Send a Query to Kodie Van Dusen at The Rights Factory

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Thank you for your interest! Right now I am only accepting queries for horror and non-fiction (see interest lists below). If you submit a different genre under these categories, it will automatically be rejected.

Horror: Iā€™m interested in any horror that is trying to say something deeply human in addition to being scary (think THE SUBSTANCE, MIDSOMMAR), but Iā€™m especially interested in the following:

šŸ’„ Literary horror with deep character work and an excellent grasp of voice

šŸ’„ Horror with mild sci-fi elements (think some of the darker Black Mirror episodes)

šŸ’„ Would love to find something rad and original with werewolves

šŸ’„ New and surprising ghost stories

šŸ’„ Deeply existential horror (the show FROM is an excellent example of this)

šŸ’„ Folk horror

Non-fiction: narrative journalism (in the style of Johann Hari and Neil Strauss), philosophy, psychology, parenting, women's issues, true crime, hybrid memoirs, cultural and corporate criticism, and politics.

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I do my best to respond to queries within six months, but due to sheer volume, this is sometimes not possible.

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