Tu Books
Literary Agency
www.leeandlow.com/imprints/3
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
Just realized it's #MSWL day. I've tweeted occasional MSWLs whenever they've come up, so feel free to search my history, but here's the gist of what I'm looking for:All books must star IPOC
I only publish MG and YA fiction & graphic novels (see exceptions below)
Our publisher @stacylwhitman tweeted her #MSWL in this thread: twitter.com/stacylwhitman/…
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Crystal Frasier @ NorWesCon @AmazonChique
God I love history!...also, this would be an amazing setting for an RPG campaign pic.twitter.com/p4unNgiKBt
Seriously, writers: if you can write this, this is a serious #MSWL. Must be either MG or YA, could be graphic novel or novel. Or even nonfiction, if you want to tackle the real-world facts of this. #submissions #amwriting #YAlit #MGlit
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Tu Books @tubooks
Re: LRT: Our #MSWL hasn't changed much since we last tweeted on the HT, so go back through for more details, but couple things specifically:Publisher
Tu Books @tubooks
You can do it, new writers of color! We look forward to reading YOUR manuscript in the #NewVisionsAward soon. leeandlow.com/writers-illust…On my particular #MSWL for #NewVisionsAward is a fictional MG realism starring a POC w/same sweet spirit as @haleshannon's REAL FRIENDS.
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Tu Books @tubooks
<that's also on our #MSWL--MG/YA starring Muslim characters from any culture, and/or Middle Eastern origin (not synonymous).Publisher
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.@CCBCwisc doesn't break down Muslim representation or Middle Eastern origin representation (some included in Asian?) but>Publisher
Tu Books @tubooks
Percentage-wise:7.8% about African Americans
2.6% by African Americans
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Tu Books @tubooks
(I need to update illustrator guidelines w/ graphic novel illustration information, sorry!) #MSWLPublisher
Tu Books @tubooks
Agents looking for #shepersisted mss in MG: send those to us if they're diverse fiction! Authors, write it! #MSWLPublisher
Tu Books @tubooks
Specifics of what we're looking for: MORE MG. Particularly complex diverse MG of all genres w/ literary/curricular connections. #MSWLAgents looking for #shepersisted mss in MG: send those to us if they're diverse fiction! Authors, write it! #MSWL
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Tu Books @tubooks
If you're not #ownvoices writer, we emphasize making sure you do your research. More on sensitivity readers: lithub.com/on-the-use-of-… #MSWLPublisher
Tu Books @tubooks
MG/YA stories we'd like to see abt indigenous ppl: ALL OF THEM. Contemporary. Mystery. Urban. Rural. Suburban. Fantasy. SF. #ownvoices #MSWLLooking at #StandingRock, I'd love to see contemporary MG or YA by NA author about kids among the water protectors, in their school. #MSWL
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Tu Books @tubooks
If you know American Indian writer of MG/YA novels, let them know about #NewVisionsAward. Pass on the news. #WeNeedDiverseBooks #ownvoicesMG/YA stories we'd like to see abt indigenous ppl: ALL OF THEM. Contemporary. Mystery. Urban. Rural. Suburban. Fantasy. SF. #ownvoices #MSWL
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We are looking for MG & YA graphic novels & novels from unpubbed US-resident authors of color. leeandlow.com/writers-illust… #MSWL
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I'd love a MG novel abt African resistance to slavery eeking out a living here. So much potential here. smithsonianmag.com/history/deep-s… #MSWL
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Generally, middle grade books should be more than 40k words long. YA books should be more than 50k. Over 100k, you should question it. #MSWL
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Moving on to other books on my #MSWL: actively seeking diverse MG/YA graphic novels right now. Submissions: tubooks.submittable.com/submit/48794
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On my #mswl: MG & YA fiction that handles mental illness & its intersections in POC & NA communities with kindness & thoughtfulness.
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On my #MSWL right now: graphic novels. I'm actively looking in my submissions pile them in the next few days. Must be diverse, MG or YA.
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If this is woven in with magical realism, science fiction, mystery, other genres that get kids reading, all the better. #MSWL