Linda Epstein
@LindaEpstein
I'm a literary agent at Emerald City Literary Agency @EmeraldCityLit representing children's books (PB, MG, YA). Also a writer. Yes, it's hard.
Pretty over it.
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · May 28
BTW big #MSWL, in case you all don’t already know this, please send me all your #MiddleGrade and #youngadult #JewishKidLit manuscripts! Particularly interested in anything #queer #fantasy #scifi #romcom #mystery
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Apr 26
Laurence Tribe @tribelaw
I was born in Japanese-occupied Shanghai, the only city in the world that would accept Russian Jews like my parents, just three months before Pearl Harbor. My father, who’d become a US citizen, was interned by Japan. I still have the American flag he hidnytimes.com/2019/04/25/nyr…
Still asking and hoping for a MG or YA historical novel set in WW2 Shanghai/Hongkou ghetto. #MSWL #JewishKidlit #WritingCommunity #amquerying #amwriting
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Apr 17
jem zero @jem_zero
@LindaEpstein Clarification question: Are you exclusively considering #OwnVoices Jewish characters? My contemporary fantasy WIP has a disabled/queer main who is Jewish. I am physically disabled & queer like the character, but while I have Jewish family, I am not personally Jewish.I'm currently open to middle grade and YA submissions. If you think your manuscript fits what I'm looking for, send it. You can go to #MSWL or their website, to see what I'm interested in. I'm not exclusively looking for anything.
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Apr 1
I'm looking for #middlegrade and #youngadult stories. I like realistic contemporary; magical realism; well done retellings of fairytales, folklore, legends; love stories; most anything feminist af. I don't like horror, thrillers, murder mysteries, or anything super scary. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Apr 1
I will be open to middle grade & young adult manuscript submissions only from April 1st through June 30th, 2019. Please check #MSWL to see what I'm looking for.
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
I’d love a MG like Furthermore by Tahera Mafi, or anything by @kellybarnhill, or Damsel by @ElanaKArnold. You feeling that vibe? #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
I have a lot of anxiety around illness, so I’m the WRONG agent for stories about getting sick or battling diseases (“sick lit”). It’s painful enough supporting the real folks I know who are ill; I don’t seek it in my fiction. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
I am still closed to unsolicited queries. I will be open to middle grade & young adult manuscript submissions only from April 1st through June 30th, 2019. Please check #MSWL to see what I'm looking for.
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
To pitch me a chapter book, you only need the first one fully written + a proposal for 2 or 3 follow ups. You'd also have to have other things in the hopper, other than picture books. I don't rep projects; I rep careers & I'm currently not taking on more pb authors. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
I would LOVE (I mean REALLY love) a feminist historical Purim re-telling. Extra points if you ship Esther & Vashti. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
I have been asking for/yearning for a middle grade or YA story set in the Shanghai Jewish Ghetto during World War 2 for NINE YEARS. I REALLY want this. If you have written that story, please send it to me! #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
I do not like or represent horror or thrillers or murder mysteries or most scary things. I also do not read holocaust stories. I think they're necessary, but I'm the wrong agent for them. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
When I open in April, I will be open ONLY to middle grade and young adult manuscripts. Please note that means I am NOT open to picture book submissions. They will be deleted unread. Sorry. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
When I open in April, as always, I encourage #ownvoices submissions of YA and MG by #POC and #LGBTQ+ I will not be open to picture book submissions. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 19
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein
Here's the deal: I'll be open to queries from April 1st - June 30th. If I've specifically told you to send me something sooner, then send it sooner (for example the #highlightsjewishkidlit peeps). I'll do a #mswl thread within the next few days. Please RT & let your friends know!When I open in April, I am looking for MG & YA stories featuring Jewish main characters, by Jewish authors, including realistic contemporary, fantasy, sci-fi, LGBTQ+, romcoms, secular stories, spiritual stories, & especially stories from Jewish people of color. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Mar 11
So if someone has a feminist YA Purim retelling or a queer Vashti/Esther story (must be YA), definitely send it to me! Doesn't matter that I'm closed to queries right now. I want to see it! Submission guidelines are here: emeraldcityliterary.com/lindaepstein/ #MSWL #amwriting #WritingCommunity
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Feb 13
I've got a #mswl! I'd LOVE to see a #middlegrade or #youngadult novel w/POC Jewish characters, preferably by an #ownvoices author. Although I'm not currently open to submissions I am open for that. Use my submission guidelines emeraldcityliterary.com/lindaepstein/ & ignore the auto response.
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · 14 Nov 2018
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein
I know this is very specific, but I'd like a MG or YA set in the Jewish ghetto in WW2 Shanghai. I've been thinking about this for years... #MSWLI will take a submission for👇🏼at any time, whether I’m open to queries or not. Put Shanghai Ghetto in the subject line. #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · 26 Oct 2018
REMINDER: I'll be closed to queries after midnight EST October 31st. I'm currently open only to #YA by #ownvoices & #POC authors & I'm looking for realistic contemporary; magical realism; SciFi; speculative fiction; romantic; feminist; or Jewish. #mswl #WeNeedDiverseBooks
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · 2 Oct 2018
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein
What I don't want? Scary stories. Violent stories. Stories about politics. Sexist stories (no, duh.) Super depressing stories. Hopeless stories. Didactic stories. #MSWLAs we all know, the personal is political. So when I say I don't want stories "about politics" I don't mean no political stories. I mean I don't want stories about governments rising/falling & secret plots & stuff. Enough drama in real life in that arena for me, thanks. #mswl