Samiha Hoque

Editor

Shaherazad Shelves

๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

Please DM for a link to submit. You can also familiarize yourself with Shush Books and Sorra Books here:
shaherazadshelves.com/

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

4. Adding on chapter books (5-15k words)

Really interested in stories that teach older kids about life through adventures.

Examples: The Magic Tree House series, Yusuf and Yusra's Holiday Dilemma series, Jeronimo Stilton, Naruto (in book format)

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

3. FABLES

If you have stories that are folklore lite, I want them! They can be imagined or real stories from a culture.

Examples: 1001 Arabian Nights, Aesop's Fables

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

2. MORALS and LESSONS

I'm keen on publishing books that teach children about virtues (e.g., forgiveness, patience), emotions, and mistakes through a fun or engaging story.

Examples: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, My Hijab Is My Crown, Who Will Make Iftar With Me?

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

1. COMMUNITY

I'm the perfect one for you if your PB focuses on teaching children how to navigate this world with kindness, compassion, and sympathy toward themselves OR others via a story.

Examples: Brown is Beautiful, Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, My Block Looks Like

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

For the first time, I will be open to select picture book submissions for Shush or Sorra Books (on top of chapter books)!

What I'm looking for โ€” a quick #MSWL ๐Ÿงต

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL
Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

Reading up on the Victorian era, and it was exclusively aristocrats--Barons, Earls, Ladies--who converted to Islam. Is someone going to write me a historical regency fic with a strikingly rich and handsome Muslim lead? #MSWL

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

I've updated my #MSWL ! It's gotten a bit smaller (due to my 2024 goals to focus on middle grade books).

Note: I accept unagented submissions until Jan. 14.
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/samiha-hoque/

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

Since @shaherazadshelf is opening to unsolicited submissions next week, Heather and I are really looking forward to fantasy, dystopian, and romance in nearly all genres.

To read Heather's MSWL, check her pinned @inkbyomari and you can find my MSWL here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/samiha-hoque/

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

WikiVictorian @wikivictorian

Mountaineering ensemble, 1890s. FIDM Museum. https://twitter.com/wikivictorian/status/1681789629521903618/photo/1

One of my earliest tweets was of how the pioneering women in the geosciences dressed like me, a practicing Muslim woman who also has a degree in geoscience. Now, I want to say #MSWL to this! Give me books where modest girlies can learn & save the Earth, too.

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

๐Ÿ’š ECO FICTION ๐Ÿ’š
YA Climate, nature-heavy fantasy

๐Ÿ’š ANTICOLONIAL WORK ๐Ÿ’š
In historical or fantasy, I want themes of condemnation of colonizers &/or Muslims reclaiming heritage

๐Ÿ’š REVISE & RESUBMIT ๐Ÿ’š
Anyone with an R&R should know I am always open to re-queries.

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Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL

I am closed to queries but will open to this specific #MSWL . Please DM me for a special link:

๐Ÿ’š MIDDLE-GRADE FANTASY ๐Ÿ’š
Cozy, character-driven, magic-less (or magic-limited), second-world/high fantasy, mythic creatures (dragons etc)

Ex: Ella Enchanted, The Last Mapmaker
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Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
๐Ÿ’ซ Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
14 MSWL