Samantha Fabien
Literary Agent
Root Literary
✞ 🇭🇹 literary agent @rootliterary || pan🌈 || i’m the ultimate hype woman™️ for great people & great books—she/her✨📚🌗
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OK, can we have more romances where the love interest doesn't have "rippling abs" or "taut muscles," but is instead curvy, warm, soft, and teddy-bear like pls? #MSWL
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Karen Huger Stan Account @BigRedBunni
Yallllllllllllllllllll 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 pic.twitter.com/of0v7sx06sAlright so someone write this romance for me pls. Idk anything else that happens. Just this scene and the internal monologue of the MC as per the comments 😂 #mswl
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Thank you to the #amwriting community for your feedback about how to improve my #MSWL.
I've now added specific MSWL & anti-MSWL pdfs on my website. All feedback is welcome, as I think of the best way to add more detail to the "similar to" section.
samanthafabien.com/mswl
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samantha s. fabien⚜️ @samanthashnh
Hi writers,I'm lightly perusing the #LGBTNPit contest🌈, but if I miss your project and you think it's the right fit, please feel free to query the Root team! rootliterary.com/submissions
#amwriting, for ease of reference, here are links to my #mswl:
samanthafabien.com/mswl
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• gothic and horror in MG, YA, and Adult that haunts you with its writing as much as the subject matter (not one for gratuitous gore)
• contemporary fantasy with fresh hooks, strong character dynamics, immersive worlds, & romance subplots.
also see:
samanthafabien.com/mswl
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hi all ~ putting out a call for #mswl items I want to see more of:
(especially featuring marginalized POVs & casts by marginalized writers!)
• contemporary romance/ rom-coms in YA & Adult with wit, heat, humor & heart
• thrillers/mysteries/suspense in YA & Adult 1/?
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Hi all, back again with a #MSWL update.
I'd LOVE to get my YA romance list to match my adult romance list. @camilliemill and @chloe_liese have spoiled me rotten with inclusive, swoony romances.
For YA romance, I want all of the BIPOC rep, disability rep, and LGBTQIA+ rep 😍🤗
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The first time I saw the cover for @reneewauthor’s LOVE IS A REVOLUTION, I was stunned. I’d never seen a MC look like me until then. When I read FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA, I felt seen.
I want a fabulous plus size MC with Lizzo vibes living her best life and taking center stage.
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I really really want some dark academia/secret society/cult books. Whether it’s gothic and horror, fantasy or mystery, I NEED this in my life. ‼️‼️
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Until I find them, I desperately want BIPOC witches and/or psychics!! Each culture has its own mythology that deserves to be showcased. Let’s dive deep!
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In YA & MG, I’m being pickier than ever. There are so many great books in this space!! Anything I take on has to really stand out in this competitive market.
If you’re using comps, I want to know how they are alike AND different 🥰🤗
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I am continuing to scream into the void for POCs writing/centered in horror, thrillers, mysteries, and suspense. I want the Mexican Gothic, Jordan Peele, Alexis Henderson vibes
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ROM COMS OR CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE. Let’s make it queer, inclusive, diverse. If fans of Talia Hibbert, Helen Hoang, Alexis Daria, or Casey McQuiston would read it—I want it!
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I really want some relatable women’s fiction about millennials finding their way in the world, taking the wrong paths and learning as they go. I want to see relationships tested —familial, friendships, romantic etc.
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As of November 1, I’m re-opening to queries. Please send via QM: querymanager.com/samanthafabien
As a refresher on my #MSWL, here’s a thread of what I’m looking to add to my list!
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OK so I’m closed to queries until November 1, but PPL PLEASE.
Send me all the things with the same vibes of Practical Magic, The Craft, & The Covenant. Make it fresh, delve into the history, make me feel like it’s Salem circa 1690 even if it’s in present day. 🔮✨🌙🖤
#mswl
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Dear #amwriting #amquerying community,
I'm really looking for Black witches/psychics in contemporary fantasy (adult, YA, or MG), plus size MCs, YA and adult thrillers/suspense, and please keep sending these #ownvoices LGBTQIA+ and disability rep books. #MSWL
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