Adult Fiction
‘s SHE TASTES LIKE VIOLENCE, a dark sapphic rom-com pitched in the vein of BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD and LIGHTS OUT, in which an assassin-for-hire who enjoys eliminating some of the worst in society is offered a job to finish an notorious predator with a massive payday, but finds herself face-to-face with the woman who once destroyed her and must choose whether to quit, fight, or join her, to Emily Gowers at Storm Publishing, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in June 2027 and January 2028, by Jenna Satterthwaite at Storm Literary Agency (world English).
Katherine Anne Porter Prize winner, interdisciplinary artist, and longtime educator ‘s GRIEFOVER: STORIES AND INVITATIONS, a queer story collection and creative writing guide where ghost rats, a haunted quilt, a grief makeover show, pet mermaids, and a decrepit roller rink bewilder and enliven grieving characters as they alter their bodies and lives toward communal futures, and a final section of writing activities, pitched in the traditions of Lynda Barry and CA Conrad and encouraging readers to stitch their own griefworlds and pleasures into the pages, to Diane Goettel at Black Lawrence Press, for publication in January 2028 (world English).
Author of A LANGUAGE OF LIMBS ‘s THE ASHES, a dual-timeline novel that follows a young trans artist who uncovers the hidden story of a long-lost relative—an opera singer who fled her rural hometown for the artistic underground of 1930s Europe—a discovery which recasts everything he understood about his history, family, and art, again to Pilar Garcia-Brown at Dutton, by Stacy Testa at Writers House (NA).
‘s SIDELINED, in which an NFL cornerback and his team’s athletic trainer cross a professional boundary into a forbidden romance, and four additional m/m football novels, for a total of seven books in the Full Contact series, to Jess Verdi at Harlequin, in a five-book deal, for publication in summer 2028, by Lily Dolin at Sterling Lord Literistic (world).
‘s VEILED ENCHANTMENTS, a sapphic fantasy romance, pitched for those who wanted Elphaba and Glinda to kiss in Wicked, to Katie Levy at Tempest, in a very nice deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in February 2028, by Kirsten Lang at Zeno Agency (world).
USA Today-bestselling author of FIELD GUIDE FOR THE FORMERLY VILLAINOUS ‘s next books in the Everyday Magic cozy fantasy series, in which charming and quirky small towns find healing in the wake of a magical war, to Mary Altman at Poisoned Pen Press, in a good deal, in a three-book deal, for publication beginning in 2028, by Eric Smith at Neighborhood Literary (world).
‘s THE HOUSE OF FINCH AND CROW, in the Keepers of the Light series, a m/m paranormal romance series set in a dark academia world of magic, rivalries, and unexpected happy endings, pitched as if HEATED RIVALRY happened at a wizarding academy, to Sonia Brand-Fisher at Simon Maverick, in a nice deal, in a three-book deal (world English).
University of Edinburgh creative writing graduate ‘s VIRTUE, the author’s debut, pitched as a queer reimagining of the western in the vein of Sarah Waters and TRUE GRIT, in which a girl escapes the bandits who murdered her brother and, disguised as a boy, is taken under the wing of a seasoned cowboy and to a haven, where she finds belonging and love, but inevitably trouble, to Jenna Gordon at Verve Books (UK), for publication in May 2027, by Kiya Evans at Paper Literary.
Lara Slabber’s ZOMBIES TO LOVERS, the author’s debut, a post-apocalyptic sapphic enemies-to-lovers speculative romance in which a newly turned zombie must team up with her sworn enemy to solve her own murder while keeping her zombie status hidden before her father’s presidential election, to Jess Verdi and Eugenie Szwalek at Harlequin, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2028, by Saskia Leach at Kate Nash Literary Agency UK (world).
Author of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY ‘s WICKED MRS. WICKHAM, book three in the Austentatious series, a sapphic romance set in the world of Jane Austen’s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE in which the sweet and sheltered Mary King must team up with the utterly classless—and wickedly irresistible—Lydia Wickham in order to recover her family’s stolen fortune, to Leyla Erkan at Harlequin, for publication in winter 2028, by Laura Zats at Headwater Literary Management (world English).
Author of IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS ‘s THE PRIEST OF CRAWLING THINGS, a coming-of-age story set in a world where humans and dragons live side by side, in which a young nonbinary adult, transported to the spirit world, must help prevent a war by bargaining with a trickster spirit, to Wolsak & Wynn, for publication in May 2027, by Hannah Bowman at Liza Dawson Associates (NA). Audio rights to Recorded Books.
Jade Nioma’s The Flight of the Forgotten series, a sapphic romance trilogy in which nature sprites have their hive’s existence threatened by the monsters of the Shadowlands, and a brave dragonfly must investigate alongside a new recruit, and embark on a journey that tests both loyalty and love, to Juliana Nador at Simon Maverick, in a three-book deal (world).
‘s HOME STUDY, following a queer couple’s relationship with the birth mother of the child they hope to adopt, set in Baltimore amid the racial reckoning of 2020, tracing the complex moral and personal questions that arise as a well-meaning white couple confronts the gap between their politics and their choices, pitched for fans of DETRANSITION, BABY and SUCH A FUN AGE, to Hannah O’Grady at St. Martin’s, by Nicki Richesin at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner (NA).
Melissa Tereze’s ELOISE, in which a grieving headteacher and her guarded new colleague find unexpected love; a tender sapphic romance about healing, vulnerability, and learning to open your heart again, to Sonia Brand-Fisher at Simon Maverick, in a nice deal (world English).
