Tasneem Motala
@seraphecda
Literary Agent
assistant agent at @TRFNews who's a bit too obsessed with chai lattes and final fantasy
53 MSWL

🧵 ok let's talk about what I'm looking for in queries and potential new clients going into Fall 2025

my queries will only be open for 2 weeks (Sept 1-14) but while they're open to all genres I usually accept, I'll be focusing on YA and Adult fiction and Graphic Novels in...

#mswl

Tasneem Motala
@seraphecda
Literary Agent
assistant agent at @TRFNews who's a bit too obsessed with chai lattes and final fantasy
53 MSWL
Tasneem Motala
@seraphecda
Literary Agent
assistant agent at @TRFNews who's a bit too obsessed with chai lattes and final fantasy
53 MSWL

as always, BIPOC queries only! but other than that, I'd pretty much love to see anything gaming-adjacent or in the categories of steampunk, solarpunk, cyberpunk, any -punk kind of aesthetic really! i feel like those subgenres can really be pushed in illustrative works.

Tasneem Motala
@seraphecda
Literary Agent
assistant agent at @TRFNews who's a bit too obsessed with chai lattes and final fantasy
53 MSWL

for graphic novelists: honestly my wishlist is pretty much the same as my MG/YA wishlist, but let's talk about a few ideas I'd love to see in this format especially, and some graphic novels and comic series i currently love!

Tasneem Motala
@seraphecda
Literary Agent
assistant agent at @TRFNews who's a bit too obsessed with chai lattes and final fantasy
53 MSWL

tasneem motala ♡ @seraphecda

okay, you got me, I lied and it's afternoon, but let's finally talk about illustrators and graphic novelists and what's on my #MSWL in those categories :3

for illustrators: simply Be BIPOC and I'm interested in seeing your work. there's an upload section at the bottom of my query form just for you! upload art samples, link me to your portfolios, all that good stuff!