Emily S. Keyes 😷
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Fuse Literary
Emily lives in Brooklyn, NY and is an agent at Fuse Literary, @FuseLiterary . Chronic illness, mental health, melanoma. Looks taller on Twitter. She/her
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And, like everyone other publishing person in the world, I would like more graphic novels. (There were two I was very excited about that went to other agents. Sad trombone.) Particularly about MG kids doing fun things? This is vague. #mswl
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Not those "episode of the week", let's learn to be nice to people who have disabilities. I want the cool fun stuff they get to do after people stop being jerks! #mswl This also applies for POC, LGBTQIA and other groups that usually have "issue books." JOY BOOKS.
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I guess I should post some #MSWL? I'm still a bit ~fragile~ since I'm having a lot of symptoms from my chronic illness. What I want is to find something joyous in my inbox. Especially, I was thinking last night, about people with disabilities or illness.
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As promised, I am opening to queries again today. QueryManager.com/EmilyKeyes I hope I'm not jinxing it by opening before the ceremony. But I am feeling hopeful and it's been awhile.
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Why some of Kamala Harris' biggest fans are in Canada mercurynews.com/2019/05/07/kam… via @mercnews @boogiedownbooks pointed me to this article about teen Kamala's protest with her sister. Ooh. I love teen activists. #MSWL
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I kind of want a YA about a Claudia Conway figure? Her dad is part of the Lincoln Project and her mom works for the White House. She is whistle blowing. Throw in a love interest from the opposite side of the aisle and it's a novel. #mswl
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Students reporting unsafe conditions at their school, and fighting the administration is my new #mswl. Not necessarily COVID
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Emily S. Keyes 😷 @esc_key
Watching the History Channel show ALONE. Reminds me I still looking for a female survival story (MG preferable but YA also maybe). Like MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN or HATCHET. #mswlOr maybe like CASTAWAY. This idea of being alone for so long is particularly interesting to me now. #mswl
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Watching the History Channel show ALONE. Reminds me I still looking for a female survival story (MG preferable but YA also maybe). Like MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN or HATCHET. #mswl
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I read LOVEBOAT TAIPEI this weekend. Good distraction. Loved the main character’s arc. Would love to find a MS like this. #mswl #quarantinereading
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I wrote a long post about my #quetzalspotting on Tumblr and why I think there is a #MSWL story in there. esckeyes.tumblr.com/post/190907004…
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Emily S. Keyes ❄️ @esc_key
Listening to podcast with @irin about the Weinstein trial. She says, regarding his defense strategy. “She said if Weinstein is convicted, then we'll have a world in which women will never be asked out on a date and never get the door held open for them.”Now I don’t represent genre romance, would love women’s fiction or YA about finding love after a sexual assault. #mswl
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I think I would like a story about a child who goes abroad for Christmas and is aghast at different cultural practices only to realize the spirit of Christmas is universal. Or something sappy and multi-cultural. #mswl
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I would love an urban horror about the people left behind after a disaster. I read FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL and it was harrowing. Was also thinking of the second ep of TWD where the gang is protecting the elderly. That was a cool twist. #mswl
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Been thinking about how I would like a YA or MG at an all girl's school. But not a fancy one. Supernatural elements welcome but not necessary. #mswl
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I am currently closed to queries for medical reasons. But when I come back (hopefully in October) I will want fun kidlit to cheer me up! #mswl
