ALT Collage of photos for mood board of novel.

ALT Collage: Blue barn door with lock on it, a glass globe showing an upside-down sunset, brown fingers, a barb wire, a white moon in a black sky with white clouds

ALT A nine square moodboard of @chantelpereira’s mg book. Top row, left to right; looking out at a charming old city through the window of a library; a person holding the moon; a bed of autumnal leaves. Second row: a girl upside down against a white wall, with all that can be seen of her are her feet in boots and colourful Fall socks. She is holding two autumnal leaves; a mug of hot cocoa with a ghostly marshmallow, a book open next to it; two hands holding one another. Bottom row: autumnal toadstools; a hand holding a lot candle; an autumnal path lit by lanterns in the dark.

ALT Pitch: When the chosen Empress dies without fulfilling her fate, her disabled and feisty ex-girlfriend, Sy, must triumph over a dysfunctional family of ancient gods or become their slave for eternity. 112,000 words Adult Crossover Fantasy Comps: Hannah Kaner’s Godkiller T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone V. E. Schwab’s The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

ALT Themes & Tropes: Forbidden Love Anti-Chosen Found Family Identity Second Chance Hot Banter Faustian Bargain Dark Humor Choosing instead of being chosen Representation: LGBTQIA BIPOC Mental Health Neurodivergence

ALT Excerpt: A gaunt mouse nibbled greedily at the bread roll left on my lunch tray, which was too dry to swallow. I didn’t have the heart to give her a name as I might lose her too. The cast iron rods of the bed dug into my ribs through the thin mattress. I clenched my jaw to keep my teeth from chattering. The medications I was forced to swallow left a cotton taste in my mouth and a dull ache in my skull. The lingering scent of mud and mildew hung in the stale air, a long-forgotten tomb. I was not allowed visitors or to walk in the fresh air outside. The faded floral pattern of the peeling wallpaper was my only reminder of life beyond these walls. I pulled the threadbare blanket tighter around my body, hugging my knees to my chest. It did little against the chill creeping into my bones. The raging blizzard had transformed the courtyard into a churning white sea, rattling the broken window shutters hanging askew. At least today, no shouts came through the crack beneath the door. Dr. Sh

ALT Moodboard Dark fantasy Victorian vibes with purple color composition. Top row, left-to-right: a Byronic, handsome man in black, a palace, a dark figure burning in hell fire, a masked female assassin of dark complexion holding a dagger, a serpentine forest trail at night marked with red flowers. At the center next to a silver plume is the text: “This world, my dear, is the slaughterhouse of noble ideals.” Bottom row, left-to-right: a dark gaslit street, a gaslit city blanketed in coal smog at night, a young woman in a Victorian gown, wrought-iron gates opened to a foreboding foggy estate in the dark, a trail of red petals leading to a dark stone temple gate. Dr. Shida Katz (fo

ALT An agent’s guide to AT NIGHT WE HIDE, a YA dystopian thriller by Ann Littler

ALT Pitch: A seventeen-year-old scavenger with a dangerous secret must find the mole before she becomes their next victim and the entire resistance effort is compromised

ALT What to expect: •MORALLY -DODGY STEM FEMALE MC WHO CAUSES ALMOST ALL THE PROBLEMS •SLOW BURN ROMANCE • FOUND FAMILY • THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT • EVERYONE HAS SECRETS • CLOSE QUARTERS • UNEXPECTED VILLAIN • UNPUTDOWNABLE TWISTS •DYSTOPIAN MURDER MYSTERY - PLANNED TRILOGY

ALT Comps: Dystopian Vibes; Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Thriller elements: Five Survive Close quarters: The Stranded

ALT faustian bargain, girl running, & dark imagery

ALT A 3 by 3 square moodboard First row: Two hands covered in what looks like oil or another dark substance, a female-appearing angel statue holding herself, a city against a purple and pink backdrop Second row: A red full moon above red clouds, a skull with pointed teeth and a hand reaching out from underneath, a dark sky filled with the blue Northern Lights Third row: Several pink and white trails traveling the length of a dark road with buildings behind them, a female-appearing angel statue looking down at the ground, two hands grasping the edge of a cliff with a dark ocean behind.

ALT Agent guide photo with book details and pitch

ALT Collage of comp titles for a book