Leslie Zampetti
@leslie_zampetti
Agent at Dunham Literary. Lapsed librarian. Rapacious reader. Working writer. Member of @SCBWI & AAR.
New York, NY
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 3d
Eva Scalzo šµš· @evascalzo
I was diagnosed in 1994, and The Babysittersā Club was the only reason I knew what diabetes was too. I still want a YA with type I diabetes rep. #mswl twitter.com/mariskreizman/ā¦Seconded! Diabetes truly is an invisible disease. Though Iād love MG or YA with Type 1 or Type 2... #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Mar 29
Read the late great Barbara Neelyās BLANCHE ON THE LAM yesterday. So sad we only have 4 of these. Iām going to have to dole them out to myself as treats...
Iād love a contemporary #ownvoices mystery that tells it like it is, just as Ms. Neely did. #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Mar 4
Shira Schindel @Shiras24
@leslie_zampetti These ideas are awesome (I'd SO love to read them!), and also, I've yet to see a mainstream YA romance with two MO characters, or Conservative characters, or really almost anything mainstream without a bar/bat mitzvah, inter-faith relationship, or the Holocaust.I know! Maybe youāre writing something? š
Iād love to see contemporary Jewish YA without the bānei mitzvot or Holocaust or even anti-Semitism. I am up for inter-faith relationships tho - if done in a fresh way. š #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Mar 4
#MSWL Contemporary Jewish romance! What about a cute rabbi who falls in ā¤ļø with her cantor? Modern orthodox man falls in ā¤ļø with a Reform fella? Anyone? Anyone?
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Feb 14
Maura Jortner @maura_jortner
She's Jewish. He's in a cult.He's not allowed to talk to girls except to evangelize. But he needs her help to save his little brother. He'll start by talking to her. He'll end doing things far more forbidden.
#YA #KissPitch Inspired by my religion and hometown, Waco, TX #own
#MSWL š
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Jan 31
Met with @KatieCarella today about Branches and Acorn! Look at these lovelies - I would have ā¤ļøed these in my library!
#MSWL authors & author-illustrators who write āmodern readersā per @parentsmagazine
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Jan 7
As promised, Iāve updated my #MSWL!
No dramatic changes but a couple more specifics...
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/leslā¦
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Jan 6
Iām back open to queries as of today!
As usual, please send your query & first five pages in the body of the email to query[at]dunhamlit[dot]com.
Submission guidelines & #MSWL are at dunhamlit.com
Thinking about doing a #MSWL update soon...
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 30 Dec 2019
Melanie J. Fishbane @MelanieFishbane
Have you seen this @renarossner @LindaEpstein @sarah_aronson heyalma.com/were-obsessed-ā¦Speaking of Jewish (and other diverse) romance... #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 18 Oct 2019
Melanie J. Fishbane @MelanieFishbane
Have you seen this @renarossner @LindaEpstein @sarah_aronson heyalma.com/were-obsessed-ā¦Speaking of Jewish (and other diverse) romance... #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 23 Sep 2019
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti
#MSWL Iād love to see some Latinx/Jewish contemporary YA... Or a retelling of Romeo & Juliet with the protagonists both devout but different religions... Or a great MG mystery that more Mo LeBeau and less Nancy Drew & ClueCrew.Oops! #MSWL Day is tomorrow!
Well, at least Iām on brand. Iām always the early bird! šš„š
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 23 Sep 2019
#MSWL Iād love to see some Latinx/Jewish contemporary YA... Or a retelling of Romeo & Juliet with the protagonists both devout but different religions... Or a great MG mystery that more Mo LeBeau and less Nancy Drew & ClueCrew.
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 5 Jul 2019
Angie Manfredi @misskubelik
can't wait to write my YA novel where everyone is 14 and in 9th grade instead of where everyone is almost 18 and getting ready for college.Great! If youāre not already repped, send it to me. Please? #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 1 Jul 2019
Rachael Stein @rachaeljstein
Eating chicken and rice from a Chinese food truck for lunch and thinking about how this combo transcends so many cultures. Has there ever been a picture book about the many kinds of perfection that is chicken and rice? #MSWLOk, @rachaeljstein, I see that! But Iāll raise you a PB about the worldās dumplings. (Gyoza, won tons, ravioli, etc.) #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 14 May 2019
Emily S. Keyes š§š¼āāļø @esc_key
I like alternate history but why do so many stories involve rewriting history so bad people win? Nazis, confederates, etc. If we can rewrite history, why not give the Native Americans dragons or something to fight off Columbus?Yes! Yes! Yes! #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 11 May 2019
Ashley Hearn @AshleyHearn
THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP. THEY BUILT THIS LAKE OVER A FREAKING TOWN AND SOME CEMETERIES. YET EVERY SUMMER MY PARENTS THOUGHT I WAS STRANGE FOR NOT WANTING TO SWIM IN IT.Also I guess I know what my next WIP should be... pic.twitter.com/Aq7HhHRQmN
#MSWL! ššā¤ļø Southern gothic MG or YA anyone?
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 7 Apr 2019
Derek Milman @DerekMilman
My 6 year old niece just got in a lot of trouble for some sort of Breaking BadāKindergartenāBlack Marketālunch money scheme and I need to find out the details so I can write the worldās edgiest chapter book.#MSWL right here. š
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 13 Feb 2019
Terrie Wolf @AKA_Terrie
Capers! Over the top, I didnāt see that coming, who got away with what? Capers. Think Oceans 11 and Oceans 8, Fun With Dick and Jane, or Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, to name a few. #MSWLI second Terriās #MSWL - but for MG and/or YA, pretty please!
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 17 Jan 2019
Carol Nissenson @nissenson
@leslie_zampetti The Dunham site says "Closed to submissions." Is there a way to indicate in the subject line that I'm querying because of your mswl tweet?We are actually open as of January 7th. But please do put #MSWL in your subject line for me. š
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 16 Jan 2019
Still seeking that perfect MG mystery! Bonus points for a twist on a classic.
#MSWL