Grand Central (NA), with Cassie DeNicola editing, and to Jenni Hill at Orbit UK (UK), in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2028, by Martha Perotto-Wills at David Higham Associates (world English).
LEZ THE HALLS, a collection of sapphic holiday-themed romantasy novellas, including ‘s A WITCH FOR SOLSTICE; ‘s RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT; ‘s THE YULETIDE FAIRY’S CURSE; ‘s THE FIRES OF LONGEST NIGHT; and ‘s ICE QUEEN ALPHA, to Chelsea Villareal at Podium Audio, by Arthur Young at The Caldwell Agency (world English).
Author of the Desert Rose Saga ‘s I THINK I’M IN LOVE WITH THE VILLIAN’S SON, pitched as A MARVELLOUS LIGHT meets THE ENTANGLEMENT OF RIVAL WIZARDS, in which a haunted heir struggles to live up to his father’s expectations and has to come to terms with the fact that his best friend, and the only man he’s ever loved, may be slipping from his fingers, to Lisa Green at City Owl Press, in a nice deal (world).
‘s ENAMOURED: A TRIPTYCH, a queer, erotic novella that follows a cosmetics entrepreneur in early 1900s Canada in a gruesome tale of love and capitalism, to Christoph Paul at Clash, for publication in June 2027, by Jessica Friedman at Sterling Lord Literistic (world English).
Journalist ‘s WRONG SEX, a dual-POV novel pitched as QUEENIE meets DETRANSITION, BABY, about a Black trans man in his 20s and a Jamaican cis man in his 50s whose age-gap relationship is shaped by desire, secrecy, power dynamics, and complicated by an unexpected pregnancy; exploring Black masculinity, BDSM, queer and trans relationships, and Caribbean identity, to Sareeta Domingo at Jacaranda, before her death in 2025, for publication in 2028, by Kerry-Ann Bentley at KAB Literary (world English).
Author of LOOK UP, HANDSOME ‘s THE COWBOY INVESTMENT, pitched as Lyla Sage’s Rebel Blue Ranch series and Brokeback Mountain without the trauma, one of five in the spicy M/M (and LGBTQ+) Copper Branch Ranch series, in which an older billionaire investor comes to Arizona to turn a ranch’s fortunes around – only to find the cowboy he had a one-night stand with (what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas!), to Jasmine Callaghan at Boldwood, in a five-book deal, for publication in spring 2027 (world).
‘s ZOMBIES TO LOVERS, a post-apocalyptic, sapphic, enemies-to-lovers romance in which a newly-turned zombie must trust her sworn enemy to keep her zombie status hidden while solving her own murder before her father’s presidential election, to Jess Verdi and Eugenie Szwalek at Afterglow, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2028, by Saskia Leach at Kate Nash Literary Agency UK (world).
Author of the forthcoming KILLER VIBES and BIG CULT ENERGY John Fram writing as ‘s AGGRESSIVELY CHILL and another untitled novel in the Peter Key series, in which the snarky, world-weary bisexual disaster child private investigator agrees to help a beautiful new client track down her long-missing father—an investigation that puts him on a collision course with a pair of evangelical bookstore moguls, a disgraced Twitch streamer, a landscape designer who specializes in burying secrets, and the lethal Cornbread Cosa Nostra, to Catherine Richards at Minotaur, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in June 2028, by Melissa Danaczko at DeFiore and Company (NA).
Author of the Bitten by Magick series ‘s LOCHED IN TIME, a sapphic time-slip rom-com pitched as in the vein of Outlander, in which a heartbroken Indian American in Scotland is accidentally transported to 1725, where she’s caught between rival Highland clans—and falling for the Scotswoman who believes she’s a spy forces her to choose between returning to her life in the present and rewriting her future in the past, to Junessa Viloria at Forever, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Patrice Caldwell at The Caldwell Agency (world English).
