niche subgenre readers of tumblr, arise!!! A Writer Calls for Aid,
i am more-than-idly percolating on how to pitch my book, which i intended to be upper YA (17yo protag, written backward toward 17yo me). liminal spaces, not quite SF or fantasy or horror, little bit of all of the above. good, fine, phenomenal.
however, because of Who I Am As A Person, it's a fucking weird book, by which i actually mean New Weird, the hazy but somewhat formalized genre (think VanderMeer, think Mieville, think WtNV). this is, unfortunately, THE most accurate genre designation i can slap on the manuscript, and--as far as i can tell--it is not a thriving YA subgenre, by which i mean: i'm afraid it doesn't exist At All, in YA spaces lmao.
i know that both VanderMeer and Mieville have written books for younger audiences, but!: as i set about drafting my pitch, i am wondering if there are other New Weird books for teens that i have overlooked. this is where i need You, beloved fellow denizen of Our Spectacular Hellsite. we'll do this like a poll, because i know where i am
have you heard of the New Weird genre, and do you have YA examples for me?
yes to both! i'm leaving examples in the notes
i've heard of it but have no YA examples
i hadn't heard of it, but now that i've read the wiki link, i have YA examples
i have never heard of this and have nothing for you. good luck out there though.
