Natascha Morris
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Tobias Literary Agency
Senior Lit Agent at Tobias Literary Agency, kidlit all the way. QueryManager: QueryManager.com/natascha bookshop.org/lists/teamnat
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Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife
@Quiberonq I read alot of YA as a kid but I am seeing the progression of it get heavier. Like PRINCESS DIARIES, ALANNA: THE FIRST KNIGHT, CROWN DUEL are all YA today but I would say Younger side. And I would love to see diverse younger YA in those same veins.Literary Agent
🧼 Lauren Spieller 🖐 @laurenspieller
Send me your High Concept Rom Coms!!! I want:--diverse voices!
--kissing!
--tropes!
--kissing!
--interesting settings that aren't my house!!!
SEND IT! #MSWL
No send theses to me!!!! #MSWL I will duke it out with Lauren.
Added bonus for quippy voices.
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I love diverse voices. So I want to be swept into other cultures. I want to be immersed into new experiences.
We are all human and the universal is in the specifics #MSWL
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And finally to wrap all this up, diversity is welcome in all of this. I'm looking to make cool stories with cool people. 😎 #MSWL
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Also, while I do love dark fantasy, I would love to see some fantasy that can serve our younger YA readers. Like Tamora Pierce and Sherwood Smith use to. Diverse reads we can give 12-15 set. #MSWL
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Lauren [closed to queries in August] @laurenspieller
This is the most obvious #MSWL ever, but...I want books like To All The Boys I've Loved Before, in YA and Adult. This means:
--high concept
--romantic
--funny
--diverse!
--contemporary
--family B plots
--HEA
Let's do this!
Same TBH #MSWL
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#MSWL for picture books. This is the diversity and fun books I NEED more of. @JessieSima can do no wrong and this is my gold standard now for PBs.
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Helping Kids Rise @HelpingKidsRise
Thank you Denene Millner for this thought-provoking piece about diversity in children's books. .(Excerpt)
The typical children’s picture books featuring black characters focus on the degradation and endurance of our people. You can fill nearly half the … ift.tt/2p1si0j pic.twitter.com/jWcKmZCjOD
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Part of why I am looking for more diverse characters is because I love seeing worlds and experiences that are not mine own. The commonalities of human experience will transcend for me.
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#MSWL I want more #ownvoices and diversity on my list.