TV and comedy writer ‘s HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR WIFE, pitched as a thriller for fans of ALL FOURS, following a recently-widowed Brooklynite as she drinks, f**ks, and investigates her way across Paris after learning her wife has not only been found dead, but had been keeping a second apartment, an expensive wine collection, and an entirely other identity hidden in the City of Light, realizing she will have to solve the mystery of her wife’s death if she hopes to uncover the even greater secrets of her life, to Helen O’Hare at Little, Brown, at auction, by Katie Greenstreet at Paper Literary (NA).
Children’s
and ‘s JACOB’S NEW DRESS, included on ALA’s Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books, about a boy who is teased for wearing “girl-clothes” during dress-up, so he creates his own fashion statement and, despite more teasing, finds there are many ways to be who you want to be; with a new cover and endnote; illustrated by , moving to Kristine Enderle at Magination Press, for publication in spring 2027, by Deborah Warren at East-West Agency for the author, and by Karen Kilpatrick at East-West Agency for the illustrator (world).
Young Adult
Author of ROCKS FALL EVERYONE DIES ‘s WE BROUGHT HER BACK, a queer horror about a girl who resurrects her dead girlfriend, only to learn that the demon who caused her death has hitched a ride back to the land of the living, to Clare Vaughn at Avon A, in an exclusive submission, for publication in in summer 2027, by Brenda Bowen at The Book Group (world English).
Stonewall Award winner and Brazilian author ‘s SWAPLIFE, a contemporary YA novel about two teen boys—one from L.A. and one from Rio de Janeiro—who switch lives through a new app, swapping countries, homes, and perspectives, only to find themselves falling for each other in the process, to Alessandra Balzer at Balzer & Bray, at auction, for publication in spring 2027, by John Cusick at Folio Jr. for the Nazemian, and by Alfredo Felix at FelixAg for the Rhuas (world).
J. I. Locatelli’s LITTLE SISTERS, BIG LIES, a debut horror novel about a desperate-to-fit-in freshman sorority pledge investigating a fellow pledge’s disappearance, alongside the hottest girl she’s ever met (who notoriously refused to complete her own initiation two years earlier), as she begins to literally lose parts of herself in seductive sorority bonding rituals, to Tyiana Combs at Penguin Workshop, for publication in fall 2028, by Rebecca Matte at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
Nonfiction
Author of IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE ‘s THE BLACK DAHLIA OF PHILADELPHIA, which recounts the long-forgotten 1932 murder of accountant Norman Bechtel—whose mutilated body, marked with mysterious symbols that drew the attention of H.P. Lovecraft, sparked one of Philadelphia’s most baffling unsolved cases—using the crime to explore queer life, racial tensions, corruption, and urban America in the interwar years, to Lawrence Knorr at Sunbury Press, for publication in January 2027 (world).
Author of RAISING LGBTQ ALLIES ‘s BECOMING WORTHY: A GAY MAN’S GUIDE TO HEALING SHAME AND LOVING HIMSELF, which draws from clinical insight, lived experience, and spiritual practice to help gay men heal internalized homophobia, reclaim self-worth, and create a life they not only desire, but deserve, to Christen Karniski at Bloomsbury Academic, in a nice deal, for publication in 2027, by Jessica Alvarez at BookEnds (world English).
National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree and author of BESTIARY ‘s GHOSTWORLD: ON GIRLHOOD, a speculative essay that asks whether girlhood—the realm of playacting, hidden worlds, and secret identities—can be understood as a portal to alternate futures and queer possibility, to Lizzie Davis at Transit Books, for publication in February 2027, by Julia Kardon at HG Literary (world).
Poetry
Author of WE PLAY OURSELVES ‘s DIRTY HUMAN MIRACLE, a collection in seven movements, investigating the slipperiness of language, gender, and national identity while questioning how we live in our bodies and find solace as individuals, communities, and supplicants to the divine, to Etruscan Press, for publication in spring 2027.
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