This great @annehelen interview with activist Ragen Chastain (@danceswithfat) reminds me of a #MSWL: I'd love to do a picture book about fatness and body positivity with a BIPOC team. If you have a MS, hit me up! annehelen.substack.com/p/i-had-been-h…

I have a soft spot for grounded stories with touches of speculative fiction, cheeky, self-aware humor, and elevated horror.

I am *not* the right editor for mss that contain sexual violence, stalking, or predatory behavior, or picture books with animal characters.

PICTURE BOOK:
--Offbeat humor and cheeky, adventurous characters
--Thoughtful, emotional stories with unusually beautiful art

MIDDLE GRADE:
--Queer coming of age with strong friendships and maybe first love
--High-spirited adventures, realistic OR fantasy
--Realistic fiction about a character dealing with mental health difficulties and finding a light at the end of the tunnel

YOUNG ADULT:
--QTPOC romance with banter, emotionally complex, flawed characters, and ✨ intersectionality ✨
--High-concept speculative fiction examining current issues (esp horror & magical realism)
--Sweeping historical fiction about untold movements, events, or individuals

Hi, agent friends :) It's about that time: New Year, New #MSWL 📚✒️

I edit picture books, middle grade novels, and YA novels/nf, as well as select graphic novels across genres.

I prioritize intersectional stories that center BIPOC characters & their unique, varied experiences.

Updated manuscript wishlist: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/thal…. Looking forward to reading some fantastic American history picture books and historical novels in 2022. #MSWL #kidlit #picturebooks #HistoricalFiction #YA #middlegrade

New Year New #MSWL Me! Looking for:
✨Historical fiction featuring strong women and grounded Lost Apothecary mystic vibes 🔮
✨Quirky, accidental (or not so?) murders a la Only Murders in the Building 🔪
✨Novels w/ the Ted Lasso effect (uplifting but also unflinchingly real) ♥️

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#WritingCommunity #writers have you self-published a nonfiction book and would like to work with a publisher? My #mswl is for a nonfiction title in memoire, DIY, Self-help, travel, mental health awareness, LGBTQ+, and underrepresented minorities! Query lstevens@edicionesurano.com

Yes, agreed! #MSWL adult or YA (Agented only)

My #MSWL has been updated. It is password protected for agents b/c I was getting unsolicited submissions otherwise (sorry!): manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/naom…

I'm looking forward to seeing new submissions in my inbox in 2022!

#kidlit

Agents: If anyone has a winter solstice-themed picture book manuscript ready, I'd love to see it in the new year...

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#WritingCommunity my #MSWL!
Biographies, Cookbooks, DIY, History, Humor, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Travel, True Crime, Diversity, Feminism, Multicultural, Narrative Nonfiction, Relationships, Self-help, & Social Issues Query: lstevens@edicionesurano.com

#WritingCommunity #Writer #memiores my #mswl is your memoires! Have you done something extraordinary with your life? I want to read all about it. Send your proposal and manuscript to lstevens@edicionesurano.com!

My Christmas wish? A query for the first book in a long hot-as-hell, sexy-as-sin paranormal romance series with complex characters, multiple species, plenty of tension, and laughable moments. #MSWL

#WritingCommunity my #MSWL is the next Untamed by Glennon Doyle! I want edgy, direct, powerful energy and vibes! Send queries to lstevens@edicionesurano.com

Ho Ho Ho Happy Holidays! My gift to all the paranormal, UF, fantasy and sci-fi romance writers out there is that I'm opening back up to queries for the New Year! <3 #MSWL

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#WritingCommunity who has the next Unf*ck Yourself by Gary John Bishop? #MSWL that book cracked me up. Send your queries to lstevens@edicionesurano.com