Author of MOBY DYKE ‘s VENETIAN DEBAUCHERY, an erotic romance set in 15th-century Venice about two rebellious nobles searching for sex, love, and freedom, and who discover on their wedding night that they share the same secret: they are both queer, to Olivia Taylor Smith at Simon & Schuster, in an exclusive submission, for publication in June 2027, by Valerie Borchardt at Georges Borchardt (NA).
‘s EVERY ALMOST, as well as book two in the Emberkind series, a sapphic slow-burn cozy sci-fi romance featuring ’90s nostalgia and a starship full of rescued space animals, to Sonia Brand-Fisher at Simon Maverick, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal (world English).
Author of DARKHEARTS ‘s HEARTS AGAINST THE MACHINES, pitched as M*A*S*H meets Terminator, a gay romance between a young medic and a newly paralyzed soldier in a field hospital for humanity’s doomed resistance after robots massacre civiliation, to Marcy Harris at Alcove Press, for publication in summer 2027, by Josh Adams at Adams Literary (NA).
‘s WHERE THE ORCHIDS BLOOM, a contemporary romance set in a small, predominantly Black town in North Carolina, in which an orchid grower reclaiming her life, a horse trainer rebuilding life in sobriety, and a formerly incarcerated protector find healing, belonging, and an unexpected future together in a polyamorous MMF relationship, to Keisha Mennefee at Honey Blossom Press, in a three-book deal, for publication in summer 2027 (world).
Author of ALL OUR FAMILIES ‘s A MISCHIEF, pitched as a mythic cautionary tale mingling Borscht Belt comedy with dark Brechtian absurdity in a dystopian queer romance that defies genre to explore fame, obsession, and intergenerational trauma at the brink of our eco-crisis, to Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore at Bunny Presse, for publication in September 2027, by Amanda Annis at Trident Media Group (NA).
Young Adult Fiction
‘s HUNTER OF HOUSE OMARI, an urban fantasy set in Birmingham, Alabama, in which a trans teen discovers she is descended from a line of powerful priests of a Black diasporic pantheon, and she must restore her blocked memories while passing a series of magic trials to claim her role in the family legacy, to Tamara Grasty at Page Street Kids, for publication in fall 2027, by Miriam Cortinovis at Ki Agency (world).
Author of THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY ‘s BOTTLE BLONDE, a rom-com following a determined theater nerd who is sure the key to living out her picture-perfect senior year is landing her dream part as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical; obviously she’ll need to nail her audition, but first she needs to come out as a trans girl, to Alyson Day at Harper Teen, in a good deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in May 2027, by Alexandra Levick at Writers House (NA).
‘s CHANGE MY MIND, a YA m/m rom-com in which a boy plans to change voters’ minds and save his high school debate club, only to find himself falling for his infuriating copresident—and realizing he may be the one changing his mind, to Abby Gillick at Blue Nose Audio, by Amy Nielsen at The Purcell Agency.
Pseudonym of an entertainment industry insider ‘s A COMIC-CON ROM-COM, which follows the relationship between two hunky teen guys hired to appear in costume in the booth of a family-friendly media conglomerate at San Diego Comic-Con; their budding romance occurs amid hijinks that skewer everything from theme parks to superheroes to beloved children’s authors, as well as comics, consumer product licensing and, of course, family-friendly media conglomerates, to Kristin Gilson at Simon Pulse, in an exclusive submission, for publication in May 2027 (world).
‘s TWO STICKS AS TINDER, a horror debut about a trans teen abandoned by her family to an alt-right conversion camp and the monstrous transformation she accepts to free herself and fellow queer youth from harm, to Tamara Grasty at Page Street Kids, in a nice deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Morgan Wilson at Belcastro Agency (world).
Children’s Non-Fiction
‘s ANIMAL FAMILY MATTERS, an LGBTQ+ inclusive book full of facts depicting the many different ways animal families can be structured, from single parents to forever mates, same-sex pairs, and more, illustrated by , to Kristie Choi at Atheneum, for publication in spring 2028, by Natalie Lakosil at Looking Glass Literary & Media for the author, and by Emily van Beek at Folio Jr. for the illustrator (world).
Adult Non-Fiction
Author of MY CHILD IS TRANS, NOW WHAT? ‘s KEEP DANCING: JOY IN THE FIGHT FOR QUEER RIGHTS, an exploration of queer history and the importance of choosing joy, to Christen Karniski at Bloomsbury, for publication in 2027, by Jessica Faust and Keifer Ludwig at BookEnds (world English).
‘s FREE LOVE, pitched as a gonzo-style chronicle of polyamory for our times, beginning with the subcultures where it has long been a celebrated and taking us deep into the lives and hearts of those creating new relationship systems and forms of honest, ethical communication today, to Rakesh Satyal while at Harper One, by Alison Lewis at Frances Goldin Literary Agency (NA).
Memoirist and poet ‘s HOPE YOU STILL LOVE ME, mapping the geography of survival for a queer, bipolar, Arab woman who flees her suffocating home life in the UAE for asylum in Chicago, only to battle manic episodes, psychiatric wards, and the complex journey of building a chosen home from scratch, to Andrew Gifford at Santa Fe Writers Project, in a nice deal, for publication in May 2027 (world English).
Recovering hockey player turned marathon runner and disability and LGBTQ+ advocate ‘s TRADE OFF: A MEMOIR OF HOCKEY, SILENCE, AND SURVIVAL, recounting the author’s high school years playing by the unwritten rules of competitive hockey, his secret relationship with another player, and the fallout that drove him away from the game and remained buried for 20 years, until the unexpected cultural phenomenon of HBO’s Heated Rivalry showed him there might finally be room in the sport he loved for people like him—and brought him back to the ice and the community he left behind, to Julia McDowell at Doubleday Canada, by Marilyn Biderman and Evan Brown at Transatlantic Literary Agency.
