Alyssa Miele

My taste steers me more frequently toward contemporary realistic fiction in YA and MG. Anything under that (very expansive) umbrella, I’m game for. From commercial to literary, queer to straight, and everything in between, I’m looking for manuscripts that are chock-full of strong, flawed, and loveable characters that stay with you long after you’ve lived their story with them.

More specifically, manuscripts that:

• feature LGBTQI characters
• feature characters from different backgrounds, cultures, parts of the world
• deal with complex family dynamics
• explore toxic relationships (romantic, platonic, familial)
• showcase strong, uplifting friendships
• take me through the worst of high school/grade school, but bring me out on the other side of it
• mostly rooted in reality, but can have dashes of otherworldliness

I can get into darker, more emotionally gripping fare, but also enjoy stories that are on the lighter, quirkier side.

Also: I would love a submission that somehow incorporates a character’s musical playlist/taste throughout the narrative or as some sort of narrative device/structure. Like High Fidelity for YA.

Additionally: I love stories that play with format and medium.

Other words that dance around my head when I’m thinking about what I want: voice-driven, coming-of-age, feminism, unreliable narrators, fresh narrative structure, secrets, sex-positive, body-positive, atmospheric, romantic, emotional, thrilling

Submission Guidelines

Agented submissions only