People & Publishing Roundup, March 2024
DAVID-CHRISTOPHER GALHEA is now represented via Ginger Clark Literary.
DANI RAANAN is now represented by the John Jarrold Literary Agency.
J. FEDERLE is now a client of Ginger Clark Literary.
SUSAN COOPER is the 40th recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, presented via the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association. She will be honored June 6-9, 2024, at the 59th Nebula Awards Ceremony in Pasadena CA.
The late JAMES HOSEK (1964–2023) is the winner of the 2024 Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. Service to SFWA Award, presented to “a volunteer of SFWA who best exemplifies the ideal of service to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.”
CHARLES STROSS sold Laundry Files novel A Conventional Boy to Patrick Nielsen Hayden at Tor and Jenni Hill at Orbit UK via Caitlin Blasdell of Liza Dawson Associates.
SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA sold supernatural horror novel The Bewitching, noir novel The Intrigue, and a collection of sword-and-sorcery novellas set in the world of The Return of the Sorceress universe to Tricia Narwani at Random House via Eddie Schneider of JABberwocky Literary Agency.
VALERIE VALDES sold Mage You Look, first in a romantasy series, to Tessa Woodward at Avon via Quressa Robinson of Folio Literary Management. Madelyn Blaney will edit.
JACQUELINE CAREY sold fantasy novel Masquerade to Stephanie Stein at Forge via Jane Dystel of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.
BEN BOVA & LES JOHNSON’s Pluto, the last book in the Outer Planets trilogy, went to Jennifer Gunnels at Tor via Ken Bova of Barbara Bova Literary Agency for Bova and Laura Wood of FinePrint Literary Management for Johnson.
KELLEY ARMSTRONG sold Paynes Hollow and a second book to Michael Homler at St. Martin’s via Lucienne Diver of The Knight Agency.
SARAH PINSKER’s ghost story Haunt Sweet Home went to Eli Goldman at Tor via Kim-Mei Kirtland of Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. Ellen Datlow will edit.
CAITLIN STARLING sold fantasy The Starving Saints – described as “American Horror Story in Westeros” – to Nate Lanman at Voyager via Cameron McClure of Donald Maass Literary Agency on behalf of Caitlin McDonald.
LARRY CORREIA’s fantasy Academy of Outcasts sold to Rhett Bruno at Aethon.
JULIE C. DAO’s first adult novel, Now Comes the Mist, described as “retelling Dracula from a BIPOC Lucy Westenra’s perspective,” and a second title sold to Annie Stone at Podium Publishing via Tamar Rydzinski of Context Literary Agency.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER’s SF novel Sunward went to Joe Monti at Saga Press via Marietta Zacker of Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency.
ELAD HABER’s collection The World Outside went to Mark Teppo at Underland Press.
YŌKO OGAWA’s The Museum of Silence, translated by Stephen Snyder, sold to Naomi Gibbs at Pantheon via Anna Stein of CAA. Canadian rights went to Stephanie Sinclair at McClelland & Stewart and UK rights to Liz Foley at Harvill Secker.
JULIE JOHNSON’s The Wind Weaver, first in a romantasy series, and two more books sold to Sarah Blumenstock at Ace via Flavia Viotti of Bookcase Literary Agency. UK rights went to Rebecca Hildson at Michael Joseph.
K.A. LINDE’s romantasy The Wren in Holly Library and two more books sold to Liz Pelletier at Red Tower and to Gillian Green at Tor UK via Kimberly Brower of Brower Literary.
ALASTAIR MILES’s humorous SF novel Sub-Luminal went to Geoff Habiger at Shadow Dragon Press.
FALLON DEMORNAY sold SF novel Flight of the Sparrow and a second book to Annie Stone at Podium Publishing via Jim McCarthy of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.
REBECCA ZANETTI sold the 17th, 18th, and 19th books in the Dark Protectors series to Alicia Condon at Kensington via Caitlin Blasdell of Liza Dawson Associates.
DENNIS MAHONEY’s horror novel Our Winter Monster sold to Taz Urnov at Hell’s Hundred via Stacia Decker of Dunow, Carlson & Lerner.
JONATHAN JANZ sold horror novel Veil to Brendan Deneen at Blackstone Publishing via Priya Doraswamy of Lotus Lane Literary.
KATIE HALLAHAN’s LGBTQ romantic fantasy The Twice-Sold Soul went to Stephanie Lippitt Clark at Orbit Works via Brenna English-Loeb of Transatlantic Literary Agency.
