Beth Phelan

To read about how to submit, check out my submissions page at bethphelan.com/submissions and go from there! I’m open for the first week of every month!

Thank you for reading! Can’t wait to see what i get 👀 from #amquerying authors! #mswl

Anti-MSWL:

Altho I sometimes sell picture books, graphic novels, novels-in-verse, and adult projects, I am not actively 🔎 seeking those and reserve those sales for my current client list.

Not interested in submissions that engage generative AI.

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Ripped-from-the-headlines timely stuff, but not necessarily murder tho. 📰

Something that feels… moody. ⛈️

I want to feel shocked by a plot twist… 😱

I laugh loud and I cry easily, so have at it! 😂

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Unique hobbies but not too quirky/MPDG. ❄️

Joyful queer MG! 🎉

Fun voicey fantasy! 🎤

Fat BIPOC! 🥰

Stuff that is genre-bending/mash-ups, unexpected but effective! ⚔️

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I like romance, but I especially love when the romance plot is super layered and there are other things going on. 💖

Domestic/social thrillers with a strong voice. 📝

Anything that tackles capitalism in an unexpected way. 💰

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Stories where the protagonist builds their own community/family. 🫶🏼

Books that will radicalize teens/kids. 📢

Truly escapist fantasy with a world I become absolutely obsessed with! 🤯

Experimental (but not tooooo gimmicky) storytelling that just works! 👏🏼

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Me and Beefy girl are waiting to see the vet, so let’s do a #mswl while we wait!

Everything I list will apply to both MG and YA unless I specify… And there is no order to this chaos… #amquerying #writingcommunity

aaah! sooo excited to finally be open to queries again! i'll be open for the 1st week of every month, so that i can be better about timely responses.
new #mswl is in the works, but just know that i want more MG and YA and i'm hungry to sign new clients! bethphelan.com/news/reopening…

On track to reopen to queries on Monday!!!!!! After one year closed!!! I’m so excited omg 🤩🤩

I think my desk is completely cleared of subs but if somehow I missed you please check in with me!

Final countdown!!! #amquerying #mswl #writingcommunity

☝️🏼one week until i close to queries for who knows how long! get your MG or YA query in before May 2! my current #mswl is below and there's more info at bethphelan.com/submissions 🫶🏼

hey #writingcommunity! i've decided to close to queries for a little bit starting on May 2. if you want to query me (see my #mswl below and more at bethphelan.com/submissions), then please do so before May 2! not sure how long i'll stay closed but i'm excited to review your work!

again summarizing some recent #mswl for the timeline!

Fat BIPOC characters
Indigenous stories
Autistic BIPOC creators
Trans femme authors
Queer joy in MG
YA thrillers
Monsters
LOL MG and YA
Afro Latinx creators
Voicey fantasy

#amquerying #writingcommunity 💖✨

A summary of recent past #mswl that I’d still very much like to see in my inbox please:

Fat BIPOC characters
Indigenous stories
Autistic BIPOC creators
Trans femme authors
Queer joy in MG
YA thrillers
Monsters
LOL MG and YA

#writingcommunity

Really want to see more YA thrillers #mswl

It’s 2022! A reminder that I’m open to queries and looking for all sorts of MG and YA, contemporary and fantasy. I have high hopes of finding some great new clients this year. And I finally updated my page here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/beth… #mswl

ALSO a recent conversation just sparked this #mswl: queer joy in middle grade. :)

Hungry for submissions! Also really looking to be swept off my feet with a great voicey fantasy (non-royal, preferably). #mswl

I’ve been getting thru my requested submissions and looking for more!

#mswl:
YA grounded thrillers, high concept contemporary with a speculative twist
MG non-portal fantasy, speculative twists, intergenerational stories

Everything with and by marginalized people please!

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after 10 months, i finally reopen to queries today. bethphelan.com/news/submissio…

i'm so looking forward to seeing new potential clients in my submissions inbox! i'm hungry. nom!

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