Dying for more upper MG. This includes fiction and graphic novel, so please send my way!

Family dynamics (found or by blood)
LGBTQ+
First crushes
Friend breakups
Mental Health
Mainly wanting Fantasy genres, Contemporary, and Historical
#querytip #amquerying #writingcommunity

What's the quickest way for your query to stand out in my inbox? Send me some non-fiction. I'm particularly interested in representing fun history (like @GaryBohan_Jr's Sharkey). I only represent memoir for current clients, though. #MSWL

#MSWL for 2022: AKA what I'd like to see in my agent inbox scribblesandwanderlust.com/2021/12/29/msw…

Mystery/adventure such as Da Vinci Code/ National Treasure. The Holiday but make it a book. Fairy tale retelling. Magical realism. 🌟✍️⭐️

ENGLISH BOARDING SCHOOLS/ MANOR HOUSES. Portal fantasy in the vein of Stardust or Narnia. Pure fantasy -think LOTR. Anything with a tournament. Lighter crime/mystery set in a small English village. Historical romance that Julian Fellowes would be proud of.

🌟 Chaotic 2022 #MSWL thread🌟
Contemporary YA, either light rom-com style such as To All the Boys, or darker themes such as those in Before I fall. Sexy pirates, and mermaids. MAGICAL ACADEMIA/dark academia. Throw in an oddly attractive classmate.
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I'd really love to do some Adult Non-Fiction this year. I'm mainly interested in food writing/history (think CORK DORK, DRUNK, THE COOKING GENE). #MSWL

I'm now open to queries for 2022 in #F and #SF for #A and #YA!

✨Check my MSWL page at: erniechiara.com/mswl.

✨My ever-expanding, mega infinite #MSWL thread at:
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✨Africanfuturism that comps Nnedi Okorafor
✨Trans or nonbinary rep in SF or contemp fantasy that comps LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS by Ryka Aoki
✨Characters that struggle to deal with people & their feelings, like Martha Wells’s Murderbot or Margaret Rogerson’s Vespertine
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✨Character driven Cli-fi or Science Fantasy based on locales where colonization & socioeconomic disparities have caused or compounded the effects of climate change.
✨Reimaginings of classics from different cultural perspectives like WHAT SOULS ARE MADE OF by Tasha Suri
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✨Dark academia w/ high personal stakes and rich settings
✨Asian-inspired SF/tech-fantasy crossover in the vein of Xiran Jay Zhao.
✨Fantasy inspired by South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures and mythologies
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✨Aro-ace rep and meaningful platonic relationships
✨Fantasy or SF with non-western settings and cultures
✨Anti-colonialist, -caste, -patriarchy, -establishment, etc. with driving plots and strong characters
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✨In the generes I rep, I'd love to see more projects by writers from Black, Indigenous, Latine/x, Asian, AAPI, Middle Eastern, and African communities and their far-reaching diasporas, as well as the LGBTQIA+, trans and nonbinary, and disabled and neurodiverse communities. #MSWL

As I open to queries today, I join my fellow agents and editors in the sheer fear of future volume, but also a lot of excitement at finding those projects destined to become books. Let's go do it!

In very basic terms, I am on the lookout for adult fiction and non-fiction, as well as non-fiction for age 7+, MG and YA. And, I've said it before - and I'll say it again - if you're writing something like East is East, please send it my way. #mswl

This is where I grew up, y’all, this happens every night. This is why there’s a special shout out to crows on my #MSWL.

if any agents & publishing people are interested in connecting, let’s talk books!! ☺️📚 (or we could talk about my cats...)

mysteries: millennial cozy mysteries with unique younger settings, quirky characters, and the charm and sharp sleuthing that make cozies so much fun

historical fiction: female-led historical fiction from underrepresented and/or lesser explored times and/or places in history, especially stories from authentic voices

(i’d also like to see some genre blending romventures that combine romance/action and adventure/mystery/comedy. love pointing to DIAL A FOR AUNTIES; it’s so good)