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Amanda M. Pierce @amanda_m_pierce
Reallyyyyyy glad I caught this typo before sending out queries. pic.twitter.com/tUAyz07kPLAlthough, fwiw, that’s a #MSWL for me right there
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The pitch: YA mystery anthology narrated by the witnesses/suspects written by all different authors in different styles. BLACKOUT meets “The Afterparty.” #MSWL
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I'm looking for a sizzling hot UF or paranormal that's 75K or under. Bonus points if it has two or more types of paranormals. If you have one, please send it my way! #MSWL
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion
"Laziness is more than the absence or avoidance of work; it’s also the enjoyment of lazing in the sun, or in another’s arms," writes Elliot Kukla, a rabbi who provides spiritual care to people who are grieving, dying, ill or disabled. nyti.ms/3GgtBgH“Shh, Abba,” he says. “Hills don’t move or talk . . . they just lie still and grow things.”
This. This is #MSWL. Give me a lazy book, that doesn’t demand hard work or trying. Give me a book about how it’s okay to take breaks.
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Also, my amazing and talented colleagues at Flux and Jolly Fish Press will, of course, remain open to submissions, so please don’t stress if you’re not quite ready by March 1. Happy writing, all!
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-characters from racially or culturally diverse backgrounds
-other diverse experiences such as neurodiversity, mental illness, physical disabilities, chronic illness, or non-nuclear/“found” families
-narratives told in unique formats
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Kelsy Thompson @kelsythompson
So, agents and authors, I am closing to submissions on March 1 to allow time to review everything before I go on leave. If you have plans to query me, please get your submission in and direct your query to me (@fluxbooks or @jollyfishpress) before the deadline.(2/5)
As far as my #mswl goes, right now I’m looking for mostly character-driven YA with a killer voice featuring one or more of these things:
-intersectional feminist and environmentally conscious themes
-activism
-LGBTQIA+ characters (esp. trans, bisexual, and asexual youth)
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There are some exciting #YA titles on my desk at @vulpine_press! I'm building a list of quality #YAlit with well-realized worlds and complex characters. If there's a pinch of magic, all the better! #MSWL #amquerying #amwriting #WritingCommunity vulpine-press.com/submissions-1
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Agents! I’m excited to talk to you. I love contemporary stories of all kinds with characters that jump off the page. While I’ll look at (almost) everything, I’m especially leaning into MG and YA. Let’s chat! #mswl
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Kalynn Bayron @KalynnBayron
sometimes the books just happen to feature queer and/or BIOOC characters existing in ways that don’t center trauma. There is value in that too. Y’all let white/cishet books just exist without speaking to some profound life lesson. Keep that same energy with us.THIS!
These are the books I want. #MSWL
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From Train to Busan to Anna and the Apocalypse, I was reminded again today how much I love zombie apocalypse stories! Send me your YAs and MGs zombie adventures, horrors, and hijinks, starring BIPOC characters please #mswl🙏🏼
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As an acquiring editor and a huge food nerd, I’m looking for cookbook proposals from authors with an established platform! #mswl Recipe writers/testers or literary agents with lifestyle/nonfiction authors, take note 🤞🏼
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I've also always loved the breaking down nostalgia and the journey of pushing back and breaking out of Pleasantville and The Truman Show. I'd love those themes in a series, too. #MSWL
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#MSWL tonight - psychologically creepy MG. Give me Stepford or Get Out or Us in middle grade form. Creep me out like Coraline.
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#MSWL I’m mainly looking for speculative fiction and science fiction stories. 👉 We also publish romance, fantasy, and suspense/thrillers.
We are accepting manuscript submissions.
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Priyanka Krishnan @mspriyanka
how it started: how it’s going: pic.twitter.com/QQHX6ZrFvD😍 more books like this!! that’s it, that’s my #mswl
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#mswl A book that includes that unique pain experienced by Will in Stranger Things as his peers move on from D&D to girls and he is forced to confront their neglect and his loneliness
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Soylord 9001 𓆏🔮🧪🍁🔫🌚 @Soylent_Lament
Good morning the river eels have come to give you a kiss 🥰 pic.twitter.com/gIXNqlBvINoh i didn’t know i wanted to read about sentient eels kissing people #mswl
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I AM BROWN @ashokkbanker
@pushthepanorama So encouraging, thanks for posting! Quick question: You've listed a lot of details on what you seek for MG & YA novels, but none for Graphic Novels. Do all those points apply to GNs too or...?Asking because I'm close to signing with an agent and sending out my debut MG GN!🙏😊
Hi Ashok! My middle grade and young adult details #mswl apply to prose, verse, and graphic novels so it definitely encompasses my GN tastes 😊
Congrats on your querying journey! It sounds like 2022 is heading towards a bright spot!