#MSWL day

1) Gayer, swoonier romance (gay, here, meaning any LGBTQ+ pairing that leans into the queerness of it)

2) Small stories with BIG personal stakes (e.g. TJ Klune esque), preferably with magic but not required if romance

In honor of #MSWL day, seemed like a good time to share some things I'm especially excited about.

My clients are prepared to inundate me shortly with manuscripts, so not sure when I'll open, but I promise to keep you updated!

Something to know about me is that I prefer a hopeful ending. That doesn't have to mean perfect, it just leaves the reader with a feeling that things are going to be okay. This is very personal to me, I just think the world is hard enough that I want my fictional characters to be okay #MSWL

Send me your messy female MCs who are doing their best to try and figure their sh*t out and maybe making terrible decisions in the process. But it all works out in the end. #MSWL

First #MSWL : I have been obsessed with movies like HELL HOUSE LLC and NOROI: THE CURSE for so long now. I’d love a horror novel that feels close to those, along the lines of RULES FOR VANISHING or SKELETON CREEK, whether kid lit or adult.

Character driven stories where the MC has strong agency that is felt from the first page. The stakes for the MC don't need to be end of the world, they just need to be end of their world #MSWL

I know most of us are dreaming of warmer weather at this point, but I'd love to see PB submissions with ✨cozy little moments.✨ Think Eliza Wheeler's A COZY WINTER DAY, Devil Elle Kurtz's THE BAKERY DRAGON, and Steve McCarthy's THE WILDERNESS.
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I'm open to all things MG and YA (as well as some adult NF), but I'd love to find a story with a Sixth-Sense-level twist, a twist that forces you to reread and confirm the clues were there—you just missed them entirely because the author is that good. #mswl

I love cozy stories. Ones that make you want to curl up with a blanket and that feel like the biggest warm hug. The stakes are there and they can be high, but at the same time it's not having me hold on to the edge of my seat. #MSWL

I would love more contemporary stories with a speculative or magical twist. So grounded real world with something that isn't worldly, if you will. That can be anything from cursed objects, to ghosts, to a time slip... #MSWL

Happy #MSWL day to all who celebrate 😉 I'll post a variety of wish lists throughout the day, but here is what I'm looking for in the #MG space!

Happy #MSWL day to all who celebrate 😉 I'll post a variety of wish lists throughout the day, but here is what I'm looking for in the #MG space!

I'd probably give up a toe or something for a YA "Sugar and Spice" type story. Girls coming together for a good reason but doing bad things and getting away with it. If you haven't seen the movie, watch it. It's hysterical! #MSWL

Send me your weird books--the one that doesn't really seem like it fits in anywhere but it actually does. I want to be surprised! #MSWL

I'd love a family saga that has a unique entry point. Think 6ft Under or a Shitt's Creek. #MSWL

#MSWL I desperately want a spicy dystopian romance post climate apocalypse. Think "The 100" but I want the stories of those left on the ground.

Romance. I love romances and would love to see more (especially queer) romances in my inbox. YES, it has to end in a HEA or HFN--otherwise it's NOT a romance.
Would also love to see things that aren't enemies to lovers. Still open to it just would love to mix it up a little #MSWL

I'll be posting some #MSWL stuff later today (as I wake up with more coffee) but an evergreen reminder is that if I'm open to your genre then always feel free to send it my way. I LOVE being surprised by things I didn't know I wanted or loved in my inbox 😊

I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'm really wanting some propulsive feminist thrillers! Women supporting women! Taking down the patriarchy kind of stories! #MSWL

#MSWL Smart, contemporary, voicey bookclub women's fiction; Sephardic or Mizrachi historical women's fiction, write to querymarilyn@transatlanticagency.com; no romantasy, no fantasy, no sci fi. Thanks! My clients have won major American and Canadian awards, and I'm very active internationally.