Larissa Melo Pienkowski
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Jill Grinberg Literary Management
latine literary agent @JillGrinbergLit , writer, editor, asst publisher, ceramicist. she/her π³οΈβππ§π·π΅π± #LatinxinPub #PocPub #WeNeedDiverseBooks

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Larissa Melo Pienkowski @lmpnk
π’ attn: #amquerying and #amwriting authors! i LOVE all the queries i've gotten in the past few months and am so excited to respond to them, but since i need to prioritize reading my fabulous clients' manuscripts first, i'll be temporarily closing to queries on march 31st. πi've updated my #MSWL below, so if you think you have something i'll love, please submit before 3/31! β¨
(i don't know when i'll be reopening yet, but i'll keep twitter posted lol)
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/lariβ¦

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AHH! #amquerying folks, i'm so excited and honored to read your work. sometimes i'm surprised by what i love, so if you think i'd be a good fit for something i haven't yet mentioned, don't be afraid to query me anyway!
jillgrinbergliterary.com/contact/
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some very specific identities of mine that i get REALLY excited to see in books, especially if combined with any of the above:
π Massachusetts native
πΊ ceramic artist
π» violinist
π queer femme
π³οΈβπ women's college grad
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still waiting on a book that provides interesting cultural history and criticism on fragrance, beauty, poison, and psychedelics/plant medicine~~~
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i also love narrative nonfiction that blends personal experience with investigative reporting or cultural criticismβGabriela Wiener, Jenny Odell, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Rebecca Solnit are all favoritesβand i'd love to see more food writing like THE WAY WE EAT NOW
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mysteries, thrillers, and revenge stories that are cozy (think ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING), hard femme (think DO REVENGE), or twisty and murderous (think KNIVES OUT)
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contemporary retellings of non-Western folklore have been on my wish list for a while now, but i'd also like to see BIPOC- and queer-led reinventions of ~the classics~ like @NghiVoWriting's THE CHOSEN AND THE BEAUTIFUL
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queer, feminist, and non-Western horror with subtle social commentary and an atmosphere that fills me with a sense of creeping dread and makes me throw your book across the room while my heart pounds dramatically
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voicey stories of diaspora, migration, displacement, being 1st or 2nd gen, being mixed-race/third-culture, having families split apart by borders, all of itβwhether it's contemporary like BROWN GIRLS by @DaphnePalasiA or genre-transcending like FOLKLORN by @AngelaMHur
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smart, beautifully written heists, cons, and scams where the personal stakes are sky-high, especially if art and culture plays a big roleβPORTRAIT OF A THIEF by @gracedli is a favorite (and for context, @ScamGoddessPod is my most-listened-to podcast)
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Larissa Melo Pienkowski @lmpnk
happy autumn! π i am SO excited to open for queries again through the end of the year (possibly later than that, but we'll see).you know what that means...#amquerying authors, my complete and updated MSWL! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/lariβ¦
w/ specific wants below, a π§΅:
as always, my list focuses primarily on BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodivergent, and other historically excluded voices. eu adoraria representar mais autores brasileiros especialmente!
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i'll add to this as the year goes on, but #amquerying folks, i'm truly so excited and honored to read your work. also, sometimes i'm surprised by what i love, so if you think i'd be a good fit for something i haven't yet mentioned, pls query me!
jillgrinbergliterary.com/contact/
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π« anything having to do with Nazis, ESPECIALLY romance, omg
π« historical fiction about wartime
π« COVID memoirs
π« business, economics, capital-P politics
π« sci-fi and space operas
π« self-help
π« true crime, unless it involves aforementioned heists, cons, scams, etc.
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right now, i am NOT a good fit for:
π« post-apocalyptic or dystopian anything
π« military/detective/police protagonists
π« fantasy w/ elves, aliens, robots, fae, dragons (but i love ghosts, mermaids, bruxas, non-western mythological creatures, and feminist monsters)
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β¨ contemporary and well-researched historical queer romance, with pining and butterflies and swoony tension and steaminess and a REALLY strong hook
β¨ books that celebrate books, both MG and adult
β¨ heists, cons, scams, the more glam the better (no cishet man protags)
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β¨ cozy mysteries w/ high personal stakes, found family, and evocative settings
β¨ "unlikable heroines" in the vein of Dorothy in A CERTAIN HUNGER and Lynnette in THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP
β¨ feminist horror, thriller, suspense, you name it
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i would love to see:
β¨ BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, neurodivergent, undocumented, historically excluded voices
β¨ adult fiction set in latin america (esp brazil) across genre, own voices
β¨ MG fantasy feat. non-western folklore and high personal stakes
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happy new year, everyone! π may this one be infinitely more gentle to all of us.
also, since my inbox reopened today, i thought i'd update my wish list for 2022, though everything mentioned on my website bio and actual #MSWL profile still stands. π§΅

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sad to say i won't be able to dip into #LatinxPitch this time around, but authors, if you think your work would be a good fit based on my #MSWL below...let's just say i won't be able to resist reading a pitch that lands in my inbox π
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/lariβ¦