Amy Giuffrida
Belcastro Literary Agency
My Manuscript Wish List®
In all fiction, I am a sucker for messy and unlikeable characters, unreliable narrators, diverse casts, undercurrents of social commentary, and twists I couldn’t possibly see coming. On the opposite side of the spectrum, I love swoon-worthy characters and stories that are joyful and tender-hearted—it’s hard to make me laugh or cry, but if you have a story that will do either or both…I’d love to see it!
I am especially passionate about stories with a feminist slant and about representing Latinx, BIPOC, and historically under-represented voices, so please send me your diverse #OwnVoice stories.
I am closed to ALL picture books and middle-grade.
Young Adult
- Werewolves
- Horror
Adult
- Commercial Women’s Fiction
- Book Club Fiction
- Horror/Horror Romance – filled with tension and sharp hooks
- Sports Romance – all heat levels (no hockey please)
- Cowboy/Ranch Romance – all heat levels
- Paranormal Romance – all heat levels
- Werewolves
Please do NOT send me:
- Fairy tale retellings/princes & princesses
- Erotica
- Zombies
- Mafia
- Pandemic/virus stories
- Historical
- Memoir/Biography
- Military-based stories
- Novellas, short story collections, screenplays
- Previously self-published work
- Stories that include: religious themes, suicide, rape, physical/mental abuse, sexual abuse
Fun facts about me:
I volunteer at a local dog shelter at least once a week. I also love to hunt down old furniture and restore it.
Submission Guidelines
Queries should be submitted through QueryManager: http://QueryMe.Online/AmyGiuffrida
For fiction, please include your query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages of your manuscript.
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Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
#ownvoices, Adult Horror, BIPOC, Commercial Women's Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Feminist Horror, Gothic Horror, Latinx stories, Paranormal Romance, Women's Fiction, book club fiction, dark fantasy, diverse and own voices, horror, upmarket/book club with female protagonist
I’d like the next…
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- How to Sell a Haunted House
- Anita Blake Series
- The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
- Little Fires Everywhere
- Counterfeit
- If I Had Your Face
- Nightbitch
- Carrie Soto is Back
- Yellowstone
- Filthy Rich Vampire
- When Women Were Dragons
- The Other Black Girl
- Patricia Wants to Cuddle
- Black Sheep
- Deep End
- The Wedding People
- Good Dirt
My favorites include…
Shows:
- Buffy
- Schitt’s Creek
- Supernatural
- Dead to Me
- The Bachelorette
- Yellowjackets
- Love Island
- Married at First Sight
- Nobody Wants This
- Yellowstone
