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Crystal Castro
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Currently Looking For
Character-driven narratives, thrillers, mysteries, horror, fantasy, adventure. YA: dark feminist stories, angry/powerful girls, cults, dark academia, cannibalism as metaphor. MG: humorous contemporary stories, quippy narrators. BIPOC debut authors (especially Puerto Rican). Voicey manuscripts, mermaids, sisters, ocean/storms, nature as character, rivals-to-lovers, multiple POVs, short timeframes.
Submission Guidelines
Hello! I’m Crystal Castro, an Assistant Editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. I am so excited to be considering YA and MG fiction titles for my list! Below is an ever-evolving outline of things I’d like to see in my inbox. I am actively seeking: ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS: Character-driven narratives Thrillers, mysteries, horror, fantasy, adventure Debut projects from BIPOC authors (this year especially I am hoping to bring more Puerto Rican voices to LBYR!). Voicey manuscripts– I want to get a sense of the main character’s personality from the very first page! Books about mermaids (these could SO easily be horror!) YOUNG ADULT: Anything that feels dark and feminist. Give me girls who are angry, vengeful, and powerful. If you have something with a Bunny by Mona Awad (from the Bunnies POV), The Craft, girl-squad-that-eats-people vibe, I want it. Books about cults/cult-like groups. Bonus for dark academia vibes (think The Secret History by Donna Tartt or We Were Villians by M.L Rio, but with a punchy YA voice), or cannibalism as a metaphor for something OTHER than consumerism. MIDDLE GRADE: Humorous stories about middle-grade issues (puberty, friend breakups, etc.) Realistic, contemporary adventure Quippy narrators (think Lemony Snicket!) Things I love: Sisters. The ocean. Storms. Coastal aesthetics (dark and light). Nature as character. Rivals-to-lovers (not to be confused with enemies-to-lovers) Lovers-to-rivals/enemies but they still have feelings for each other de
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