What Anna is looking for:

• Adult literary/genre crossover. Literary forward novels that play with horror, speculative, or “weird” elements. Interesting prose, mind boggling premises. Satire also welcome.

• Fiction that is not technically horror, but evokes a sense of horror nonetheless.

• True genre horror. No holds barred.

• Queer historical fiction & historical fantasy, especially set before the year 1900.

• Narrative non-fiction or essays that center on niche and surprising topics.

• Adult Graphic novels (fiction): Small-scale, intimate but existential stories set against fantastical backgrounds, historical fantasy, horror/gothic/noir with romantic subplots. Unique and inventive art styles.

• Adult Graphic novels (non-fiction): history and memoir.

• Autumnal, spooky/horror-adjacent, middle grade prose or graphic novels that take on complicated, relevant issues.

Select Clients

Ayanna Johnson

Author of Webtoon comic, VAMPIRE GIRLFRIENDS

Janelle Feng

Author of comic series, L’ARCHANGE ET LE DIABLE

Natalie Kendrick

If you are interested in querying Anna, for prose: please send a query in the body of the email, and first three chapters or 25 pages in a word document to queryanna@lizadawson.com.

For graphic novels, please send a query to queryanna@lizadawson.com, which should include a full story synopsis, rendered character art, and at least five completed spreads, but no more than ten completed spreads. You may also send a general portfolio. Your graphic novel SHOULD NOT be complete at the time of querying.