I would love to find more cozy fantasy for YA/MG, and just cozy books in general. When the world is a dumpster fire, sometimes we just need a little escape where there are still stakes and things to do, but in a way that doesn't cause massive anxiety. #MSWL

I freaking love enemies to lovers, just FYI. #MSWL

#MSWL round three! 🧡
I'm currently closed to #YA , but if your project matches these vibes or can comp to one of these books, send me a DM.

#MSWL round three! 🧡
I'm currently closed to #YA , but if your project matches these vibes or can comp to one of these books, send me a DM.

"I'm seeking supernatural and psychological thrillers."
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I'm definitely looking for more submissions from people who write and illustrate graphic novels. #MSWL I've found I don't connect as strongly with just graphic novel texts, which is why I usually prefer to see sample pages of graphic novels from author-illustrators, for any children's age group.

Nonfic: I really want to work with someone writing about cultural spiritual practices. Like from a grounded, researched approach that is not aiming to make it necessarily more accessible but aiming to capture the roots and history of the practice. #mswl
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I would love to see something more upmarket that plays around with media and time the way Daisy Jones’s and the Six does. #mswl
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Also anything that gives me the feeling of Bartimaeus by Jonathan Stroud. A genuinely funny, sarcastic MC, a fleshed-out world (either based in ours or not), and lovable character dynamics. #MSWL

#MSWL I really want something like The Last Hour Between Worlds or Voyage of the Damned. A mystery set in a fantasy world, where powers make it more complicated to figure out the 'whodunnit.' Bonus points for a time loop

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Not open right now, but I hope to be by the end of spring. What I really want to see is #ADULT #crossgenre stories. #Scifi romance, horror romance, humorous #litRPG w/a horror element. Weird, quirky, spicy is okay, just no abuse, rape, or animal death.
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#Horror #MSWL Modern, inventive takes on Haunted Houses; Technology making our life worse; ALL THE BODY HORROR

#Horror #MSWL GIVE ME YOUR WEIRD SH*T! Things that experiment with the form (choose your own adventure), use images (Strange Houses), or just do weird, wild things (House of Leaves).

#Horror #MSWL I also want: Underwater cryptid horror; aliens but ON EARTH (think No One Will Save You); locked room horror (We Need to Do Something); stuff with twins, doppelgängers, changelings; escape room / gameboard horror (like a horror jumanji); underdog cryptids no one has heard of

#Horror #MSWL Give me horror comedy! Think Sam Raimi, Eli Craig, and Edgar Wright vibes. But I would especially love to see more diverse voices in this space! I love reluctant heroes/ everyday schlubs who are forced to reckon with dark dealings. And a dash of social commentary along the way.

I'm interested in investigative nonfiction; Cobalt Red is an example from a geopolitical and human rights lens. And anything with an element of gonzo journalism. #mswl

This is my official #MSWL which I haven't updated in awhile (sorry!) but it's still a good sense of my taste. manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/em...

And here are my MSWL tweets from recent to days of yore (Twitter). mswishlist.com/agent/esc_key

#MSWL I'd love to see wuxia or xianxia stories from Asian writers or the diaspora, either in YA/MG. I find stories from Asian history and folklore fascinating and want to see more from authors from those cultures. But I'm not interested if it's from a cultural appropriation self-insert perspective.

Super eager to see some folk horror. Especially if it toes the line of speculative without going full paranormal. A kind of “am I imagining it or is that deer kind of f****d up?” vibe 😉 #mswl
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I'd like more "light" crime narratives about swindlers/forgers/thieves, where the purpose is really to bring readers deep into a fascinating subculture. Examples include The Feather Thief, In Vino Duplicitas, and The Absinthe Forger (which I repped). #mswl