D. Ann Williams

Targeted #MSWL cont. (2/2):

☑️ YA asexual and/or aromatic rep
☑️ older MG/young YA (give me 12-15 year old)
☑️ aftermath/dealing with CSA and COCSA

And now for some targeted #MSWL requests (1/2):

☑️ a YA dark academia/SFF/thriller Revolutionary Girl Utena
☑️ friendship & grief of Bridge to Terabithia/My Girl
☑️ the complex relationship between Louis/Lestat in the TV adaptation of IWTV
☑️ MG foster care

MG/YA #MSWL Nos:
🚫 YA/NA crossover (If you story is set after high school it's not for me)
🚫 High fantasy/portal fantasy
🚫 SFF with themes of colonialism, imperialism, slavery
🚫 not super partial to sports stories unless there's a twist (thriller, speculative, horror, etc)

MG/YA #MSWL :
☑️ Horror
☑️ SFF (especially afro-futurism & magical realism variety)
☑️ Mysteries/Thrillers (would love some chilling psychological thrillers)
☑️ Historicals with a twist (spec, queer, mystery, etc.)

Picture Book #MSWL Nos:
🚫 Sports
🚫 Anthropomorphism (outside of NF)
🚫 Issue books, saviorism, or "inspirational" (written to center the dominant narrative of "overcoming" an identity
🚫 First day of school
🚫 Spending the day with a grandparent

Picture Books #MSWL :
☑️ Non-Fiction (biography, STEM, history preferrable. This is also the ONLY place I will consider anthropomorphism: talking objects/animals)
☑️ themes of grief
☑️ break down gender stereotypes
☑️ variety of family structures

#MSWL Update Thread:
All-Ages:
☑️ BIPOC
☑️ Queer/Trans
☑️ ND
☑️ Disability
☑️ Religions & spiritual beliefs that are underrepresented in publishing
☑️ Intersectionality

The world we live in is diverse. Books written for kids in the 21st century should reflect that

So my pinned tweet has my current #MSWL which is pretty updated.

Want to add, I do take:
multi-POV (within reason)
hard topics: grief/death, foster care, etc. especially for MG. Life is sticky and kids need books that acknowledge their lives.

#AskECLA #AskAgent

and it's live: querymanager.com/query/DAnnWill…

#MSWL is in the quote tweet

And for those wondering, there is a separate place to list your content warnings (CW) after you upload your query and pages. I look forward to seeing your submissions!

And that's it for my #MSWL right now! I look forward to being inundated with your queries come the 15th. 🥰

All queries will go through Query Manager (remember CWs, please!)
QueryManager.com/DAnnWilliams

MG/YA #MSWL cont:
Nos:
🚫 Big cities that are not diverse
🚫 Burying the gays
🚫 Spec based on colonialism or imperialism
🚫 not super partial to contemporary sports settings but twists can help (thrillers, etc.)

MG/YA #MSWL cont:
☑️ Queer ballet (if you caught #QueertheBallet's ANIMALS & ANGELS last month, I WANT THEIR STORY!!)
☑️ Found families
☑️ Stories where race, gender, sexuality aren't the center. They can just be bad-ass characters!

MG/YA #MSWL
Wants:
☑️ Horror (darker the better but keep it in the age category)
☑️ Rom-coms with a hook
☑️ Spec (especially afro-futurism & magical realism variety)
☑️ Mysteries (gimme the new Westing Game!!!)
☑️ Historicals with a twist (spec, queer, mystery, etc.)

Picture Books #MSWL

Wants:
☑️ STEM-based
☑️ break down gender stereotypes
☑️ variety of family structures

Nos:
🚫 Sports
🚫 Anthropomorphism (objects/animals)
🚫 Issue books, saviorism, or "inspirational" (written to center the dominant narrative of "overcoming" an identity

All-Age Category #MSWL wants
☑️ BIPOC
☑️ Queer/Trans
☑️ ND
☑️ Disability
☑️ Religions & spiritual beliefs that are underrepresented in publishing
☑️ Intersectionality

Basically: The world we live in is diverse. Books written for kids in the 21st century should reflect that.

Buckle up, friends! It's time for my #MSWL thread. Some basic facts:

Opening: August 15
Repping: PB, MG, YA
Mentored/Co-repped by: @MandyHubbard and @LindaEpstein (get two agents in 1!!)
Query: QueryManager.com/DAnnWilliams (please add CW to your query)

MSWL below 👇🏾