It’s Strictly season (AKA the best season of all) and I have a REALLY specific #mswl request for any #romantasy authors and agents out there: I would LOVE to read a book that captures the EXACT vibes of this frozen rumba ❄️
youtube.com/watch?v=dzHKAIU7cbA

…#MSWL

Oh, hey there! Editor @HCI_Books here. #agents and #writers send me your proposals for books that connect food-body-environment. Or maybe just body-environment. Or maybe just body-exercise. Loving these topics right now! #nonfiction #MSWl #publishing #gimme #writingcommmunity

#MSWL A character dealing with the 5 stages of grief, but as a secondary theme (is not the main story of the book, but plays a major role in the conclusion of the story)

More of this rollercoaster sibling energy in middle grade submissions, PLEASE! #mswl

More of this tambourine side-eye energy in picture book submissions, please! This closeup is from Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo, which is so funny and memorable. #mswl

Reads I like: Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa, Kindred by Octavia Butler, Wool or Molly Fyde (anything) by Hugh Howey.

Check out our submission requirements below. DMs open for questions. Direct your queries to me when you submit:
shaherazadshelves.com/submit

I love strong female protagonists who maintain femininity and really look for Muslim characters who follow orthodoxy.

Not open to younger than YA or narratives that go against Islamic principles. Will consider male authors but highly selective with limited email communication.

Historical Fiction • romance, war & conflict (e.g. Palestinian), Open to ancient to near modern time periods

Non-fiction • some Islamic history, memoirs (esp. reverts to Islam)

Dystopian • overreacting govts, secret societies, collapse, revolution, apocalyptic (esp w/ religious themes)

Romance • any of the above, historical, contemporary, enemies to lovers, childhood sweethearts, love triangles, no explicit content, would love halal

Seeking any mix of the following:

Sci-fi • space opera, aliens, monsters, romance

Fantasy • high/epic/second-world, retellings, mythical creatures, *limited* magical systems, time travel, academia, romance

📖🤍 Opening for queries for the first time with @shaherazadshelf on OCTOBER 14th! Below is my #MSWL thread on content I enjoy. I accept YA & Adult.

#WritingCommunity #Publishing

Would love a pirate romantasy or a historical with pirates involved. Bonus points if the pirate is a female protagonist #mswl

That wishlist is riiiiiiight heeeere, agents—just saying!
rachelstark7.wixsite.com/home/general-1

((And @soontornvat , Last Mapmaker had already been the next thing on my list, but if it hadn’t been You Are Here would have made it so.)) 2b/2

And #YouAreHereConnectingFlights , edited by @ElloEllenOh With stories from @LindaSuePark @pacylin @tracichee @MeredithIreland @Mike_Jung @bottomshelfbks @randyribay @soontornvat @SusanSMTan , Mike Chu, and Erin Entrada Kelly

(2/2)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61284032

Read not one, but TWO middle grades this weekend that are so good they’re immediately going on my #mswl as examples of what I want:

The #LastMapmaker by
@soontornvat
(1/2)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58308834

#MSWL for a horror involving paintings that look normal upon first glance but when you peer closer there is something strange about that figure in the background, something otherworldly. . .

Guess what? @anaiahpress is officially re-open to submissions!!

Find our #editor bios and #MSWL here--> anaiahpress.wordpress.com/2023/09/04/open-to-submissions-mswl/

#inspy #christianfiction #CF #romance #YA

If you're an author, agent, or a top boy who has written a book like Top Boy – or a US equivalent – then please submit it to me. #MSWL