Around this time of year, when the temperatures are freezing in New York and we're about to take off for a much needed vacation, we like to look forward to all of the new fantastic projects we'll be working on in 2009. We usually have some specific ideas about books we'd like to see, so for the first time we'd like to share our holiday wish list with you. If you've got something for us, send it in!

Wendy Sherman
-Emotionally charged, family-oriented women's fiction. If it has a strong voice and makes me cry, I'm hooked.
- I've got a soft spot for Southern fiction, and I'd love to add another Southern novel to my list.
- A suspense thriller with a strong yet flawed female protagonist. She could be a lawyer or an ordinary woman who somehow gets drawn into a dangerous situation. I've got to want to keep the pages turning every second!

Michelle Brower
-I'm looking for a sexy, dangerous werewolf YA novel with series potential. Think Christopher Pike's "Last Vampire" as a comparison.
- Book club fiction with a strong theme of redemption. "Book club fiction" straddles that sweet spot between commercial and literary.
-I'd also like to see a dark, atmospheric thriller, possibly with some supernatural elements. It should be a personal story above all; I just don't like terrorists, conspiracies, or evil corporations. Maybe there's a serial killer, or a missing child, or an unsolved mystery. Surprise me!

Our office will be closed from December 24th through January 5th. Hopefully we'll see some wish list items in the New Year, and Happy Holidays from WSA!

Labels: fiction, submissions