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ASH Literary
Founder & Literary Agent at @ASHliterary . Dogs & books, mostly. Never knowingly out-lipsticked. Views my own. She/her. It's Alice, never Ali. No DM queries.

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Barring some fulls and a couple of partials, I am caught up on queries! With that in mind, I'm widening my wishlist and am now open for MG and YA as usual, as well as, apropos of [REDACTED], adult romance. Think Emily Henry, Talia Hibbert, Ashley Poston! Can't wait to read! #mswl

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Look I know Iβm wildly behind on queries - book fairs and all that - but @ShinraAlpha just said this and yeah, #MSWL.

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Alice S-H @alibelle
Quick reminder that I'm only open to YA and crossover fantasy queries right now, unless I specifically solicit something. Had a few rogue ones come through and I'm afraid they'll get an automatic pass. twitter.com/ashliterary/stβ¦Specifically I would love to see more unreliable and morally questionable main characters. Antiheroes, gimme. #mswl

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Micro SF/F stories @MicroSFF
"I'm sorry," said the dragon. "Can you repeat that?""You were seen approaching the town. I was sent as a sacrifice," said the maiden.
"No."
"If I am not to your liking, they can send my twin brother."
"No!"
"Then what can they offer?"
"An apology. To you, your brother, and me."
#mswl ???

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Where are all the fat queries? I want joyful fat kids in books across all ages! Gimme! #mswl

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I'm super into Stardew Valley at the moment and would love a book with that gentle fantasy, people going about their lives, kind of vibe. I think YA but I would stretch into adult, and particularly keen to see something from marginalised creators! #mswl

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Alice S-H is not here @alibelle
YES!!! ALL MY VOTES TO @jaydeadams!!!!!! #scd #strictlyPS that whole situation is a huge #mswl for me!!! Fat people dancing and loving life! Gimme across all ages!! Ahhh!

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Alice S-H @alibelle
Hello! Happy 2022! I will be back at my desk tomorrow morning and am excited to dive into whatβs already shaping up to be an exciting year, over 300 (!) assistant applications, AND Iβll be opening to queries. Ahead of that, letβs do a #mswl thread.Before I sign off for the long weekend, I am pretty much caught up on queries aside from a few fulls, and here is my #mswl thread for all you #amquerying creators!

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Look I just saw The Lost City and it was absolutely unhinged and total nonsense, and I loved it all and would like to see more of that vibe (for kidlit, obv) in my queries. #mswl

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Alice S-H @alibelle
Iβve finished Lizzoβs Big Grrrls show and when I say #MSWL!!! Where is the fat joy in my queries? Fat kids being awesome, having fun and living their brilliant lives! I want it across all ages pls and tyyy!Not looking for angst, I had enough of that in my teens and 20s.
Lots of exciting submissions coming in which I'm excited to look at but none filling this MIGHTY NEED yet. Picture books to YA, including graphic novels, give me your fat joy please and thanks! #mswl

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Alice S-H @alibelle
Iβve finished Lizzoβs Big Grrrls show and when I say #MSWL!!! Where is the fat joy in my queries? Fat kids being awesome, having fun and living their brilliant lives! I want it across all ages pls and tyyy!Not looking for angst, I had enough of that in my teens and 20s.
And while weβre at it, Iβve had so much fun working on some very unhinged in a joyful way projects, but theyβve sold and Iβd like to do more. Unhinged joy! Make me cackle! Also across all ages but particularly illustrated! #MSWL

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Iβve finished Lizzoβs Big Grrrls show and when I say #MSWL!!! Where is the fat joy in my queries? Fat kids being awesome, having fun and living their brilliant lives! I want it across all ages pls and tyyy!
Not looking for angst, I had enough of that in my teens and 20s.

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I am so in the mood for some joyful YA romcoms right now so if you have one youβre queryingβ¦ π #mswl

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Some β¨personal newsβ¨
My entire personality is now Turning Red. What a PERFECT film. I loved the kids, Mei and her mum, the aunties, 4-Town, ALL OF IT!!!
Huge #mswl for the friendship dynamic.

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Alice S-H @alibelle
Hello! Happy 2022! I will be back at my desk tomorrow morning and am excited to dive into whatβs already shaping up to be an exciting year, over 300 (!) assistant applications, AND Iβll be opening to queries. Ahead of that, letβs do a #mswl thread.Aside from a couple of full requests, I'm totally caught up on queries! Would love to see some YA contemporary (particularly rom-coms), MG graphic novels, and things that fit the below list! #mswl

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Really in the mood for some MG adventure shenanigans and YA romcoms, like reeaaaaally. #mswl

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Alice S-H @alibelle
Hello! Happy 2022! I will be back at my desk tomorrow morning and am excited to dive into whatβs already shaping up to be an exciting year, over 300 (!) assistant applications, AND Iβll be opening to queries. Ahead of that, letβs do a #mswl thread.πΆ Iβm in the moooood to sign new taaalent πΆ
So check out my #mswl thread and get in touch if you think weβd be a fit!

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π Alice S-H π @alibelle
Thereβs a bit in The Nutcracker where we leave our world and enter the magical world. The tree grows, Clara shrinks, we know weβre not in Kansas any more. I get shivers every time and that vibe is specifically what I want when I reopen in 2022. #mswlLmao and this one which mostly applies to MG. #mswl

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π Alice S-H π @alibelle
I am three episodes into The Wheel Of Time and another thing I'd like to see in my queries inbox in 2022 is the vibe of the opening credits, please and thank you. #mswlKnew Iβd forgotten one more specific, this mostly applying to YA fantasy! #mswl