Teens who run illegal gambling rings--cards or sports--is an interest. Love when teens are smart, make their own money, and fool everyone!

I've been searching for a YA werewolf story FOREVER.

So many teens are reading a particular author, but I really would LOVE an authentic teen contemporary romance. The emotional rollercoaster. The disapproving parents. Messy. Concentual. Sweet. NOT written for adults--think the new season of Ginny and Georgia.

I mention sports stories in my #MSWL, but I really want them in conjunction with romance, mystery, or horror. Give me a teen looking to break out as a MMA fighter who is solving the murder of her trainer, while falling for the killer...I will faint.

I am looking for a lot of YA this year! Here's a little more of what I would love to see...

My middle grade list is fairly full, so I am only looking for: magical realism, contemporary, or mystery series (or with series possibility).

In all age categories, whether angsty or joyful, I will especially focus on stories written by traditionally underrepresented creators.

This is the first time I am open to Picture Books! I am selectively looking for: whimsical and funny stories, especially those that showcase diversity. Family and friendship themes are my favorite. It's a plus if you are an author/illustrator, but not a must.

I reopen to queries TOMORROW! I have my fresh new #MSWL is posted, but I figured I'd give a little more explanation of what I am super excited to see in 2023.

manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/amy-…

#MSWL WEDNESDAY-inspired:
- grumpy/sunshine BFFs
- a protagonist who vibes with plants as much as Marilyn Thornhill
- a protagonist who communicates with an ancestor

"I really love literary fiction that takes you into small worlds and communities where I'm an outsider. Give me a glimpse inside a complex family, or a workplace."
@ericsmithrocks #MSWL

psliterary.com/submissions/

Anyone querying a #cowboyromance ?

#mswl #yellowstonevibes #acceptingqueries

I want a book thag reminds me of THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS #MSWL

so: welcome to this segment i'm going to call: my #mswl in tiktoks!! 🤪

ok last non-fiction #mswl for now: increasingly i am made aware of how deeply capitalism influences and infiltrates our lives, in big and small ways. i would love to keep exploring that and hearing about other ways we could imagine our lives, please!

non-fiction #mswl continued:
-topics within mental health and how the societies we live in affect it 👀

-biographies of women from history, whether ones who were ignored/forgotten or maybe a revised look at a known figure!!! esp written by fellow women!

ok, some non-fiction #mswl!

truth is, i'm a nerd on a futile quest to learn everything, ever, but some topics/areas i often gravitate towards:
-pop culture & what it says about us/the times we're living in

-deep dives into cultural history of <topic/thing>

i was surprised by how much i enjoyed bridgerton s2 because i'm not really into historical fiction so: if it got similar vibes to kathony, both as a couple but also individually, and it's not necessarily historical*?? #mswl

*i might be flexible w like the 20th century lol

i don't know what's going on here but i'm drawn to novels ft a house/setting that maybe possibly wants to kill you/its inhabitants or maybe one that just keeps messing with them. if this is exploring some forgotten history/wrongs/etc?? *chef's kiss* #mswl

halsey's verse in DIE FOR ME. no lie, *i* would die for a novel with those vibes #mswl