Sarah Guan
@Sarah_Guan
Editor
Works in the book trade: publisher & 2x Hugo Award-nominated editor of speculative fiction @erewhonbooks . @Stanford 🎓, New Yorker, Earth citizen. (she/her)
159 MSWL
5 AskAgent
2 Tips

#MSWL: feminist #SFF

I don’t mean “strong heroine succeeds in a sexist society.” That exists, and much of it isn’t feminist in a way that reflects the intellectual underpinnings of the concept.

I want “strong heroines work together—intersectionally—to dismantle the patriarchy.”

Sarah Guan
@Sarah_Guan
Editor
Works in the book trade: publisher & 2x Hugo Award-nominated editor of speculative fiction @erewhonbooks . @Stanford 🎓, New Yorker, Earth citizen. (she/her)
159 MSWL
5 AskAgent
2 Tips

Is it still #MSWL day?

Someone send me an adult SFF novel centering a messy, diverse found family who have to overthrow the empire, or uncover a plot, or fight off invaders—but at the end of the day, you know they’re doing it to save each other as much as to “save the world.”

Brenna English-Loeb
@benglishhh
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TransLitAgency // I first came to Chicago on the trail of my father's killers
16 MSWL

Please send me sci-fi/fantasy/mystery/thrillers, ya or adult, especially those that are character driven or investigate genre tropes
I’m also a sucker for anything with a strong environment, either literally or figuratively
#MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Lit Agent at Tobias Literary Agency, kidlit all the way. QueryManager: QueryManager.com/natascha bookshop.org/lists/teamnat
892 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips
Brit E. B. Hvide
@bhvide
Editor
Executive editor with Orbit Books. Mostly retweets. (she/her) Opinions are my own.
84 MSWL

#MSWL Contemporary fantasy that breaks the mold so hard its like the mold never even existed. No urban bounty-hunters, no small-town detectives, etc. New characters, new settings, new plots, and new perspectives only. Show me something new!

Britt Siess
@BrittSiess
Literary Agent
Founder of Britt Siess Creative Management @BrittSiessCM / Literary Agent/ Graphic Novels/ Bi (give me your queer stories!!)/ Cosplay/ Cake/ 🇲🇽🇩🇪
17 MSWL
44 AskAgent
2 Tips

#MSWL
- Adult Gothic Horror (think Crimson Peak)
- Adult High Fantasy featuring women as leaders
- Retellings of fairytales by #OwnVoices authors!!
- Spooky MG ghost stories
- MG stories with witches and elaborate settings

Cate Hart
@CateHart
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Harvey Klinger. YA author. Kid wrangler. Galactic Princess. Addicted to the Foo Fighters. Need More Cowbell!
89 MSWL
31 Queries
13 Tips
Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Lit Agent at Tobias Literary Agency, kidlit all the way. QueryManager: QueryManager.com/natascha bookshop.org/lists/teamnat
892 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

#MSWL fantasy that combines Tamora Pierce and Sherwood Smith, but in the writing of Mary E. Pearson or Laini Taylor.

Brit E. B. Hvide
@bhvide
Editor
Executive editor with Orbit Books. Mostly retweets. (she/her) Opinions are my own.
84 MSWL

#mswl SFF about mothers or parent figures whose children aren't dead but are still able to go on adventures.

Lynnette Novak
@Lynnette_Novak
Literary Agent
Literary agent at The Seymour Agency. See my pinned tweet for deets. (she/her)
182 MSWL
68 Tips

If you write like Mark Lawrence, we need to talk. I love dark!!! Query me!!! #MSWL #fantasy

Saritza Hernandez
@LitAgentSaritza
Literary Agent
📚 Literary Agent @AndreaBrownLit , 👩🏽‍💻#UCLAAnnex educator, ☕️@aalitagents member #autismparent 🧩 #lgbtparent #queeraf 💖💙💜 she/her/ella 🇵🇷#SarysPosse
132 MSWL
12 AskAgent
39 Queries
98 Tips

In summary, my #MSWL incl. #diverse & #ownvoices works:
- #SFF, space opera, cyberpunk & UF
- #WomensFic feat. WOC esp. Latina MC
- #Horror, #suspensethriller w/ unique take on classic or gothic horror
-All #Romance esp. #LGBTQIA
QueryMe.Online/Saritza

Nivia Evans
@NiviaEvans
Editor
Senior Editor at Orbit/Redhook. PW Star Watch Superstar 2020. Openly Black. I read things...all the time.
40 MSWL

::slides in: One more! Real historical events retold in secondary world fantasy settings: Hannibal's march on Rome, the rise of Shaka Zulu, Spanish Inquisition, Japanese colonialism, etc. #MSWL

Lisa Dunn
@AuthorLisaDunn
Editor
Editor for @AnaiahPress and author of THE CHASMARIA CHRONICLES. Wife. Mother. Believer in messes made lovely. None of my metaphorical caps are for sale.
23 MSWL
1 Tips

I’m specifically looking for #YA Christian Fantasy. I’ll take Contempory YA #CF, too, but I really want to get lost in a new world! #MSWL anaiahpress.com/submissions

Brit E. B. Hvide
@bhvide
Editor
Executive editor with Orbit Books. Mostly retweets. (she/her) Opinions are my own.
84 MSWL
Brit E. B. Hvide
@bhvide
Editor
Executive editor with Orbit Books. Mostly retweets. (she/her) Opinions are my own.
84 MSWL
Brit E. B. Hvide
@bhvide
Editor
Executive editor with Orbit Books. Mostly retweets. (she/her) Opinions are my own.
84 MSWL

#mswl Science fiction and fantasy set in South-East Asia and using SEA mythologies.

Brit E. B. Hvide
@bhvide
Editor
Executive editor with Orbit Books. Mostly retweets. (she/her) Opinions are my own.
84 MSWL

#mswl I want fantasy with warmth to it. Write me a young girl and her horse named Lucky that go on adventures and fight against dragons and emotional hurt.

Lynnette Novak
@Lynnette_Novak
Literary Agent
Literary agent at The Seymour Agency. See my pinned tweet for deets. (she/her)
182 MSWL
68 Tips

Seeking: Adult: suspense/thrillers, fantasy, sci-fi, contemporary romance, rom-com, & mysteries. YA: suspense/ thrillers, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mysteries, historical, & contemporary. MG: Sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary, adventure, mysteries, horror, & humor. #diversity #MSWL

Nivia Evans
@NiviaEvans
Editor
Senior Editor at Orbit/Redhook. PW Star Watch Superstar 2020. Openly Black. I read things...all the time.
40 MSWL

I think this is my final one of the day, so... black women writing ADULT fantasy and science fiction. I know y'all are out there. #mswl