also, i highly recommend @Bibliogato THE GIRL WITH THE RED BALLOON and @TashiDiaz COLOR ME IN, which are incredible YA stories featuring jewish characters! #askDVpit

YES! check out this link for more YA stories featuring jewish characters! #askDVpit

heyalma.com/all-the-jewish…

When you've run out of agents you would be happy to be represented by, no longer believe the story is ready for primetime, or have something stronger to query. Whichever of those comes soonest. Sometimes persistence pays off. Sometimes you know it's time to move on. #askDVpit

Absolutely, and this is a priority for publishers/editors too. I want to publish books that represent our world in all its diversity! If your book is a picture book, it's totally cool to include art notes that say so, or illustrator notes in an illustrated MG, etc. #askdvpit

Yes! Definitely. #askDVpit

while the NA genre did feature characters in this age range, it was more about to who and how those books were being marketed. lots of great adult titles feature teens, so yes, i say it's very possible! #askDVpit

While these can be good portfolio pieces (and I know that this has led to deals at places like Marvel where all their work is work-for-hire), I wouldn't be able to acquire a fanart/fanfiction-type story for ©️ reasons (unless the orig. source was in the public domain) #askdvpit

There are adult books about teen (and younger) characters. Protagonist's age is often but not always an indicator of the market the book was written for. #askDVpit

Lots of editors are eagerly looking for submissions to take their mind off *gestures at world.* Just think about whether you're up for navigating negotiations and contracts. If that sounds like a nightmare rn, holding off might make the most sense. If not, go for it! #askDVpit

Like any term, I don't know that there will ever be full community consensus in how it's used, but I don't take it to refer to theme and that's not what it was intended to mean by the person who coined it. More here: corinneduyvis.net/ownvoices/ #askDVpit

i personally don't think it does -- as long as you personally share your protagonist's marginalized identity in some way, you can use the #ownvoices hashtag but i'm curious to hear what others think #askDVpit

Imprints are acquiring for sure. Agents are reading queries. But I'd advise anyone querying to be patient, thoughtful, and do their due diligence. Some agents are busier than usual. Others have way more time to read. Smaller rounds might be wise. #askDVpit

to be honest, i don't think this line exists outside of life events that are clearly happening at a certain age (like prom, hs graduation, etc). other than that, it's all about how your characters and how they behave/feel in regards to any storyline #askDVpit

personally, i think any topic can be handled in both genres -- it's a matter of execution, sensibility, and focus, and knowing how to connect with your target readers in the most effective way. #askDVpit

While some publishers are having a difficult go of things right now financially, at least in my experience we are still acquiring at a regular if not increased rate. #askdvpit

Personally I don't have a window, but I'd advise against pitching projects that aren't pretty close to final. You never know what your subsequent revisions will change. That said, if I say I'm interested in hearing more about a project, there's no ticking clock on that. #askDVpit

You don't need to capitalize the description--the capitalization should only include the book title itself (imo, it's a way to get around the issue of not being able to do ital or underline in certain text settings like twitter, etc.) #askdvpit

Questions to Ask References when receiving an offer of representation. #askagent bookendsliterary.com/2020/04/02/que…

Nope! I'm looking for PB authors and PB illustrators, not only people who can do both. #askagent

Some of our agents represent both non-fiction and fiction. I would advise you to look for someone who reps both and/or start with querying one at a time. #askagent