H.M. LONG’s “Edwardian-inspired high romantasy” Entwined duology, standalone epic fantasy Ashmarked, and a fourth book sold to George Sandison at Titan via Naomi Davis of BookEnds.
DAVID DALGLISH sold LitRPG novel Level: Unknown to Stephanie Lippitt Clark at Orbit Works via Michael Carr of Veritas.
AUDREY GOLDBERG RUOFF’s romantic fantasy Hopelessly Teavoted to You sold to Melanie Iglesias Perez at Atria via Eva Scalzo of Speilburg Literary Agency.
ANI KATZ sold horror novel Corridor to Allie Merola at Penguin via Julia Kenny of Dunow, Carlson & Lerner.
JO CALLAGHAN’s SF mysteries In the Blink of an Eye and Leave No Trace sold to Andrea Walker at Random House via Brandi Bowles of UTA on behalf of Susan Armstrong of C+W.
TORI BOVALINO, writing as V.L. BOVALINO, sold Gothic romantic fantasy The Second Death of Locke and two more titles to Nadia Saward at Orbit UK via Amelia Appel and Uwe Stender of TriadaUS Literary Agency.
NEIL SHARPSON’s The Burial Tide, influenced by Irish myth, went to Hayley Wagreich at Zando via Jennie Goloboy of Donald Maass Literary Agency.
TIM WEED’s SF novel The Afterlife Project went to Stephanie Beard at Podium Publishing via Deborah Schneider of Gelfman Schneider.
BELLE WALKER sold three books in the Blood & War series to Rhett Bruno at Aethon.
AVA ROBERTS sold a SF duology beginning with The Perfect Boyfriend to Amber Hudock at Severn River via Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
COREY NILES sold apocalypse novel What Remains to Joe Mynhardt at Crystal Lake.
LYNDSEY CROAL sold SF collection Limelight to Alan Lastufka at Shortwave.
JUSTIN LUTZ sold horror novel Give Unto Us to Max Booth III at Ghoulish Books.
JEREMY C. SHIPP’s horror novel Familiar went to Max Booth III at Ghoulish Books.
VALKYRIE LOUGHCREWE’s horror novel Decrepit Ritual went to Max Booth III at Ghoulish Books.
C.G. DREWS sold horror novel You Did Nothing Wrong and a second book to Alexandra Sehulster at St. Martin’s in a pre-empt via Claire Friedman of Inkwell Management.
NUZO ONOH’s horror novel Where The Dead Brides Gather went to Cath Trechman at Titan Books via Bieke van Aggelen at African Literary Agency.
MAELAN HOLLADAY sold The Shadow Rises, sequel to The Storm Gathers, to Zara Hoffman at Inimitable Books.
ROSS JEFFERY’s horror Western A Few Vials More sold to Andrew Robert at DarkLit.
DIANE BARNES sold The Mulligan Curse, a modern take on It’s a Wonderful Life, to Alicia Clancy at Lake Union Publishing via Liza Fleissig of Liza Royce Agency.
MONA KABBANI sold horror novel A Quiet Hunger to Andrew Robert at DarkLit.
WILLIAM STERLING’s horror adventure novel Dead Men’s Chests sold to Andrew Robert at DarkLit.
APRIL ASHER sold paranormal romantic comedy Fated In Fates Haven and a second book to Tiffany Shelton at Griffin via Sarah Younger of Nancy Yost Literary Agency.
ELLE E. IRE’s ghost novel Speak EZ went to Salem West at Bywater Books via Naomi Davis of BookEnds.
CANDACE NOLA’s horror collection Demons In My Bloodstream went to Steve Wands at Death’s Head Press in a pre-empt.
WESLEY WINTERS sold collection Nobody’s Savior to David-Jack Fletcher at Slashic Horror Press. Leeroy Cross James will edit.
JOSH ROUNTREE sold collection Death Aesthetic, with stories inspired by the Death Tarot card, to Mark Teppo at Underland Press.
JOHANN THORSSON sold supernatural mystery Whitesands to Kit Nevile at Canelo via Becky LeJeune of Bond Literary Agency.
M. SHAW’s collection All Your Friends Are Here went to Matt Blairstone at Tenebrous Press. Alex Woodroe.
TOM WRITING QUIETLY sold Accidental War Mage to Annie Stone at Podium Publishing via Edward Kim of Fictopia.
KC GRIFANT’s fantasy Western Melinda West and the Gremlin Queen went to S.D. Vassallo at Brigids Gate.
K.W. FOSTER’s romantic fantasy A Curse of Breath and Blood and two more books sold to Rhett Bruno at Aethon.
