Leslie Zampetti
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Founder & Literary Agent at Open Book Literary. Lapsed librarian. Rapacious reader. Wishful writer. She/her. Member of @scbwi & @aalitagents.
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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 😊
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Met with @KatieCarella today about Branches and Acorn! Look at these lovelies - I would have ❤️ed these in my library!
#MSWL authors & author-illustrators who write “modern readers” per @parentsmagazine
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As promised, I’ve updated my #MSWL!
No dramatic changes but a couple more specifics...
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/lesl…
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I’m 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...
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Melanie J. Fishbane @MelanieFishbane
Have you seen this @renarossner @LindaEpstein @sarah_aronson heyalma.com/were-obsessed-…Speaking of Jewish (and other diverse) romance... #MSWL
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Melanie J. Fishbane @MelanieFishbane
Have you seen this @renarossner @LindaEpstein @sarah_aronson heyalma.com/were-obsessed-…Speaking of Jewish (and other diverse) romance... #MSWL
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Leslie Zampetti @leslie_zampetti
#MSWL I’d 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 I’m on brand. I’m always the early bird! 😊🐥📚
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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
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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
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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?
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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!
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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. 😊
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Middle grade mysteries! Bonus points for #ownvoices. #MSWL
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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