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14 agents have named The Hunger Games as a comparable title on their wishlist, and 5 are open to queries. If you’re pitching something in this lane, these are the agents to know. Always confirm an agent’s submission window before you query.
She wants stories structured for pace and propulsive plot, with competition or trial frameworks at their heart. Think closed-system narratives with defined rule…
View wishlist →She wants high-stakes, compulsively readable fantasy and sci-fi with big relationships—ships included, but bromances and ensemble bonds are equally prized. Big-…
View wishlist →Dystopian science fiction is on her list, with the caveat that military sci-fi and AI-centered plots are explicitly off the table. Stories focused on societal s…
View wishlist →Evans grew up on dystopian YA and fanfiction, and that formative diet still shows in what they chase: ambitious genre novels where extraordinary world-building …
View wishlist →They want a fresh angle on dystopia — not a rehash of existing frameworks but something that fuses the propulsive, addictive quality of YA-rooted classics with …
View wishlist →Contemporary YA is a clear priority, especially stories exploring identity, feminism, and multicultural perspectives. Poole is drawn to fresh retellings (think …
View wishlist →Character-led speculative fiction where the social or political premise exists to illuminate people, not the other way around. Burns gravitates toward the tradi…
View wishlist →She gravitates toward YA that is politically engaged without sacrificing story — work with high-concept hooks pitchable in a single sentence, fresh twists on fa…
View wishlist →Corrupt governments, survival scenarios, and the remnants of humanity rebuilding or resisting — Ian actively loves this space. The Hunger Games and The Handmaid…
View wishlist →YA is a demonstrated strength — the client roster includes a Morris Award finalist in this category. Auld seeks YA across a wide tonal range: high-stakes histor…
View wishlist →Her Pitch Wars mentoring background was in adult SFF, but she is enthusiastic about SFF at younger age levels too. She loves adventurous MG and breathtaking YA …
View wishlist →YA and NA are squarely in her wheelhouse across most commercial genres. She responds to voices that create genuine character attachment — readers grieving a fic…
View wishlist →Wheeler is open to YA across multiple modes: grounded contemporary, fast-paced mystery, and high-stakes dystopian. Voice and emotional authenticity are paramoun…
View wishlist →Thompson's personal reading favorites are a strong speculative cluster — Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis series, The Hunger Games, The Giver — pointing to a genuin…
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