I am actively seeking a wide range of fiction and nonfiction for MG and YA, and select adult upmarket and commercial fiction. For middle grade, my interests span all genres, from contemporary to mystery to fantasy. I love quirky, funny stories and main characters who are misfits (and proud of it). I’m especially on the lookout for eerie horror (like Coraline ) and really unique magic. For young adult, I am a lover of all genre fiction, especially fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction. I love stories based off of mythology, folklore, and obscure fairy tales, and novels that cross genres. I’m especially on the lookout for stories inspired by classic literature/ballet/opera, mysteries and thrillers with unreliable narrators, and books that play with structure to tell a story in a really unique way. I’m also on the lookout for MG and YA graphic novels (both fiction and nonfiction). I’d love to find a great family or found family story, a biography of a previously overlooked figure from history, or a deep dive into an interesting moment in history. In adult, I gravitate towards stories that have a commercial premise and beautiful writing. I love voice-driven, witty romcoms; near-future character-driven science fiction, and soft contemporary fantasy/magical realism/fabulism. I’m on the lookout for books starring nerds, and stories that make me laugh. Across all age ranges and genres, I’m eager to support and work with authors from marginalized communities and stories that represent the wide range of humanity. In all ages/genres, I’d love to see books about: strong family relations (both biological and found family) joyous escapism protagonists who aren’t the best at what they do/the Chosen One, but who try really hard, even when they fail retellings that cross genre and/or can stand on their own, without prior knowledge of the original story books that can be described as eerie/haunting/moody/dreamy/cozy quietly heartbreaking storytelling cooking (especially magical cooking) revenge horror that draws inspiration from real life issues books that play with form/storytelling That said, I’m probably not the best for projects involving the following: Serious literary fiction and family drama Adult nonfiction and memoir Historical epics or big multigenerational sagas Vampires/werewolves/zombies/angels Space opera/intergalactic war/alien invasions Tolkien-esque high fantasy Dead pets Hard genre thrillers/mystery/legal dramas Slasher or gratuitously gory horror Note: I do not accept submissions generated by—or that utilize in any way—AI Query updates on Instagram: @ericabaumanbooks Submission Guidelines
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Fiction
Action/Adventure, Children's, Commercial, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Middle Grade, Romance, Science Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Young Adult I’d like the next… MG: Princess Cimorene-style outspoken protagonist, moody/eerie/beautiful/haunting fantasy, big adventure stories, Lunella Lafayette-style girl genius, epic BFF stories, creepy scary stories like Coraline
YA
Brick style modern noir, Nick & Nora Charles-esque relationship (also Benedick & Beatrice), The Wicked + The Divine modern mythology, It Follows style horror, cottagecore fantasy, Edgar Allen Poe retelling, Peter Pan retelling, What Remains of Edith Finch
Adult
Persuasion retelling, Practical Magic style magical family dynamic, Meg Cabot-voicey romcom, Hadestown esque mashup of classical mythology in a different historical era, dreamy and romantic magical realism/fabulism, Cupid(Eros)/Psyche retelling My favorites include…
Books
Sadie, The Scorpio Races, Bone Gap, The Wrath and the Dawn, Lock & Mori, Sabriel, The Night Circus, The Star-Touched Queen, The Supernatural Enhancements, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The Golden Compass, The History of Love, Love Walked In, Antigoddess, The Girls at the Kingfi