Stories that are piercingly true to their characters, revealing their layers and deepest feelings -- this goes for every category of children's and YA books. #MSWL

In advance of our #AskUpstart session 8/7, I promised a few new #MSWL notes. I’m looking for “Activist Non-Fiction” (shout-out to @_GinaGagliano!), NF that explores a current issue, engages readers deeply, and calls them to action. YA, MG & Graphic Novels like this – all welcome!

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A world where something we take for granted is flipped upside down. Think SMOKE! #mswl

A fantastical world with creatures inspired by Ellen Jewett’s sculptures #mswl

Unique magical realism with a tint of mystery a la BONE GAP #mswl

Literary horror involving a flower shop or greenhouse #mswl

Looking for lesser-known fairy tales reimagined and mythology, folklore, or fables from different parts of the world! #mswl

Young female protagonists that will always put their own needs before a boy (think FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS) #mswl

Give me a novel as grim as Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" #mswl

Non-European fantasy is on my forever #MSWL.

Please send it to me so I can submit it to the host of editors who tell me regularly how hungry they are for different stories, fresh settings, and fresh points of view.

#MSWL

In lieu of this, any #POC writer, or writer whose work is steeped w/intersectionality who hasn't heard from us but submitted late spring/early summer & on...
Please follow up w/letter 2 Afrisse@prentisliterary.com #MSWL We'll always be 👀for #writersofcolor & marginalized voices

LOVE the French cover of THE HAZEL WOOD, by Melissa Albert, one of my favorite 2018 #YA reads!

P.S. I would love to find a fantasy grounded in our reality like THE HAZEL WOOD. it is so much fun to think magic might exist, if only we look in the right place.

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Today is Intern Olivia's last day and we've given her free reign on Twitter. Interested to hear what a publishing internship is like? Want the inside scoop on @bookendslit? Now's the time to ask #amquerying #amwriting #MSWL

"I’ve been fascinated by this actual event for a decade. Looking for a historical women’s fiction/book club book about garment district’s 1911 shirtwaist fire tragedy." @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

An #MSWL i can get behind.

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I've been very particular about the nonfiction queries in my inbox. One thing I've noticed in particular is that I really want more female voices in my personal empowerment, self-improvement & business titles. #MSWL

this seven year old is the feminist heroine we all need #MSWL

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#mswl call for NF that explores science / nature / the outdoors in the ways of Paul Bogard's THE END OF NIGHT, Robert Moor's ON TRAILS, Porter Fox's NORTHLAND, James Edward Mills' THE ADVENTURE GAP, and Victoria Johnson's AMERICAN EDEN.