If my YA contains fantasy or sci-fi elements?

WinterDusk14 · Mar 25, 2010

To which agency should I send it to?

I mean, can I submit it to agencies who only accepts YA and not fantasy? Or since my story has fantasy elements, should I send it to agencies who accepts both YA and fantasy?

Thanks in advance!

shaldna · Mar 25, 2010

If it contains those elemets then you can send it to YA, sci fi and fantasy agents. Unless those agents specifically say 'no YA' etc.

Maryn · Mar 25, 2010

If what you have is a YA, IMO you'd submit it only to agents who rep YA, regardless of whether the story also includes fantasy elements. The agents would be marketing it to publishers as a YA, not as a fantasy, right?

Maryn, commonsensical

ink wench · Mar 25, 2010

I'd target YA agents who accept YA fantasy (not all YA agents want fantasy in their YA). Whether they do both YA and fantasy isn't so important.

cscarlet · Mar 25, 2010

I'm building my query list now and my YA MS also has science fantasy elements.

I did my search for YA agents, and then narrowed it down to who (of those) had in their bio that they also like/are looking for things with SF or Fantasy (usually they have SOME kind of preference listed somewhere). If they don't have any preferences besides "YA" (or are willing to look at many things) then I put them on my list as such.

Danthia · Mar 25, 2010

I'd look at the books on their client list and see if they also contain elements in the same vein as your book. If so, query them. If not, don't. Well, you could anyway and see what happens. Worst case the ignore or form reject you.

I'd probably query anyone who doesn't say "no fantasy."

If my YA contains fantasy or sci-fi elements?

WinterDusk14

Non-savvy tech writer

shaldna

The cake is a lie. But still cake.

Maryn

Baaa!

ink wench

ray of motherf#%&ing sunshine

cscarlet

AW = Procrastination.

Danthia