Amanda Leuck
Spencerhill Associates
My Manuscript Wish List®
I represent YA and adult fiction across genres. I’m looking for literary, commercial and high-concept stories, multi-layered romance, and page-turning suspense. If you can make me laugh or make me cry, it’s a plus. For both the adult and young adult market, I’m especially interested in:
- contemporary and speculative fiction that explore social issues
- YA fantasy based in mythology across cultures
- historical novels that spark my need to know more
- characters with disability, chronic illness or mental illness – that doesn’t necessarily drive the plot
- #ownvoices
- women and girls in STEM
- romantic plots and subplots that surprise me
- LGBTQIA+ characters
- the intersection of science and religion, or magic and convention, where what is real is not clear
- animal and ecological themes
I’m not looking for hard scifi, high fantasy, erotica or picture books. I will consider MG if it fits into my interests and is geared toward the older end of that audience.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to submission@spencerhillassociates.com
Please include the query letter in the body of the e-mail. Attach the first three chapters and synopsis preferably in .doc, rtf or txt format.
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
Contemporary Romance, Contemporary YA, Diversity, Feminism, Historical Fantasy, Humor, Magical Realism, Multicultural, Psychological Thrillers, Romantic Suspense, Social Issues, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Upmarket Women's Fiction, Urban Fantasy
I’d like the next…
- historical YA about theater, circus, opera or music
- speculative fiction that explores transgenomic or transhuman themes
- YA or adult fiction about modern nomads
My favorites include…
Jane Eyre, The Last Unicorn, Labyrinth, Neverwhere, Saga, Monstress, Giant Days, The Night Circus, The Time Traveller’s Wife, Infernal Devices, X-Files, Pride and Prejudice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Wuthering Heights, Sookie Stackhouse, The Dark Crystal, Wild, Nomadland, The Gene, Homegoing, Lumberjanes, Rollergirl, You, Fangirl, Frankenstein, The Bloody Chamber, People of Earth, A Monster Calls, Blade Runner, The Godfather, The Lonely Doll, Severus Snape.
