Kiana Nguyen
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Donald Maass Literary Agency
YA/Adult Fiction Agent at DMLA. Hobbit degenerate. She/her. I smile a lot/make inappropriate jokes. ππ¦ ALL SIGNS POINT TO YES β¨ Rep: @samanthashnh

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mindy is leaving new york πβ¨ @MarindaOnline
i've said it before, but i'd love to come across more YA with teen characters who aren't planning to go to fancy universities, who are maybe going to attend community college or learn a trade or not even continue school at all. college apps don't consume every kid's life, ya knowThiiiis. College is not the only route kids take after high school. The prevalence can be alienating and honestly limits where we can go with storytelling in contemporary YA #mswl

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Query Manager is live again!
Good time as any that I am looking for YA and Adult fiction, with an emphasis on Contemporary, Romance (but not necessarily rom-coms), and Horror! #mswl I want funny, sharp, and dark wit the most :)
A thread of recent faves in next tweet!

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Kiki @kianangu
Happy Friday!Want to let #amquerying folks know that my current #mswl is exclusively (hyperbole!) sapphic, dark, comedic horror feat. BIPOC casts!
Iβm a fan of Scream, Fear Street 1994, Urban Legend (2001), The Descent
Iβm that goofy bitch from the block w/as big mouth!!!
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Looking for this in YA and Adult!
If you donβt have horror, my next wish is contemporary womenβs fiction featuring a main character or ensemble cast in the mid-20 - mid-30s. Iβm not married and donβt want kids; I have hangovers and lesbian drama π₯³ #mswl

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Lots of typos hahah But look, I am not a Nice Girl and Iβm wild and Iβm black and viet and queer and never had to be shy about it and thatβs what the hell I want to see in contemporary stories. I just want queer kids being messy without apology or hesitation #mswl

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First #MSWL tweet of 2022:
Would immediately devour: YA horror like RULES FOR VANISHING and Adult Horror like NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH.
Would fangirl for: YA contemporary or thriller teen ensemble girl/queer squad reminiscent of JAWBREAKER
DYING for: fun, modern voices

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Hear me out: Drumline or step team YA contemporary but make it thriller/mystery?? Obvi, Black & queer!! #mswl

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Yβall know the drill! I want a character driven coming-of-age contemporary YA centered around a queer BIPOC girl that feels like Sour by Olivia Rodrigo. #mswl

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People who cheat get so demonized, which look itβs charged emotions and shitty betrayal, but cheaters are people too? And thatβs the kind of character I want to follow in contemporary YA. Well, specifically the person who sleeps with their bffβs partner. #mswl

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Still think about how I have not yet received one query for a contemporary YA that's QPOC Sugar & Spice #mswl I want that bitchy sisterhood amongst competitive high school sport/club, wtv.

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I've been seeing a lot of fantasy in queries and I'd love contemporary in the YA & Adult space! Also, looking for more Women's Fiction, Domestic Suspense (think Dark Places), and Romance! Though less rom-com and more steamy - really, anything that's not too sweet! #mswl

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Maddie Jay @maddiejaymusic
Undertow video out now π₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ί pic.twitter.com/FSuf73Q4zaokay like now that audio is on Twitter, I LOVE this song!! And want a contemporary YA or Adult WF or Romance that feels like this #mswl

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I just want a contemporary YA featuring queer, angsty alt kids, damn it! #mswl

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Stephanie Stein @stephlystein
YA fantasy is evergreen, but what I want to see is where the genre is going next. A more contemporary direction, a new take on paranormal, twists and turns on some heavy-hitting elements like dragons, gods, monsters, the nature of story? Bring it to me!! #MSWLTHIS ππ½ππ½ A different take on fantasy #mswl
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YA contemporary: I donβt want good girls, nice girls, nice kids. I want kids with buried secrets and selfish truths. Ones that try their best to be good but falter and make the wrong choices. Dark tone, snarky but not the shitty kind of egotistical wittiness. #mswl

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First on my #mswl: I want an f/f YA contemporary centering a black girl or girl of color who isn't confused about anything other than How To Get The Girl. A 2015-now voice.

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I'm really not into working with YA about theater kids/theater productions, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE always consider me for contemporary books about dancers/dance. #mswl

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I want a HORROR novel in my queries ASAP!! YA! ADULT! Contemporary! SPECULATIVE! FANTASY! SCI-Fi!
ANY KIND OF HORROR I WANT IT! #mswl

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I really want a contemporary womenβs fiction that takes it out of middle class white working woman territory! #mswl

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I want a contemporary romance like Samira and Frankieβs relationship in #LoveIsland You get me that and Iβll sign you ASAP #mswl

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Iβll be coming through queries this week and I REALLY REALLY REALLY NEED a contemporary please. No rich kids, no white suburbia. Forget the standard girl-meets-boy.
I want the mother/daughter dynamic of EMERGENCY CONTACT. A black/POC Kara Thomas. A raunchier-voiced rom-com #mswl