Jenny Lopez
Sourcebooks Fire / Young Readers
My Manuscript Wish List®
**Please note that I am only accepting agented submissions at this time!**
I am currently looking to acquire middle grade and young adult novels and am passionate about working with BIPOC and traditionally marginalized creators. Because of my own background and identities, I am especially excited to acquire stories from queer and Latinx/Latine voices!
Overall I am interested in diverse and inclusive stories across all genres. I love stories with complex characters, immersive worldbuilding, and have a soft spot for anything speculative—especially horror and fantasy.
A few specifics:
For YA I am actively seeking…
- ALL THE HORROR, including—but limited to—gothic, folk horror, body horror, supernatural (especially if it’s a new twist on vampires, ghosts, and zombies), psychological, and slasher.Â
- Dark academia with bite, especially from BIPOC/QBIPOC voices
- I love all types of fantasy and am excited to see more Ghibli-esque cozy fantasies and high fantasies from BIPOC/QBIPOC voices
- Thriller/mysteries, ranging from fun and suspenseful to dark psychological. I would also love to see dystopia/thriller blends, along the lines of Black Mirror and Squid Game
- High-concept coming-of-age/romances with a speculative twist and queer romances
In middle grade I am looking for…
- Puzzle-y mysteries, like The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Funny, action-packed adventures a la Last Kids on Earth
- Anything that could be compared to the Series of Unfortunate EventsÂ
Other things I love:
- Moody coastal settings (bonus if there’s a lighthouse)
- AlchemyÂ
- Necromancy
I am not the best fit for…
- Contemporary tearjerkers (if your main hook includes devastating and/or tragic, I am not your reader!)
- True crimeÂ
Fun facts about me:
- I’ve been studying tarot and astrology for 7+ years and love chatting anything occult-y!
- I’m first gen Mexican American, born and raised in Chicago!
- I have a background in foreign languages and literatures. My first language is Spanish (I was in ESL classes until 4th grade) and in school I studied French, have a B.A. in Japanese/Asian Studies (Swarthmore College), and a M.A. in Korean (University of Hawai’i/Korea University). I’m currently trying to learn Swedish!
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
BIPOC, BIPOC Fantasy, BIPOC Horror, BIPOC Mystery, Classic retellings with BIPOC characters, Commercial MG, Commercial YA, Contemporary Fantasy, Contemporary YA, Contemporary Young Adult, Cozy Fantasy, Cozy Mystery, Cozy mysteries, Dystopian, Fantasy, Fantasy YA, Feminist Horror, Folklore, Gothic Fantasy, Gothic Horror, High Fantasy, High-concept YA, High-concept YA/MG, Historical Fiction YA, Humor YA, LGBT YA, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Fantasy, Latinx Fantasy, Latinx Horror, Latinx stories, MG, MG Action Adventure, MG Fantasy, MG Horror, MG adventure, MG contemporary, MG mystery, MG/YA, Magic, Magical Realism YA, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Adventure, Middle Grade Contemporary, Middle Grade Fantasy, Middle Grade Horror, Middle Grade Humor, Middle grade magical realism, Mythic Horror, Mythology, Novels in Verse, Occult Horror, Own Voices, Paranormal, Paranormal Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Psychological Horror, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thrillers, Slice of life, Southern Gothic, Supernatural, Tarot, Thrillers, Time Travel, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Contemporary Romance with layers, YA Crossover, YA Fantasy, YA Historical Fantasy, YA Mystery, YA Romantasy, YA Thrillers, YA horror, YA rom com, YA thriller/mystery, Zombies, body horror, commercial middle grade, contemporary MG, contemporary middle grade, diverse, diverse and own voices, fairy tales, mystery, queer horror
I’d like the next…
- YA version of Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
- Frankenstein retelling
- Poe-inspired horror/mysteryÂ
My favorites include…
Books
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White; They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran; Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drew; Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi; The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas; Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo; Lockwood & Co. series by Jonathan Stroud; Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series by Alvin Schwartz (the originals with the illustrations by Stephen Gammel); Deeplight by Frances Hardinge
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke;Severance by Ling Ma; Babel by R.F. Kuang; Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro; Revenge by Yoko Ogawa…to name a few!
Anime/manga
Sailor Moon; The Summer Hikaru Died; Fullmetal Alchemist; Witch Hat Atelier; Fruits Basket; Revolutionary Girl Utena; This Monster Wants to Eat Me; ParasyteÂ
Shows
Widow’s Bay; Severance; Beef; Young Royals; Arcane; Yellowjackets; What We Do in the Shadows; The Haunting of Hill House/The Haunting of Bly Manor; Black Mirror; Over the Garden Wall
Movies
Kiki’s Delivery Service; Spirited Away; Pan’s Labyrinth; Melancholia; Dead Poet’s Society; Everything, Everywhere All at Once; Get Out; The Ring; Train to Busan; Parasite; HereditaryÂ
