Romance with a speculative twist, adventure and heist romances, contemporary romance/rom coms with strong voice and hook, nerdy/fandom romances, sports romances, YA contemporary with a strong hook, laugh-out-loud romcoms, mystery, horror, retellings/reimaginings, illustrated graphic novels, heartfelt contemporary MG, and speculative fiction in MG with a preference for contemporary fantasy.
YA: historical, high sci-fi/space operas, dystopian, Arthurian retellings, teen pregnancy, eating disorders, sick lit, horse books, Christmas, zombies. MG: very selective, no script-only graphic novels.
Ashley Reisinger is an assistant literary agent at Triada US Literary Agency actively building her list across Adult, YA, and MG fiction. She gravitates toward stories with strong commercial premises and literary writing, with particular interest in genre-blending narratives that incorporate speculative elements into familiar structures. She seeks diverse voices and underrepresented perspectives across all age categories.
Adult Romance: - Romance with a spec twist (witches, ghosts, magic, timeloops, love spells, soulmates, etc.) - Romantasy (but the worldbuilding needs to feel very grounded and accessible with the focus more on the "rom" than the "fantasy") - Adventure and/or heist roms (the more bonkers, the better) - Contemporary romance/rom coms (though it needs to have a strong voice and strong hook) - Nerdy/fandom romances (comic con, cosplay, fanart/fanfic, D&D, etc.) - Sports roms (particularly BIPOC and/or LGBTQ) Adult Other: - Horror (funny, satirical, or meta) - Mystery/Thriller (with spec setting or twist, locked-room mystery, or strong romantic thread) - Women's fiction (must toe the line between women's fic and romance with strong character voice) - Grounded/accessible or low SFF (contemporary fantasy or near-future sci-fi preferred) YA Romance: - Contemporary with a strong hook - Laugh-out-loud romcoms - Romance with a speculative twist (magic, ghosts, timeloops, soul mates, etc.) YA SFF: - Lower SFF/accessible worldbuilding - Contemporary fantasy (light and fun or dark and spooky) - Magical academies/dark academia - Thought-provoking sci-fi that's near future or tech focused - Genre blending YA Other: - Mystery - Horror - Retellings/reimaginings (that don't stick TOO CLOSE to the source) - Illustrated graphic novels (not taking script-only submissions) Middle Grade: - Heartfelt, lyrical contemporary - Illustrated graphic novels (not taking script-only submissions) - Speculative fiction with preference for contemporary fantasy - Quirky, snarky characters/voice
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