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If your project connects with any of these topics, I hope your agent will consider submitting it to me this year! And yes, I’m only open to agented submissions, or submissions from attendees of conferences that I’m visiting.)

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-all ages and genres with an eye toward the topics above. Especially STEAM elements (I love *seeing* things explained) and coming-of-age stories.
-currently reading and loving Jen Wang, Vera Brosgol, Kat Fajardo, Alice Oseman, and many more

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YA
-***THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING WE MUST CHANGE OURSELVES***
-juicy love story across power/privilege axes (which interrogates that power)
-again, joyful/frivolous/funny stories that center teens from marginalized backgrounds
-plot-heavy, pace-y historical fiction

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MG
-**we can fight climate change y’all**
-queer MC on an adventure, heist, terrible sports team etc (tho plot not necessarily about their queerness)
-STEM/STEAM threads
-joyful/frivolous/funny stories that center kids from marginalized backgrounds
-dogs, horses & sassycats (3/7)

PB
-climate change exists! (a gentle introduction)
-PB bios featuring STEM/STEAM subjects
-queer princess adventure
-commercial character-driven pb (w/ series potential) featuring kid from historically marginalized background

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HAPPY 2020 Y’ALL!

For agents and conference attendees I will meet with this year (@kwelijournal @scbwisf), I put together my rough #MSWL for the year. These aren’t the only things I want, just projects I’m particularly hungry for....

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In honor of my third work anniversary, I present you with a freshly updated #MSWL! Please enjoy and send me all the things.
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/rach…

#MSWL Books you would comp to others on my list. Yes, really. :)

#MSWL YA and adult fantasy with great world building, diverse, complicated characters, and fresh takes on tried and true themes, or even new ones! Surprise me. Agented only.

This movie was FORMATIVE for me and I INSIST everyone send me their YA manuscripts with this vibe so I can love them equally to bits #MSWL

#MSWL boarding school / prep school / ivy league novels of all kinds (YA and adult)

Podcast pondering this morning: how do Latinx communities disentangle from codependency when familismo is a driving cultural force? #mswl

I would love a MG or YA about life after recovering from illness like ALEXA AND KATIE on Netflix or Barbara Dee’s HALFWAY NORMAL #MSWL

Happy 2020 all! Would love to see more middle grade and YA submissions for books in translation. #MSWL

😂 Whereas my terrible editor brain has been trained to say...#MSWL?

(they're real people, Rachel!)

Taking this opportunity to say that I absolutely would not hate a novel about this post-royal life landing in my inbox... #MSWL

I JUST SAID I wasn't going to do these anymore, but... #MSWL

My full #MSWL page is here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/mega…

And across all age groups, stories where, despite nay-saying voices (whether they be internal/external or both), a main character comes into their own and recognizes their inherent power, self-worth, and unique place in the world. #mswl