HANNAH LEVIN sold romantasy Treasured One and two more titles to Rhett Bruno at Aethon.
SETH HADDON sold Reclaimed to Nicole Kimberling at Blind Eye Books.
JESSICA GROSS sold literary fantasy Open Up to Abby Muller at Overlook at auction via Stephanie Delman of Trellis Literary Management.
SARAH HAWLEY sold the first book in a new romantasy series, Servant of Earth, plus a second title to Cindy Hwang at Ace via Jessica Watterson of Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency.
NATANIA BARRON’s fantasy novel Netherford Hall and two more titles sold to David Thomas Moore at Solaris Nova via Stacey Graham of 3 Seas Literary Agency.
KATHERINE NYQUIST sold two books in fantasy romance series A Holy Maiden’s Guide to Getting Kidnapped to Stephanie Beard at Podium Publishing via Stevie Finegan of Zeno Agency.
GEOFFREY D. MORRISON’s literary fantasy The Coffin of Honey sold to Alana Wilcox at Coach House via Akin Akinwumi of Willenfield Literary Agency.
CHANDLER MORRISON’s satirical SF novel American Narcissus went to Steve Wands at Dead Sky Publishing.
MARY LYNNE GIBBS sold fantasy Book Witch to EJ Astrophel at Midnight Meadow. Kadan Astrophel will edit.
YOLANDA SFETSOS sold horror novel Surrender to Darkness to Andrew Robert at DarkLit.
WENDY DALRYMPLE’s “Florida Gothic” Credenza went to Cassandra Thompson at Quill & Crow. Stephen Black will edit.
BRAD RICKS sold horror novel The Night Crew to Joe Mynhardt at Crystal Lake.
DOUGLAS L. LINDEMAN sold eight books in the Erdani Saga to Kurt Mueller at Speaking Volumes via Al Longden of Albert Longden Associates.
T.A. CHAN’s The Celestial Seas, “a YA queer space opera homage to Moby-Dick,” went to Maggie Rosenthal at Viking Children’s via Karly Dizon of Fuse Literary.
JASMINE WIGHAM’s Victorian YA fantasy Cradle of Secrets and two more books went to Stephanie Beard at Podium Publishing via Stevie Finegan of Zeno Agency.
STEPHANIE HORTON’s YA romantasy The Concealed and two more books sold to Rhett Bruno at Aethon.
JIHYUN YUN’s YA fantasy And the River Drags You Down, inspired by Korean folklore, and a second book sold to Gianna Lakenauth at Knopf Children’s at auction via Annie Hwang and Serene Hakim of Ayesha Pande Literary. UK rights sold to Katie Jennings at Oneworld via Catherine Cho of Paper Literary on behalf of Hwang and Hakim.
SKYLA ARNDT’s YA fantasy House of Hearts sold to Maggie Rosenthal at Viking Children’s via Claire Friedman of Inkwell Management.
D.L. TAYLOR sold YA romantasy duology The Beasts We Bury and The Beasts We Raise to Brian Geffen at Holt Children’s in a pre-empt via Catherine Cho of Paper Literary. UK rights went to Emma Jones at Macmillan UK Children’s.
STEPHANIE COTTA’s YA fantasy Heartsmith sold to Jennifer Lowry at Monarch.
LINDSAY FLANAGAN sold YA fantasies Little Red Wraith, Ashes Falling Down, and Of Phoenixes and Falcons, set in the world of AnnaGrey and the Constellation, to Amy Cowan at Roan and Weatherford via Jessica Reino of Metamorphosis Literary Agency.
LYNDALL CLIPSTONE’s YA horror romance Tenderly, I Am Devoured went to Kat Brzozowski at Holt Children’s via Jill Grinberg of Jill Grinberg Literary Management. Australian rights sold to Amy Thomas at Penguin Australia, and UK rights to Emma Matthewson at Hot Key Books.
SARAH MARIA GRIFFIN’s YA SF thriller Eat the Ones You Love and a second book sold to Miriam Weinberg at Tor via DongWon Song of Howard Morhaim Literary Agency.
GAYLE FORMAN’s YA fantasy After Life and a second book went to Rosemary Brosnan at Quill Tree at auction via Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary & Media.
JENNY BIRCH sold paranormal contemporary YA novel Mud & Bones to Christina Lopez at Wednesday Books via Amanda Orozco of Transatlantic Literary Agency.
JAMES OSWALD, writing as JD OSWALD, sold YA novel Broken Ghosts to Alex Clarke and Jack Butler at Wildfire via Juliet Mushens of Mushens Entertainment.
