First and foremost, I'm building an inclusive list with a variety of voices and genres. I'm looking for BIPOC authors, queer authors, disabled authors, and generally, authors from historically excluded backgrounds.

I am open to queries once again and would love to build my list up in 2022.

🌟Query: QueryManager.com/HannahVanVels

🌟MSWL: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/hann…

hi, just tweeting out that since #JulieandThePhantoms was canceled and I've been thinking about it ever since... 😭

#MSWL for a fun YA ghost story with similar feel-good vibes and messages about healing through your grief 💛

Happy New Year, Everyone!

I am officially open today. My links are below, which include my detailed #MSWL.

PM: publishersmarketplace.com/members/Jemisc…
Agency Website: andreabrownlit.com/Team/Jemiscoe-…
Query Form (no email subs): querymanager.com/query/Jemiscoe

Today I turn 24! The only birthday gift I want is for 24 new #authors to send me #queries by the end of the week! Check out my #MSWL for more details about what I represent. Cheers!

And of course I forgot to add my anti-#MSWL Most of this hasn't changed but things I'm not a good fit for:
Pandemic stories
YA Fantasy
Science fiction set in space
Talking animals
Angels, demons, zombies, mermaids, or pirates
Military or Medical-based stories
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In 2022, I will continue to build my list with stories that amaze me from the beginning. I believe that all people deserve to see themselves in books, so above everything I will be seeking stories that showcase diversity. Cheers!

And last but not least...NON-FICTION
If you have a strong platform and love what you do, feel free to pitch me a concept.

I am specifically seeking:
Narrative non-fiction
Business/Social Media/Tech/Cooking books for teens

Here are the ADULT GENRES I am seeking in 2022:
Women’s Fiction
Book Club/Commercial Fiction
Contemporary Romance/Rom-Coms
Non-Political Thrillers/Mysteries/Suspense
Horror
Historical Fiction - with a contemporary feel

I REALLY want to see more characters who are older! I'd love to see more 40+ year-old protagonists who fall in love or finally figure out their shit. I am here for it!

My ADULT wishlist is sparkling & new!
In addition to dark and gritty, I really want to read about people’s joy. I want to laugh and cry with your characters and root for them to the very end. I want to read about people I don’t know, but become my best friend in the end.

🌲Kids who are activists and engage in their community to invoke change
🔪Vengeful and angry main characters
😆Humor with heart
🧶Close-knit family stories with underlying tensions
🗾Big, sweeping adventures
💀Dark and gritty horror full of tension
🐕Rescue dogs
😍Emotion

I REALLY want some COLLEGE-AGE YA! I binged The Sex Lives of College Girls and just adored these characters so much. I want to see diversity, humor, willingness to be messy, friendship, and honesty.

There can be romance, but it doesn't need to be the center of it all.

I really need to be pulled in immediately by your characters--keep me invested by the voice, the tension, the hook. THAT is what I am looking for in a story, no matter the genre. BUT I am seeking some specific things this year...

Now for some fun! A #MSWL 🧵
Let's start with MG and YA...

Other than YA Fantasy...I will be completely open to every genre in MG and YA for 2022!

**Fantasy writers...I do make special requests during pitch contests so keep an eye out for me lurking. Lol.
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HUGE on my 2022 #MSWL!!!!!

* Stories that start with a character waking up – I say this over and over, but I still see it ALL the time. I promise you there is a better dropping in point for your story, just consider giving it a try. ❤️
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* Have I mentioned I don’t want misogynistic stories? Because I really DO NOT want them!
* If your story deals with suicide, make sure you are using the proper language
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* Books set in the 80s-90s unless there is a historical significance that anchors the book in these years. If you can pick up the plot and set it modern day, then likely you should
* Books with overtly religious themes
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* Stories about men stalking and murdering women—unless a woman uses this knowledge to turn the tables and stalks and murders the men
* Fatphobic stories
* Stories where a marginalized character has to teach another character how not to be bigot
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