Stephanie Stein

@stephlystein

Editor

Harper Teen

Harper Kids

Senior Editor @HarperChildrens & @HarperTeen, she/her, 47% caffeine by volume. Opinions my own, and I do have a lot of them. 🌈

manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/stephaniestein

· 13 Sep 2016

Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller

YA with the kind of lush worldbuilding found in THE RAVEN BOYS or SCORPIO RACES. Contemporary Fantasy or Magical Realism! #MSWL

Seconding both of these! #MSWL

· 7 Sep 2016

Really loving Mallory Ortberg's turn as Dear Prudence. Which reminds me: would love to see a YA with a similar sense of humor. #MSWL

YA
Humor

· 23 Aug 2016

Still dying for a YA that's fierce and feminist and a little bit (a lot) angry. Have been reminded of that nearly every day this year. #MSWL

· 17 Aug 2016

Molly O'Neill @molly_oneill

YA that plays w/ structure/perspective/other aspects of storytelling in unique, outside-the-box, compelling (but non-gimmicky) ways. #MSWL

This is my favorite thing! (Coming from someone who did their college thesis on frame stories...) #mswl

· 17 Aug 2016

Penny Moore @precociouspenny

I'm dying for spectacular and diverse MG written by own voices. #mswl

Same! #mswl

· 9 Aug 2016

Vee S. @findmereading

Sorry to interrupt you but, um, hear me out: a gay Pride & Prejudice retelling

Best interruption EVER. #MSWL

· 20 Jul 2016

Whitley Abell @whitleyabell

You know that revisionist YA historical I've been asking for. I really, REALLY want one about Princess Kaʻiulani of Hawaii
#MSWL

Oh my GOODNESS yes. #MSWL twitter.com/whitleyabell/s…

· 30 Jun 2016

Alex Arnold @alexyarnold

A deeply romantic magical realism YA. #MSWL

Same. Have always wanted one of those fanfic soulmate AUs in YA novel form. #MSWL

YA
Romance

· 30 Jun 2016

Caitie Flum @caitief

If you have complex, difficult MCs like @courtney_s, please send them my way - MG, YA, and A #MSWL

*grabby hands* #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

Molly O'Neill @molly_oneill

Vivid settings, where time/place are so rich & realized, they almost feel like a character. I want to feel as if I've traveled there. #MSWL

So much this. Especially a setting we don't see often. #MSWL twitter.com/molly_oneill/s…

· 30 Jun 2016

Jennifer Johnson-Blalock @JJohnsonBlalock

YA contemp that falls somewhere between sweet romance and heavy life or death. Maybe dealing with family or a Rory-Paris rivalry... #MSWL

OMG yes. Rory-and-Paris rivals forever. #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

Taylor Haggerty @tayhaggerty

Twisty, magical, atmospheric YA. #MSWL

Always! #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

Bridget Smith @bredalot

An #mswl from vacation: f/f sports YA (soccer, maybe?) that feels like @elmify - sharp, nuanced, warm, & funny.

Great minds! (Yes, this!) #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

Last one before I get some lunch: I will never not want YA romance with pining. Bring me longing, angst, friends who fall in love! #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

More middle grade in general. Not necessarily a huge adventure, just heart, voice, a touch of humor. (So, the holy grail.) #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

A lyrical, bittersweet high-school romance that ends--because most of them do!--and the characters get through it okay in the end. #MSWL

Romance

· 30 Jun 2016

Marisa DiNovis @dinovisms

Ten words: Give me all of the feminist middle grade you have (!!!!!) #mswl

THIS. #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

beth phelan @beth_phelan

While I wait for this lunch meeting to start: I want all the epic YA fantasy with intersectional diversity and #ownvoices. #MSWL

I will keep RTing variations on this #MSWL forever, and it will always be true!

YA
Fantasy

· 30 Jun 2016

Roseanne Wells on Hiatus until January Whenever @RivetingRosie

#MSWL book that's highbrow/lowbrow mix, like a literary YA about boy bands, or a pop culture take on medieval literature. (1/2)

Yes!!! Love juxtapositions like this. #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

Contemporary YA with a big, crazy, sweeping plot. Think Where'd You Go, Bernadette for teens. #MSWL