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 · Jul 5
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 you’re not already repped, send it to me. Please? #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Jul 1
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 I’ll raise you a PB about the world’s dumplings. (Gyoza, won tons, ravioli, etc.) #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · May 14
Emily S. Keyes 🧜🏼♀️ @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 · May 11
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! 😉📚❤️ Southern gothic MG or YA anyone?
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Feb 13
Terrie Wolf @AKA_Terrie
Capers! Over the top, I didn’t 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 Terri’s #MSWL - but for MG and/or YA, pretty please!
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Jan 17
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. 😊
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · Jan 16
Still seeking that perfect MG mystery! Bonus points for a twist on a classic.
#MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 12 Dec 2018
Thinking of sending me your picture book biography? I prefer unconventional narratives with lots of illustration potential. 😊
#MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 12 Sep 2018
Middle grade mysteries! Bonus points for #ownvoices. #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 12 Sep 2018
P.S. When I say I'm looking for historical fiction from little-known times and places, I mean it. World War II? Roman Empire? Western Europe? Nope, nope, and nope.
How about Africa or Polynesia? Far Eastern or South American countries pre-colonization or Western contact? #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 12 Sep 2018
Norma @normajeanesays
Historical romance with diverse heroes/heroines. I want to know about the Regency peeps of African/Indian/Jewish (&more!) descent. #MSWLWhat she said! Regency romances with diversity - bonus points for settings outside of England. #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 9 Jul 2018
I would ❤️ an MG mystery/ghost story set in Cassadega, FL. #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 29 May 2018
Jane Walker @amorapedia
Language as extreme sport: Youngsters square off in U.S. spelling bee reuters.com/article/us-usa… pic.twitter.com/xgGu8HWcBSI ❤️spelling bees. Would love to see an MG spelling bee. Even better if actual Bee words are woven into the plot! #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 3 May 2018
Were you wondering what I’m looking for? #MSWL #queries
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Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 20 Apr 2018
I would love a good mystery with a diverse detective that’s not set in another country... #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 10 Apr 2018
It’s #NationalPoetryMonth - send me your MG/YA novels in verse! #MSWL
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 11 Mar 2018
These are the picture books I’m looking for. Everyday stories with diverse main characters. I would have repped her book. #MSWL #mirrors&windows
Black Kids Don’t Want to Read About Harriet Tubman All the Time via @NYTimes nyti.ms/2Dj8xWj
Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti · 4 Mar 2018
I would love a modern day From the Mixed Up Files set somewhere other than NYC / Museum. #MSWL