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layla noor | writing a novel 📝 @laylaxnoor
when are we going to make the bad boy trope but for girls? where are my girls who ride motorcycles and pick fights and don't pay attention in class whom the protagonist eventually finds themselves falling for and creating an iconic wlw romance??? hm???HUGE #MSWL, PLEASE AND THANKS!
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My list lacks YA romance with diverse characters. I need some STAT! #MSWL #amreading #amagenting
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I'd love to see in my queries:
- Atmospheric, woodsy, lush horror like THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING (YA, A)
- Domestic/psychological thrillers by BIPOC authors (A)
- Scavenger hunts (MG, YA, A)
- Eerie spec fic in isolated settings (CATHERINE HOUSE, THE WATER CURE)
#MSWL
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In YA SFF: I want projects like Attack The Block (2011) and Vampires Vs. The Bronx (2020). #mswl
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I’ve been thinking about what is on my current 2021 wishlist for submissions. Here’s what I came up with. If you’ve got anything you think fits the bill, please do send it over. Also worth saying this list is by no means exhaustive; I’m just looking for great genre stories! #MSWL
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I just finished _Sal and Gabi Break the Universe_ and now I’m reading _ Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky_ and WOW @rickriordan’s @DisneyHyperion imprint is KILLING IT.
Send me books like these! I want to read them! #mswl
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“A YA or MG novel comping #DeadbyDaylight that is still totally character-driven and emotional.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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It's come to my query-reading attention that I am a total sucker for #secretsocieties. Send me all your mysterious, secret organization stories, folks. #MG #YA #MSWL
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Sarah McCabe @sarahrmccabe
Dear agents,Just want to put out the call again that I'd love to see more fantasy/sci-fi middle grade submissions in my inbox! I have a TON of space for mg on my list right now, so [*insert grabby hands here*]!! #MSWL pic.twitter.com/ra3pNds2li
I’d love some middle grade sci-fi too! #MSWL
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I would LOVE a queer adult WF or genre work that could be compared to Michaela Coel’s Chewing Gum #MSWL
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Sailor D.J. Says @OhHeyDJ
I have a humble request. Can we get more queer content that isn’t so like, squeaky clean and perfect? I want more stuff where characters are undeniably queer, have faults and are messy.Thank youuuu. I’m a messy queer fuck up, and those are the people and stories I’m interested and want to champion. #mswl
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I’m LIVE on #MSWL!! Check out my way-too-long description of the kinds of projects I’m interested in and send me queries! Can’t wait to see what all you lovely writers and illustrators are working on 🌝 #amquerying #amagenting manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/alic…
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Julia McCarthy @thejumbles
Friendly reminder to the Universe that I am always looking for books that feel conjured from the same magic source as this album: #MSWL pic.twitter.com/u5w7iQ3CryEchoing this, as I believe I've echoed before: Joanna Newsom comps, please! If I could rep a manuscript that feels like "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie"... #MSWL
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National Geographic @NatGeo
A 62-year-old mystery has prompted conspiracies involving Soviet experiments, Yetis, and aliens. Science finally has some answers on.natgeo.com/3oy6fKKThe avalanche explains everything...except the missing eyes, tongue, and clothing of the dead...
This is why my #MSWL asks for stories that use real historical happenings as a basis for supernatural terror (i.e. Alma Katsu's The Hunger & The Deep and the TV series The Terror)!
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Rachel Mann @rachelphilippa
While we're all locked up reading and writing / glued to social media, I thought I might do a thread about the kinds of submissions I'm looking for, because it worked pretty well last time...My submissions are now reopen – #mswl below. Could be v. crudely summarised as: minoritized voices & stories/ creepy/ funny/ weird/ playful/ radical/ internationalist/ commercial middle-grade/ bold YA/ non-white genre fic/ bold adult non-fic/ anything else you like. Send away!
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That said, I'm also always up for a fantasy novel that uses violence to say something serious, like THE POPPY WAR or THE MIRROR EMPIRE. #MSWL
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Lush, gorgeous 90s-style fantasy. Think bright colors, elves or magic, sexy feminist sisterhoods. Fun and escapist fantasy. Neon worlds. #MSWL
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I love a closed-system story: think submarine or generation ship. How do you survive and navigate conflicts when there's no escape? #MSWL
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I'm a sucker for a great first-contact SF with really interesting aliens and the real sense of discovery of a new world—but with a real understanding of the conflicts of colonialism. THE SPARROW is the goal here. #MSWL