Manuscript Wishlist May 2014

Here is an updated manuscript wishlist for my slush pile.

Please send me:

Women’s fiction, commercial, historical or upmarket (i.e. THE ARRIVALS, GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES and THE GIRL YOU LEFT BEHIND)
Upmarket fiction like THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU and SEATING ARRANGEMENTS
Literary coming of age novels like ARCADIA
YA and adult books about: revolutions (i.e. French, South American), cults and communes, family secrets, settings that feel like characters (i.e. BURIAL RITES).
Southern and Southern Gothic novels (i.e. TUMBLEWEEDS, SAVING CEE CEE HONEYCUTT and TRUE BLOOD-type but not paranormal)
YA contemporary, light sci fi or low fantasy novels (i.e. GRACELING, POINTE and DANGEROUS GIRLS)
Literary Thrillers like GONE GIRL and NIGHT FILM
Health and Wellness Non Fiction
Memoirs from people who have a platform (newsworthy story, blog or social media following is helpful)
Business Books
Pop Science Books (like GULP)

Send to query(at)psliterary.com with the subject heading For Carly Blog Wishlist BOOK TITLE.

Note: I am open to all diverse works including LGBT and stories by and about marginalized groups. And I don’t do Middle Grade.

Published by Carly Watters

Carly Watters is a SVP, senior literary agent and director of literary branding with the P.S. Literary Agency. She is a hands-on agent that develops proposals and manuscripts with attention to detail and the relevant markets. PSLA’s mission is to manage authors’ literary brands for their entire career. Never without a book on hand she reads across categories which is reflected in the genres she represents and is actively seeking new authors in including women’s fiction, commercial and upmarket fiction, select literary fiction, platform-driven non fiction and select memoir. She occasionally represents children's book projects. Carly is drawn to emotional, well-paced narratives, with a great voice and characters that readers can get invested in. View more posts

8 thoughts on “Manuscript Wishlist May 2014”

Carly, are you at all open to a murder mystery/romance with Christian inspiration and family dysfunction in the subplots (my characters have a lot going on)? I suspect it will need to be published by a company that includes inspirational novels.

Thanks for your always helpful posts (and your e-book which is like a writer’s bible).

Blessings ~ Wendy ❀

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This is very helpful and I’m gearing up. Thanks, Carly

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Carly,
Are you accepting NA?
Mines a NA WF which I would best describe as:
Modern day Melbourne gal with issues that could have seen her as a character in “Girl Interrupted” meets a cross between “The Girl Left Behind” and “Doctor Zhivago”

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