Jamie Vankirk
Rainbow Nerds Literary
My Manuscript Wish List®
In addition to acquiring all genres of YA, I’m also looking for New Adult and Adult manuscripts in fantasy, horror, romance, and cross genres. My main goal is to build an inclusive list of stories, so marginalized creators are always highly encouraged and very welcome to submit. Below are some things I’m currently looking for, but keep in mind that this list is not exhaustive.
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Gothic, spooky, atmospheric settings. Think dark academia vibes
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Witches, vampires, werewolves, and monsters
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Non-western folklore and mythology
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The Gemma Doyle Trilogy was my favorite series as a teen, so any comps to that
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Cozy fantasy
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Fantasy that feels like a D&D campaign
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Stories that incorporate video games somehow
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Nerdy things in general
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YA Contemporaries that don’t focus on the main character trying to get into college
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Psychological horror
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Stories that take place in one night
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Compelling villains
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WNBA queer romance/romcom (like Cleat Cute but with basketball)
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Genre blending stories (horror romance, fantasy mystery, etc.)
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A voice that can make me laugh
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Drag queens
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Sapphic horror
Please don’t send me anything generated by AI, graphic novels, pictures books, nonfiction, novels in verse, stories that center cancer or dementia, stories that focus on sexual assault or school shootings, or any story where the dog dies.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to submissions@rnliterary.com
You can submit your query letter and the first three chapters of your completed manuscript in the body of an email to su*********@********ry.com. In the subject line, please include the title and genre of the manuscript. No attachments please.Â
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
#Dis, #ownvoices, #wndb, AAPI Fantasy, AAPI Horror, Adult Horror, Adult Rom Com, Adult Romantasy, Adult SFF, Apocalyptic, Asian American Literature, BIPOC, Children's, Classic retellings with BIPOC characters, Commercial YA, Commercial adult fiction, Contemporary Young Adult, Cozy Mystery, Dark Humor, Dystopian, East Asian Literature, Folklore, Gaming, Geek Culture, Gothic, Horror Comedy, Humor YA, LGBTQ+, Latinx stories, MG, Modernized Mythologies, Monsters, Neurodiversity, New Adult, Occult, Own Voices, POC, Suspense, Thrillers, Underrepresented Voices, YA, Zombies, dark academia, diverse and own voices, queer, romantasy, witches
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