Current Wishlist

In all fiction, I am a sucker for dysfunctional families, 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 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 BIPOC and historically under-represented voices, so please send me your diverse #OwnVoice stories.

I am closed to ALL picture books and middle-grade.

Non-Fiction

If you have a strong platform and love what you do, feel free to pitch me a concept. But I’m currently on the hunt for:

  • Narrative non-fiction

  • Self-Help for Women and Teens

  • Popculture

Young Adult

  • Werewolves

  • Dystopian - weirdly and specifically seeking card playing, gambling teens in a dystopian setting

Adult

  • Upmarket Fiction

  • Commercial Fiction/Book Club Fiction – Love, loss, grief, trauma, family

    secrets/culture/tradition

  • Horror with speculative elements

  • Horror Romance – filled with tension and sharp hooks

  • Sci-Fi/Fantasy – grounded in our world

  • Sports Romance – all heat levels (baseball, football, tennis, skiing)

  • Cowboy/Ranch Romance – all heat levels

  • Paranormal Romance

  • Werewolves

I am ESPECIALLY looking for:

  • Werewolves and vampires – especially if written by BIPOC writers

Please do NOT send to me:

  • Princes & princesses/fairy tale retellings

  • 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


Submission Guidelines

Queries should ONLY be submitted through QueryManager: http://QueryMe.Online/AmyGiuffrida

  • All queries received via email, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram will be deleted without reading.

FICTION QUERIES: please include your query letter, synopsis, and the first 10 pages of your manuscript.

NONFICTION QUERIES: please send your query, proposal, and the first 10 pages.

Important

I respond to EVERY query. If you don’t hear from me in 8 weeks, please feel free to nudge.

If you already have a query/submission out with another agent at Belcastro, please wait to send to me.