Feather Flores 🌸
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Atheneum
Simon Kids
editor & maker of good trouble at Atheneum / @SimonKids • @diversebooks alum • #LatinxinPub • still workin’ on it 🌱🌈✨ art by @cisforfrenchfry
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D.B. Gee—Querying Speculative Fantasy! @DBGeeWrites
@featherfully Hi Feather! I took a peek at the website for the publishers in your bio but didn't see YA as an age range. You liked one of my pitches (thank you 🥹🥹), so I'm hoping to confirm you are interested in acquiring YA stories. Thank you!Hey D.B.! Oh gosh, that's strange. But YES—Atheneum publishes picture books, MG, YA, and graphic novels within the S&S Children's group. My specific #MSWL lives here, if you want to check it out: featherflores.com/mswl/. Any questions, give me a shout! (& ahh your pitch is 🔥🔥)
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Alan Baxter 💀📖👊🥃 @AlanBaxter
Apparently your first 5 non-face emojis are your aesthetic:🖤🥃🍻🍷❤️
Well fuck.
💗✨🐱🌱💖
You know what, I’ll take it. #MSWL for the vibe, why not
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Erin Murphy @agentemurph
I would LOVE additional recs, please! And also, I have to say, these must be very hard to get publishers to buy ("But almost nothing happens! It's all character- and world-building!") and yet obviously there are a lot of us hungry for it.Agents! Hello! This thread is a great excuse to remind you that cozy fantasy & sci-fi is explicitly on my #MSWL! I WILL BUY IT, please let me buy it, thank you & happy long weekend 💖💕💗😊
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geneva @gdbeeart
Trains in summer... they are perfect all year round, but especially in summer pic.twitter.com/FLw0bx4eae#MSWL trains! trains are perfect! all train aesthetics are perfect! trains forever!
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🌈 QUEER JOY!!! 🌈
In anything
& everything
& on its own for its own sake.
(I’m so excited to post this announcement in June, friends.)
Here’s to more incredible books. Let’s gooooo!!!!! ✨📚
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- History & historical fiction that centers marginalized perspectives!
- Charming, Agatha Christie-esque mysteries!
- Stories exploring the impact of immigration!
- Friendship stories! Whimsical romps! Fun & fast-paced adventures!
- FOOD! Forever & always food!
And of course…
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- Mythology! Fairytales! Folklore! (Especially from non-European cultures!)
- Magical realism! Witchery! Magic rooted in nature!
- Atmospheric, gentle fantasy a la Studio Ghibli!
- Fantasy & science fiction rooted in inclusive world-building!
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- Multigenerational family stories!
- Stories about language & connection!
- Romances starring 2+ characters of color!
- Mixed-race perspectives! Explorations of belonging & being in-between!
- Healthy, empowering relationships! Found family! Community! Platonic love!
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I’m acquiring picture books, MG & YA novels, and graphic novels for all ages (both fiction & nonfiction in all formats). Joyful, uplifting voice- and character-driven stories are my jam!!
My (very) full #MSWL is available here: featherflores.com/mswl
Some highlights:
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Feather Flores 🌸 @featherfully
✨Professional Update!✨It’s PW-official: I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined the incredible team at Atheneum / @SimonKIDS! 🤗🎉
(exclamation-point-heavy 🧵)
Agent friends! If it’s been awhile since we connected, please reach out! I’d love to chat. 💕
And if we’ve never spoken, let’s change that! (I’m always especially excited to connect with newer/junior agents—I see the good work you’re doing & I want to buy your clients’ books!)
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Watch this space for excited first day post and updated #MSWL coming next month! Agent friends, I’ll be excited to connect (or re-connect) in early June. I can’t wait to make more incredible books together! 🥰
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birdie schae ☀️ @birdienotabird
healthy soft supportive relationships in books and any media actually are deeply underrated send tweetForever & always my favorite relationships 🥺 #MSWL
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Julia McCarthy @thejumbles
Just a reminder that I (and many other editors!) are eager to acquire and amplify trans voices. Agents, I’m always looking for picture books, graphic novels, and MG/YA novels that uplift the trans community 🏳️⚧️ No more room in this world or on our pub lists for bigotry & hate!Yes, eternally & forever #MSWL
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Magic Realism Bot @MagicRealismBot
An empress owns an illuminated manuscript which depicts every act of kindness since the dawn of time.Ok this could be something absolutely amazing though #MSWL
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Feather Flores 🌸 @featherfully
I can't wait to be able to share all the incredible books I've got coming your way in the not-too-distant future! The talented authors and artists I've been lucky enough to work with are truly the best part of my job. 💕To that end, reminder that I'm always on the lookout for exciting new projects (in a range of genres and formats!)--especially work by, about, and for creators of color & creators from the margins. #MSWL: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/feat…
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Feather Flores 🌸 @featherfully
PLEASE read this thread. Every publishing professional I know *needs* to read this thread. 👇🏼 twitter.com/laviecestmoi/s…Also, if you are a BIPOC creator and you see yourself & your stories in this thread (heck, I know I do): I WANT THEM. I will always want them. And I will fight for them. #MSWL