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Rebecca Podos
Neighborhood Literary
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Currently Looking For
In YA and Adult Fiction, I’m looking for: – Character-driven fantasy rooted in folklore and culture, featuring diverse characters, myths, and monsters – Horror as a vehicle for exploring identity, otherness, and trauma – Genre crossovers and subgenres written from fresh perspectives (cozy sci-fi, horror romance, speculative mystery, etc.) – Queer book club fiction with gorgeous prose and a strong hook – Queer and/or BIPOC romance and romcom. Steam (in adult romance!) is very welcome but not required – Cozy mysteries and Knives Out-style mysteries for younger readers – SFF with a strong romantic element, or romance with a strong SFF element. Send your sweeping, sexy Kushiel’s Dart-style epics, please! In Nonfiction (reading selectively) I’m looking for: – Deep dives into nerdy topics like TTRPG’s, cosplay, fandoms, and related pop culture – Kid lit centering queer history – Explorations of sustainability through an intersectional lens, food justice, urban gardening, and our relationship to the land Niche requests I’d love to see: – Grannycore Horror (a knitting club musters to banish a cosmic entity!) – YA DnD-core fantasy or romantasy – Queer upmarket survivalist thriller (Iditarod horror?) – Nancy Drew-but-noir amateur detective vibes, paranormal elements welcome I’m not currently looking for: – Picture books, chapter books, or MG books – Self-help or business nonfiction – Dark romance (heavier themes and discussions are fine, I just prefer the fluffy side) – Mysteries and thrillers with police protagonists or love interests
Submission Guidelines
I only accept queries through the Query Manager system. Please be prepared to include a query letter and the first three chapters of your manuscript: https://queryme.online/BeccaPodos Guidelines & Details Vital Info rebecca@neighborhoodliterary.com @beccapodos.bsky.social Website
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