Adria Goetz

And now I’ll start listing off some specifics! At the top of my #MSWL: PB author/illustrators w/ a very distinctive signature look.

Some of my faves: Juana Martinez-Neal, Vashti Harrison, the Fan Brothers, Emily Winfield Martin, David Litchfield, Anne Lambelet, Sophie Blackall.

If you’re a visual person like me, here is a link to my #MSWL Pinterest board which has some books I love:

pinterest.com/adriaMLM/mswl/

Since it’s #MSWL Day, I’m going to post a thread of the types of projects I'd love to see in my inbox. I’ll kick it off with a link to my MSWL, which I update frequently, and which I have heard described as “very oddly specific."

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Goth chicken picture book send tweet #MSWL

Hey, look, I updated my manuscript wishlist! #MSWL

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This is my annual reminder to the world that though I primarily represent children's books, I also represent gift books and devotionals. I'd love to see more of these submissions in my inbox! #MSWL

When I saw the mail carrier put REMARKABLES (@lisamantchev + @dc_litchfield) in our mailbox, I literally ran outside in my pajamas to retrieve it. I deeply love this imaginative story. I mean, come on: Mermaids?! Circus performers?! @SimonKIDS
P.S. This is extremely #MSWL for me.

I created a MSWL Pinterest board to give you a sense for the kinds of books I love. (My visual learner brain loves seeing all of these book covers side by side.)

Happy to answer any questions about this list! 💜
#MSWL #amwriting #amquerying

pinterest.com/adriaMLM/mswl/

Would do backflips for a joyful picture book about karaoke—sort of like the karaoke equivalent of HIP-HOP LOLLIPOP. 🎤♥️✨ #MSWL

Trends I’ve noticed in the projects I represent: lesser known traditions, magical foods, baking/cooking, celebrating differences, women doing amazing things, fantastical creatures, art/creativity, themes of home/belonging, creepy stuff, characters who choose kindness. ✨📚#MSWL

I'm still on the hunt for a mermaid novel! MG or YA. The catch is that I'm not looking for the falls-in-love-with-a-human trope, or something that features wars and kingdoms and sea politics. So I guess I want a... quiet mermaid novel? #MSWL ✨🐚🧜🏿‍♀️🧜🏽‍♀️🌊

I’d love to work with a PB author/illustrator who uses paint/texture the way Alena Shymchonak does in her art! #MSWL

I’d love to see more hook-y high concept MG + YA submissions. #MSWL

If it was somehow possible for an author/illustrator to do a spooky-yet-entirely-kid-friendly picture book about russalka, I would die of happiness. #creepymermaids #MSWL

I told my dad about some of the YA projects I’m working on right now and he said, “They kinda all sound dark and sad.” Aaand he’s not wrong..? So this is a good time to remind the internet I am looking for a fun, upbeat Rom Com. Would especially love something high concept! #MSWL

I am absolutely delighted every May when I see artists post #mermay doodles and illustrations of mermaids. I am a next level mermaid lover—I've read academic papers on mermaid mythology and studied how it varies from country to country. So keep 'em coming! 🧜‍♀️✨

Also, #MSWL.

Ingrid Goes West is a movie I think about a lotttt and I'd love to see some sort of YA project in this same vein. #MSWL

I don’t know how to make this sound not sarcastic (🤷🏼‍♀️) but I’d love to see some funny Christian picture books in my inbox. #MSWL

PB about Victoria amazonica! #MSWL

I feel like at every high school there is one girl who will draw on you with Sharpie, like little tattoos, for a couple of dollars. I’d love a graphic novel about her. Would also love a GN about an Indian American teenage girl with a henna business. Send me all your tats. #MSWL