*Please note that for all of the below, I’m looking for marginalized voices and characters.* Update 1/9/2026 I’m looking to focus my children’s + NA list in 2026. I’d love to find a great MG Fantasy with series potential and am still on the hunt for mysteries in MG and YA. I’m most open in the NA category, but there should be a romance b plot at least. While I will still consider Adult romance, I am looking for high concept contemporary (with maybe a magical/speculative element). I would love to find something that emotionally breaks me and puts me back together! Picture Books Sweet, lyrical stories Smart (but age appropriate) humor Author/illustrator Middle Grade Grounded, accessible fantasy Mysteries Contemporary stories focused on different types of relationships (mother/daughter, sisters, friends, etc) Voicey narratives that feel authentic Lower MG Chapter Books Anything you can comp to THE UNDERLAND CHRONICLES by Suzanne Collins or the CHARLIE BONE series by Jenny Nimmo For MG graphic novels, I’d love to see a mystery or heist! Young Adult (or crossover) Accessible fantasy / romantasy Love triangles!! Thriller / mysteries with unique settings Would love a good whodunnit, Clue-style murder mystery Something with puzzles that the reader can try to solve like THE INHERITANCE GAMES Villain POV (think Klaus from The Originals) Swoony YA romances with a unique hook For YA graphic novels, a fantasy / dark academia story would be intriguing! New Adult Contemporary Romance or Romantasy (on a limited basis) Campus settings / college stories Travel / wanderlust – Study Abroad college romance Adult Romantasy (on a limited basis. I tend to pick up more grounded or lite fantasy rather than high fantasy. Something more crossover than true adult…) Light-hearted rom-coms, sweeping contemporary romances with unique hooks Paranormal romance Forbidden love Fresh conflicts and fresh takes on tropes Book Club Fiction with high concepts Travel / wanderlust
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Historical Romance Heavy Science Fiction (ex: space operas, military, aliens) Non-Fiction Animal deaths Submission Guidelines Please Guidelines & Details Vital Info morgan@ @mohughes22 @mohughes22 Website Agent, Associate Literary Agent
Fiction
Bookclub, Children's, Commercial, Contemporary, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Literary, Middle Grade, New Adult, Romance, Romcom, Thriller, Women’s Fiction, Young Adult
Favorite sub-genres
Adult Rom Com, Adult Romantasy, Book Club, Children's, Commercial MG, Commercial Women's Fiction, Commercial YA, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary YA, Family Drama, Fantasy Romance, Fantasy YA, Funny MG, Grounded fantasy, High Concept, High-concept YA, High-concept YA/MG, Literary Middle Grade, Literary YA, Literary YA & MG, Literary YA/MG, MG, MG Action Adventure, MG Fantasy, MG Horror, MG adventure, MG contemporary, MG mystery, MG/YA, Magical Realism, Middle Grade, Middle Grade Adventure, Middle Grade Contemporary, Middle Grade Fantasy, Middle Grade Graphic Novels, Middle Grade Mystery, Mothers and Daughters, Paranormal Romance, Picture Book, Retellings, Romance, Romantic Drama, Whodunit, YA, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Crossover, YA Fantasy, YA Mystery, YA Rom-Coms, YA RomCom, YA Romance, YA Romantasy, YA fantasy/light sci-fi, YA rom com, YA/MG graphic novel, Young Adult, book club fiction, campus novel, chapter books, dark academia, friendship, friendship stories, picture books, rivals to lovers, rom-coms, romantasy, romantic New Adult, romantic fantasy, whodunnit, witches I’d like the next… City of Bones by Cassandra Clare The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard Fate: The Winx Saga The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han My favorites include…
Books
Number the Stars, The Underland Chronicles, Ella Enchanted, I’ll Give You the Sun, We Are Okay, Love and Other Words,
TV
One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals,