Peter Knapp

#MSWL - I want grounded fantasy a la SCORPIO RACES and THE DISAPPEARANCES by @EBain

#MSWL - big emotion stories: stories that capture those emotional truths that as readers we've perhaps experienced but never put into words.

#MSWL -- I still like to draw imagined cities & maps and always love fantasy that has cool, fresh & fully-realized worlds & magic systems.

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#MSWL - #ownvoices YA & MG fantasy and science fiction that combine a killer concept with a ton of heart.

Also related to the below #mswl - fantasy about how history insists its way into the present moment, and how history & place shape identity.

#mswl - YA or MG with codebreaking! Perhaps historical, perhaps realistic, perhaps sci-if/fantasy.

Related to the below #mswl -- literary ghost stories.

#MSWL -- YA & MG stories that deal with how previous generations shape our identity & how stories are passed down between generations.

Just a reminder that if you're querying a MG with a queer protagonist, I literally go to bed hoping you will query me. #mswl

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#MSWL - MIDDLE GRADE. I want to sign more MG, so please query me! I'm genre agnostic in MG...I just want the voice & story that grabs me.

#MSWL - YA & MG that show how place impacts identity...about how geography & local culture helps to shape our stories.

#mswl - more MG with LGTBQ+ characters and crushes!

#mswl - #ownvoices YA and MG with intersectionality.

#mswl - YA & MG stories about sibling relationships and family relationships; thinking of WONDER, I'LL GIVE YOU THE SUN.

#MSWL - #ownvoices YA & MG-- both realistic & contemporary, but also eager to find more #ownvoices fantasy & speculative fiction.

#MSWL - YA & MG about coming to terms with regrets.

A related #MSWL - stories where characters' understanding of past events change & evolve -- where the past is still alive & fluid.