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Thank you to the TikTok video my kids were watching this morning. May I please have a contemporary YA set in a boarding school. Could be bubbly, could be broody. You do you. #MSWL
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn · 3h
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
As the holidays approach, some news:I'll be closing to queries Dec. 1 - 31. I have a pile of queries & subs to catch up on, so please add yours to it before Dec. 1 if you wish!
#amquerying #amagenting #WritingCommunity
While I'm at it, a quick #MSWL of things I would love to see right now:
- Big-hearted contemporary MG
- MG horror
- A domestic thriller
- YA thriller/horror
- YA/A speculative/light sci-fi (think Black Mirror)
- MG/YA/A with a culinary theme
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · 5h
“I’m in the mood for some 1920s/1950s upmarket fiction with vivid historical settings.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Kerry Johnson @candidkerry
#WritingCommunity I don’t write scary stuff but check this out 😱💀😳#amwriting twitter.com/profwaynegarci…Oh wow. That’s #MSWL material right there.
OK.... #MSWL
I really want a swoony but also laugh-out-loud, millennial rom-com. Let's add some awkward Tinder/OKC dates leading to the inevitable meet-cute.
Maybe queer? 😇🏳️🌈
Tamar Rydzinski @trydzinski · 1d
Brandon Stanton @humansofny
“The scene was different back then. All the adult clubs were mob controlled..." pic.twitter.com/gLVqB7bYMzThis is possibly my favorite interview of all time. Hope there's still more to come! Also, would represent in a second #mswl
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · 1d
“Within culture I’m looking for diverse takes on current events, politics, niche cultures and interesting voices.” @maureen_moretti #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Ben Miller-Callihan @AgentBenMC · 1d
Bitter Southerner @BitterSouth
Taliaferro County GA is the darkest place east of the Mississippi, and residents there share one concern above all others: the ability to see the stars in their fullest glory. If you love the night sky... meet these most passionate keepers of the dark.🌙✨ bittersoutherner.com/the-dark-end-o… pic.twitter.com/LqpWD1NfXsCan I have a horror novel about a young girl who carries around a doll (like a modern day American girl doll type doll - not old school creepy). And wherever she goes, bad things happen—but is it the girl or the doll? #MSWL SCARE ME. MAKE ME QUESTION THINGS.
Katie Shea Boutillier 🦈 @AgentShea · 1d
I love this!! Please think of me if you feel you have a story that will fit at Heartdrum. #querytip #pubtip publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ch…
Lauren Abramo @LaurenAbramo · 1d
Meredith Ireland @MeredithIreland
Writers Hotline: how can we help you today?Me: I have a book deal!!!
WH: Lol
Me: ... no seriously
WH: omg, did you announce it on Twitter
Me: not yet
WH: do it!!! pic.twitter.com/LOLsoNZ2Wy
Also, because I know a lot of people think of me for sad, serious YA (and yes, please do keep sending me that!), I also do fun and funny and fluffy, and I would love to see so much more of it, querying writers, please. #MSWL
Samantha Wekstein @SWekstein · 1d
In honor of Holly Black's Queen of Nothing release today, I'd love more fantasy with complicated court politics like this series. Other examples, The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkowski, and Crown Duel/Court Duel by Sherwood Smith. #MSWL
Dawn Dowdle @blueridgeagency · 1d
#MSWL Looking for J. A. Jance style with a fresh voice. blueridgeagency.com
Jennifer AAHHHH Grimaldi is closed to queries @JA_Grimaldi · 1d
Jennifer '🐍' Grimaldi @JA_Grimaldi
*romance* I love love 😭. I'm looking for own voices, fluff, every trope in the book (slow burns! enemies-to-lovers! trapped somewhere overnight & it's COLD & they have to HUDDLE omgomg) #MSWLFor those of you who've asked: yes ABSOLUTELY this includes romcoms as well (although I love romcoms with a bit of a bite to them--bury me in banter, please!) #MSWL
Serene *closed to queries* @serenemaria · 1d
General PSA that I'm only looking for projects in the sci-fi/fantasy genres on the YA side, not adult. #MSWL
Would love a YA where a Korean teenager sees her life as a mirror to her favorite Korean soap opera. Grew up watching these with my best friend, and think it could be unique set up. High humor, some romance, a whole lotta' drama, & strong plot. #MSWL
Alyssa Jennette is closed to queries! @AlyssaJennette · 2d
K. Tempest Bradford is Giving Thanks @tinytempest
Based on the conversation about the Babylonian recipe tablets and how a woman figured they were recipes and the men didn't believe her, tell me more stories about women researchers/scholars whose perspective as women changed the way we look at some ancient thing.This thread=#MSWL
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · 2d
"I love powerful personal stories, especially from essayists. Some of my favorite essayists include Nicole Chung and Michele Filgate." @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl