Grace Milusich is an associate agent at Looking Glass Literary & Media with a marketing and editorial background, hunting for atmospheric horror, thrillers, and speculative fiction — especially with BIPOC protagonists, queer characters, and a found-family heart — across YA and adult fiction.
In brief
Grace is currently CLOSED to queries as of May 19, 2026 — verify her submission form before sending anything.
Her stated priorities center on horror (especially BIPOC-led and folklore-inflected), thrillers, and speculative fiction; she explicitly wants to champion BIPOC protagonists in horror right now.
She brings a dual background in editorial and marketing from publishing houses in Ireland plus time at Irene Goodman Literary Agency — she understands both craft and commercial positioning.
Her taste markers — Six of Crows, The Poppy War, The Song of Achilles, A Court of Thorns and Roses — signal a strong appetite for lush, character-driven fantasy with dark edges and queer/diverse leads; this is where her reading life lives even when she frames her wishlist around horror and thriller.
She is a member of both AALA and SCBWI, signaling genuine engagement with the children's/YA publishing community despite her adult fiction interests.
Lately
Her current agency bio emphasizes a specific, pointed goal: she wants to work on horror projects with BIPOC protagonists. This is stated as a forward-looking priority, not a general openness — it reads as an active gap she is trying to fill on her list.
What Grace is looking for
This is her stated top priority right now. She wants horror with BIPOC protagonists — particularly projects rooted in folklore, mythology, and rural or regional settings. She is drawn to work that layers horror with romance (think romantic horror or horror-romance hybrids), embraces the strange and twisty, and carries a genuinely unsettling atmosphere. Feminist horror and body horror are also within her wheelhouse. YA horror is specifically and explicitly welcomed.
She seeks thrillers that carry challenging, powerful themes and strong character work alongside commercial pacing. Domestic thriller, psychological thriller, and literary thriller all appeal. Projects that sit at the intersection of thriller and another genre (e.g., horror-thriller) are especially interesting to her.
She is drawn to speculative fiction anchored by ambitious, driven characters with intersectional identities. She wants diverse protagonists — African fantasy, Asian fantasy, diaspora narratives, and immigrant experiences are all specifically flagged as interests. High-concept plots with sharp, organic dialogue will catch her eye. Romantasy (fantasy romance) for adults is also on her list. Found family as a structural or emotional throughline is a major plus.
She welcomes contemporary fiction with powerful or challenging themes, particularly projects featuring queer narratives with romantic elements, dark female friendships, and stories centered on family drama (including mother-daughter dynamics). Commercial women's fiction and accessible literary commercial fiction are both viable if the voice is distinctive.
Queer storytelling — particularly narratives that include romantic elements — is a consistent, emphasized priority across all the genres she pursues. LGBTQ+ YA, LGBTQ+ fantasy, and queer adult fiction all fit. This is a lens she applies across categories rather than a standalone genre slot.
Not the right fit
On Grace's list
Taste fingerprint
How to query Grace
She is currently closed to queries (confirmed 2026-05-19) — check her agency's website before doing anything else.
When she reopens, lead with the horror-BIPOC angle if it applies: her current bio calls this out as an explicit, active priority, not just a preference.
Mentioning a moodboard is a genuine differentiator — her agency page specifically says she will look at one if included; this is unusual and worth doing if you have a strong visual concept for your book.
She responds to found family as a structural element; if it's central to your story, name it plainly in your query rather than burying it.
Queer romantic elements should be foregrounded if present — she describes herself as 'a sucker for queer narratives, usually including romantic elements,' so don't downplay this to seem more mainstream.
AI-generated query materials result in an automatic rejection — every word of your submission must be your own.
Horror-romance hybrids and cross-genre projects (e.g., speculative thriller, folklore horror) are explicitly welcomed; don't sand down the genre complexity if your book genuinely lives at an intersection.
Her response window is 8–12 weeks; don't follow up before that period has elapsed.