Bethany Hendrix
Spencerhill Associates
My Manuscript Wish List®
I love strong characters, unique and diverse voices, and new takes on favorite tropes.
Please know that this list isn’t comprehensive. If you think I would be a great fit for you and your book, send it my way!
Middle Grade
I am currently looking for: Fantasy (all types), Historical Fantasy/Alternate History, Spooky/Paranormal, Mystery, Adventure stories (quests, heists!), Retellings (myth, folklore, legends, fairytales), and Friendship stories (the strength of friendship, friendship break ups!).
Young Adult
I’m currently looking for: Diverse Fantasy (especially drawing on underrepresented voices/myths/worlds/places/etc), Historical Fiction/Fantasy/Alternate History, Paranormal, Spies/Heists (Totally Spies and Ally Carter!), Gothic/Horror (more suspense, less gore), Retellings (myth, folklore, legends, fairytales), Rom-Coms, and Mystery.
Adult
I’m currently looking for: Fantasy (all types) and romance (contemporary, rom-coms, historical, sweet, inspirational). Think Evie Dunmore, Emily Henry, India Holton, and Ali Hazelwood. I also love romance with a dash of magic!
Special Requests:
-Travel stories–character traveling to their ancestral home/learning their culture or maybe a vacation romance (really, just take me on a trip!)
-Romantasy!
-Something that feels like Netflix’s Outer Banks
-Summertime romance!
-A YA/MG whodunnit!
Fun facts about me:
I have a cat named Fergus who loves to cuddle on his own terms only, and a pup named Chuck who is kind of good at fetch.
I used to live on a farm and grew up taking animals to the county fair.
I met my husband on the first day of college and we’ve been together ever since!
Submission Guidelines
Please only query one agent at Spencerhill.
I only accept submissions through Query Manager: https://QueryManager.com/bethany
You can expect a response to your query in about 4-6 weeks.
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
Fantasy, MG, MG/YA, Middle Grade, New Adult, RomCom, Romance, YA, YA Crossover, Young Adult
I’d like the next…
Middle Grade
The Sisters Grimm series
The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker
Amari and the Nightbrothers
Winterborne Home
Winnie Zeng
Young Adult
Gallagher Girl series
Fable
Down Comes the Night
An Ember in the Ashes series
Spin the Dawn
Adult
Circe
Happy Place by Emily Henry
The Love Hypothesis
League of Extraordinary Women series
Dangerous Damsels series
My favorites include…
TV
Julie and the Phantoms, Reign, The Vampire Diaries, Never Have I Ever, Derry Girls, Heartstopper, Vikings, Only Murders in the Building, Outer Banks, Nancy Drew, Psych, Ted Lasso, Killing Eve, Our Flag Means Death, Love Island, Downton Abbey, Bridgerton.
Books
The Nature of Witches, Little Thieves, Throne of Glass, Fable, Caraval, Spin the Dawn, The Sisters Grimm, For the Wolf, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Wuthering Heights.
Movies
Titanic, Ella Enchanted, Any Disney movie, She’s the Man, 10 Things I Hate About You, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Mamma Mia 1 and 2, Stardust, Anastasia.
Authors
Sarah Dessen, Emily Henry, Adrienne Young, Ally Carter, Sarah J Maas, Evie Dunmore, Elizabeth Lim, Stephanie Garber, Gail Carson Levine, Rachel Griffin.
