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What Bonnie is looking for
Bonnie is looking for underrepresented authors across all age groups, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled creators. Her tastes are eclectic, and she often doesn’t know exactly what she’s looking for until she finds it. In adult and young adult fiction, she is especially eager for speculative psychological horror mysteries, romantasy with a guaranteed HEA, and issue-driven stories that tackle social change and celebrate underdogs. She enjoys non-traditional yet deeply real characters, accessible literary prose, and stories where queerness is normalized rather than central to the plot. She avoids violence against women, children, and animals, as well as erotica, misogyny, alpha males, and
Notable sales & clients
- A Mark in the Road by Angelique Burell
- Every Other Christmas by Katie Otey
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Is Bonnie Swanson open to queries right now?
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What genres does Bonnie Swanson represent?
Bonnie Swanson represents Romantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Picture Books, Romance, Mystery, Horror.
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