Adria Goetz

Currently Looking For

I’m looking for… ADULT FICTION: This is where I am eagerly growing my list the most. PICTURE BOOKS: In the picture book space I am primarily focusing on signing author-illustrators at this point but I am open to queries by picture book authors as well. Some of my favorite illustrators include Juana Martinez-Neal, Vashti Harrison, the Fan Brothers, David Litchfield, Anne Lambelet, Brian Selznick, Carson Ellis, Frank Morrison, Maxine Vee, Cherry Mo, X. Fang, Briony May Smith, and Emily Winfield Martin. I want the next hilarious, commercial-feeling, NYT Bestseller/blockbuster hit a la We Don’t Eat Our Classmates, Dragons Love Tacos, The Bad Seed, The Day the Crayons Quit. I also love stories that are brimming with magic and whimsy, such as The Night Gardener, The Bear and the Piano, Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden, The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods, The Grumpy Ghost Upstairs, Margaret’s Unicorn, The Mermaid Moon, and The Woman Who Turned Children Into Birds. MIDDLE GRADE: In the middle grade space I’m looking for projects in a few key spaces. I love any whimsical stories with light touches of magic or fantasy such as Tuck Everlasting, Circus Mirandus, No Ordinary Thing, The Elephant’s Girl, The Library of Curiosities, and Vanya’s Wild Hunt. I’m hungry for a good mystery, especially something that has a little cheekiness to it; I’d love to work on an Agatha Christie-esque whodunit for kids like Midnight at the Barclay Hotel. I am also very interested in working on more graphic novels, and am open to taking a look at anything here, especially contemporary realistic, magical realism, fantasy, mystery, historical fiction, and nonfiction. I’d also like to put out into the universe: I would love to find the next Brian Selznick type of creator that doesn’t shy away from hybrid, unconventional formats. YOUNG ADULT: In the YA space, I exclusively accept submissions for graphic novels. (I do represent YA novels if preexisting clients write them, however.) I’m open to a wide range of genres and art styles here. I’d especially love to find something very atmospheric where the setting is a crucial element to the story. Some of my favorite YA graphic novels include Pumpkinheads, Batter Royale, The Prince and the Dressmaker, The Faint of Heart, Isla to Island, Basil and Oregano, and The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich. NOT QUITE MY CUP OF TEA:

Submission Guidelines

I exclusively accept submissions via QueryManager on the first day of each month. Queries sent via email will not be reviewed. You can query me here: https://querymanager.com/query/AdriasTreasureTrove. Guidelines & Details Vital Info adria@ktliterary.com Website

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