ELIZABETH LIM sold YA fantasy A Forgery of Fate, set in the same world as Six Crimson Cranes, plus two more books to Katherine Harrison at Knopf Children’s via Gina Maccoby of Gina Maccoby Literary Agency.
LAURA MAYO’s debut novel How to Summon a Fairy Godmother went to Stephanie Lippitt Clark at Orbit Works.
YIMING MA’s debut SF novel These Memories Do Not Belong to Us went to Jessica Vestuto at Mariner in a pre-empt via Michelle Brower and Natalie Edwards of Trellis Literary Management. Canadian rights went to Anita Chong at McClelland & Stewart in a pre-empt.
Prolific fanfic writer SENLINYU sold debut fantasy novel Alchemised and a second book to Emily Archbold at Del Rey in a pre-empt via Caitlin Mahony and Rikki Bergman of William Morris Endeavor. UK rights went to Rebecca Hilsdon at Michael Joseph in a pre-empt via Suzannah Ball of William Morris Endeavor.
KIANA KRYSTLE’s first novel Dance of the Starlit Sea sold to Ashley Hearn at Peachtree via Naomi Davis of BookEnds.
New writer DAPHNE FAMA’s gothic horror novel House of Monstrous Women and a second book sold to Candice Coote at Berkley in a pre-empt via Dorian Maffei of Kimberley Cameron & Associates.
RYAN ENGLISH sold three books in debut series The Land of Broken Roads to Annie Stone at Podium Publishing via Edward Kim at Fictopia.
CHINAZA BADO’s debut fantasy trilogy Birth of a Dynasty sold to David Pomerico at Voyager and Ajebowale Roberts at Harper UK via Natanya Wheeler of Nancy Yost Literary Agency.
New writer J. ANN THOMAS sold Gothic novel The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall to Holly Ingraham at Alcove Press via Rick Lewis of Martin Literary Management.
First novelist NATALIE ANNA JACOBSEN’s historical fantasy Ghost Train sold to Kenzi Sugihara at SelectBooks.
ADAM GODFREY sold debut Body of Water and a second book to Shana Drehs at Sourcebooks Landmark in a pre-empt via Christy Fletcher and Kelly Karczewski of UTA.
MAGGIE RAPIER’s debut Soulgazer, first in a romantasy duology, and a second book sold to Sareer Khader at Ace for six figures via Sheyla Knigge of High Line Literary Collective.
Debut author EDWARD UNDERHILL’s time-loop novel The In-Between Bookstore sold to Sylvan Creekmore at Avon via Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.
First novelist AMY TORDOFF’s time-travel novel All We Have Is Time went to Loan Le at Atria in a pre-empt via Catherine Cho of Paper Literary. UK rights sold to Vikki Moynes at Viking UK at auction on behalf of Paper Literary.
DE ELIZABETH’s debut dark fantasy This Raging Sea went to Kade Dishmon at Holiday House via Samantha Fabien of Root Literary.
First novelist SOPHIA HANNAN’s YA sapphic fantasy novel We Were Never Here and a second book went to Alyza Liu at Simon & Schuster Children’s via Jenissa Graham of BookEnds.
Debut author CRYSTAL SEITZ sold YA vampire novel Inheritance of Scars to Sarah McCabe at Margaret K. McElderry Books via Quressa Robinson of Folio Jr.
KARIN LOWACHEE sold fantasy novella trilogy The Mountain Crown, The Desert Talon, and a third volume to Amy Borsuk at Solaris via Tamara Kawar of DeFiore and Company.
LUCAS MANGUM sold coming-of-age horror novella Haunted Hearts to Max Booth III at Ghoulish Books.
VINCENT V. CAVA, JAMES SABATA & JARED SAGE will edit Shadows in the Stacks, a charity anthology supporting the San Diego Library Foundation, with original horror stories, for Alan Lastufka at Shortwave.
JANE TARA resold literary fantasy Tilda Is Visible to Amy Einhorn and Shannon Criss at Crown via Linda Kaplan of Kaplan/DeFiore Rights on behalf of Affirm Press.
EWHAN KIM resold fantasy The Black Orb to Leah Mol at Mira on behalf of Serpent’s Tail.
PETER F. HAMILTON sold epic SF novel Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, set in the world of roleplaying game Exodus, plus a second book to Anne Groell at Random House Worlds via Anthony Gardner of Gardner Literary and Antony Harwood of Antony Harwood Literary Agency.
This report and more like it in the March 2024 issue of Locus.
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