Anna Ange
Liza Dawson Associates
My Manuscript Wish List®
Anna joined Liza Dawson Associates in 2024. She graduated from Mount Holyoke in 2022 with B.A. in English and French Literature. She then went on to participate in the Writers House Internship Program. Anna spends her free time scavenging for and tumbling rocks, playing Fire Emblem, organizing independently published zine projects, and, of course, reading.
I am looking for:
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Adult literary/genre crossover. Literary forward novels that play with horror, speculative, or “weird” elements. Interesting prose, mind boggling premises. Satire also welcome.
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True genre horror. No holds barred.
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Queer historical fiction & historical fantasy, especially set before the year 1900.
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Narrative non-fiction or essays that center on niche and surprising topics.
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Adult Graphic novels (fiction): Small-scale, intimate but existential stories set against fantastical backgrounds, historical fantasy, horror/gothic/noir with romantic subplots. Unique and inventive art styles.
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Adult Graphic novels (non-fiction): history and memoir.
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Autumnal, spooky/horror-adjacent, middle grade prose or graphic novels that take on complicated, relevant issues.
Some of my recent favorite reads are:
You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman, Last Days by Brian Evenson, The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanigihara, Vita Nostra by Marina & Sergey Dyachenko, Goodbye My Rose Garden by Dr. Pepperco, Beautiful Darkness by Kerascoët, Earthlings by Sayaka Murata, The Art of Cruelty by Maggie Nelson, Hild & Menewood by Nicola Griffith, and Blood Child by Octavia Butler.
Suffice to say, I like books that aren’t technically horror, but nevertheless evoke a sense of horror. I like straight up horror too, though.
I am NOT interested in:
Stories about the current landscape of AI, Greek mythology retellings, found family, pure escapism.
Fun facts about me:
- My favorite movie is The Grand Budapest Hotel, my favorite TV show is House, MD, and my favorite video game is Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- I am a dog person but have only ever owned cats
- My favorite color is cobalt blue
- My niche historical interests include; medieval nuns, the history of rabies, and 1920s and 30s fashion.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to queryanna@lizadawsonassociates.com
Please follow the submission guidelines HERE
If you are interested in querying Anna, for prose: please send a query in the body of the email, and first three chapters or 25 pages in a word document to qu*******@li********.com.
For graphic novels, please send a query to qu*******@li********.com, which should include a full story synopsis, rendered character art, and at least five completed spreads, but no more than ten. You may also send a general portfolio. Your graphic novel SHOULD NOT be complete at the time of querying.
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