My year in books: 2023 ❤️

#mswl

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

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

In terms of MG, I'm looking for all the above, but would also love to find a novel-in-verse and anything exploring queerness and/or found families for younger readers!

I'd especially love to see trans femme stories across all genres!

All things horror!! Think Jordan Peele and Scream. I want your psychological, your slasher, your haunted house, your ghosts and hauntings. If it fits under the horror umbrella, I want to see it.

As a small sampling of things I love and am on the lookout for:

Genre-benders (think Romantasy, thrillers with a dash of romance, etc)
Speculative with heart (AS King, Adam Silvera, Kacen Callendar)
Thrillers (Isolated settings and beyond)
Sci-Fi (grounded and/or sweeping)

Hi Agents, I'm excited to yell off the rooftops that I'm open to submissions at @Zandoprojects , acquiring a range of MG, YA, and select picture books and graphic novels across all genres! Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions on the below! #MSWL 🧵

#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

Happy September Eve, agents!

I'm headed into the fall within spitting distance of submissions inbox 0, and I can't wait for you to hit me with your newest and greatest!

Here's what I'm looking for: rachelstark7.wixsite.com/home/general-1

#mswl #mswishlist