I’ve given my #mswl a little spring clean! 🌷

spelling out your tastes when you want both the most depraved and most delightful books imaginable is always tough, so if in doubt, just send it over
petersfraserdunlop.com/agent/daisy-chandley/

I usually close once I get a couple hundred, because I can't physically read 700 every month. So be ready! June 3. (I mean, if you want to.)

I am going to open again to queries next Monday. I would really like to see a romance (either YA or mainstream adult) that will sweep me away, a character I will fall in love with in chapter 1, and to add more diversity to my list overall. #mswl QueryManager.com/1621

Since this seems to be the year of mainstreaming age-gap romance, let me just say once again that I *love* queer, but especially Sapphic age-gap romance.

#MSWL #amquerying

I’m itching for more horror: gothic, eerie, paranormal. (Just not straight up gore) #mswl

I haven’t done a #MSWL in a long time, but if you have a PB manuscript that talks about the power of dance for marginalized communities, I have been thinking about this a lot lately. DM me for my link 💛

I am so excited to announce that I am now at Spencerhill Associates! AND I am now open to queries! Head to the Spencerhill website to see what I'm looking for and get your queries in my QueryManager! So excited for this new adventure.
spencerhillassociates.com/submissions

#mswl this song but in book form
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Manuscripts in other categories will still be considered! You can see more of my #MSWL at manuscriptwishlist.com

Please note that I may not be open for queries for a solid stretch between now and October, so always check my website to see if I'm open before you email me!

I am open to queries! I need to prioritize current authors, so right now there are very specific types of books that I will be paying closer attention to.

Submission instructions are at dunhamlit.com, and this graphic will hopefully also help you plan when to query me.

#MSWL would love a story featuring a septuagenarian or octogenarian group of friends in genres of literary fiction, thriller, women’s fiction, etc but want older protagonists both cute and taking no shit similar to THURSDAY MURDER CLUB

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Right now I'm very interested in:
- dark academia that emphasizes the academics
- eco/climate fiction
- thrillers that aren't centered on/launched by murder
- #ownvoices folklore from cultures that are underrepresented in the English market
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However, I love psychological horror, unreliable narrators, creepy retellings (think Wonderland), supernatural stories, and books with a ton of atmosphere. Comps: THE HONEYS, MEXICAN GOTHIC, Erica Waters, SHE IS A HAUNTING, Simone St. James, SMALL SPACES, etc. #MSWL

#mswl PLEASE AND THANK YOU !!!

I would love to see this #mswl

#MSWL Remember those YA romantic dystopian books from 10-15 years ago? LEGEND, SHATTER ME - I even count HUNGER GAMES here. I'd LOVE to see some new, fresh romantic dystopian!

(No plague-based books or books where the world is dystopian because it's misogynist, though, please.)

For Marisa, her favorite tropes in romance are the ones that make the readers second-guess themselves, starting off with stronger emotions only to find themselves falling in love with the LI, at the same rate the MC does!
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I'm actually hoping to open just a little early, before June if possible. It's been WAY too long and I'm very excited to see your projects. So please stay tuned--I may open again early next week, after the Memorial Day holiday!

In order to keep things moving along, get back to authors promptly, and hopefully remain open to submissions--I will be opening on the first day of each month for one week, moving forward. Catching up for three weeks and then opening again. Wash/rinse/repeat. 3/