Finally caught up and responded to all the queries in my inbox from last year 😮‍💨. That means I'm opening back up to new queries!!! Start sending #opentoqueries #mswl

I am DYING to find a diverse ensemble cast series that could comp shows like One Tree Hill, The O.C., or 90210 in my inbox.

Super specific #MSWL I know, but damn I loved those shows with their gossip, romance, friendship, and family.

And while that's all what I'm looking for — I do love being surprised by things I didn't know I wanted. So if it falls anywhere under the genre tags I have on query manager... send it my way. Who knows, yours might be the next thing I fall in love with. querymanager.com/query/mferrara

> reality/competition shows (like Below Deck or Next Level Chef).

And did I mention Ted Lasso? (Sighing, where's my Season 4 announcement any day now please...)

Media I've been consuming lately (if you want a sense of storytelling and characters and things I love in my books):

Ted Lasso ⚽️, Only Murders in the Building, The Traitors (US and UK!), Ghosts (US and UK), Succession, White Lotus, The West Wing, Bob's Burgers >

📚 OGNs: I'm primarily looking for MG/YA graphic novels (preference for author/illustrator, but open to author-only!) As far as what I'm looking for, everything above applies here!

📚 YA: You'll steal my heart with unique magic systems. Creepy carnivals. Creepy abandoned buildings. New twists on the familiar.

And yes, I'll selectively be looking at queer rom-coms still (because reasons)!

📚 YA: I'm focusing more on genre fiction — namely fantasy and horror with an emphasis on works by authors from marginalized communities. I still have a soft spot for reimaginings (like...Count of Monte Cristo. Or if someone were to update Christopher Pike's The Midnight Club...)

📚 MG: I love kids getting into trouble and have to get out of said trouble before their parents get home!

Unless it's a madcap adventure novel *or* kids navigating their queerness, I'm really not looking for contemporary middle grade.

📚 MG: Three things I'll probably always be looking for:
1. Adventure novel with a humorous voice
2. creepy and lyrical horror a la coraline.
3. queer first crush (if it makes you think of the short 'in a heartbeat' I want to see it.)

📚 PB: Currently, my wants in the PB space are for author/illustrated manuscripts. Bonus points for humor. I *love* to laugh, especially now. I love the smart-but-side-splittingly-funny vein.

Am I open to queries in the first time in a couple of years? Yes, yes I am. What am I looking for? Glad you asked! Here's my updated #MSWL :

Overall — please don't send me books that deal heavily with parental death. I'm not at a place where I'm ready to delve into those yet.

Also laugh-out-loud romcoms... ❣️ #mswl

Calling all authors 📢 if you're querying high-concept thrillers please send them my way, ESPECIALLY those with a speculative twist or horror element #mswl

would love to read a non fiction on the science of endorphins... and everyday ways to get them! #Mswl

I’m open! Check out my #MSWL here: lbabooks.com/agents/amanda-preston and details of how to submit and FAQs here: lbabooks.com/submissions

I’m open to queries!

querymanager.com/query/2782

#MSWL - Wanted Authors dlvr.it/T28GGg

for a more wordy, overly detailed mswl: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/jynastie-wilson/

for submissions: querymanager.com/query/LCSLiteraryServices

universal — some things i’m looking for all around

#mswl