Bonus points for my #mswl include:

⏳ time travel
🔥 dragons
💖 happy endings
📕 YA crossover potential
🪝 early hooks (chapter one, page one)
📣 voice/character-driven plots
🟢 accessible worldbuilding
🖌️ character art

I realized I haven’t updated my #mswl in a while, so here’s what I’m currently on the hunt for:

🗡️ BIPOC romantasy
💜 queer contemporary romance (drown me in tropes!)
🐉 myth retellings with a twist
🇨🇦 Canadian authors
🧭 Dan Brown-esque mystery/thrillers

and in light of this announcement, I've made a few updates & refreshes to my MSWL*! nothing has changed too much, but you can find out more about what I'd like to see in my inbox here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/gretchen-durning/

*please note I am not able to accept unagented submissions

#MSWL for isolation horror about the prairie fever, aka the horror of the never ending flat plains

I’d love to see more legal thrillers and fantasy in Adult (and fantasy is always welcome in YA, too!) #mswl

I acquired two books this week! I'd love to keep this roll rolling. Agents--keep sending me your Gen-Z and Millennial self-improvement. Let's do this! #MSWL

i feel like i've said this before but i will say again that i would love a YA or MG historical fiction set during the AIDS epidemic! #mswl

Hi agents and authors! ICYMI: Entangled Editor Wish Lists have been recently updated👇#mswl

entangledinromance.com/2024/04/15/editor-wish-lists-for-april-2024/

black sails is now on netflix and once again i am asking for twin flame enemies-to-up2u #MSWL

A few years back this would have been a ridiculous statement, but I feel like the time has come...

Where is the next John Green? The heir. The disciple. The witty young upstart who was inspired by his books to write their own.

Agents, I'm dying to see this in my inbox #MSWL

Agent friends, we did some list review yesterday, and we're looking for a fresh, high-concept MG series. Anything you're loving at the moment?! #mswl

#mswl plz

#mswl

#mswl where are my tiefling girls at. Give me some cambion fantasy, send me some romantasy that's -literally- horny

#manuscriptwishlist

If you are writing a Southwestern Gothic, please step to the front of the class. I'm desperate for something dark and unsettling and folkloric set in the stark desert. #mswl

I acquire contemporary romance, book club fiction, suspense, thriller, and mystery in the commercial and upmarket space. Would love to see more diverse suspense and thriller in particular!

I am itching to acquire a lot more this year, so I'd love to meet more agents this spring! If you'd like to connect (or reconnect), please message me (I will do the same!) My #MSWL is also linked in my bio😊

Hi, agents! 👋

If we haven’t met, I’m Nicole and I’m an editor @parkrowbooks . If your eyes are tired from reading imprint bios/editor wish lists, etc., I hereby present… my 2024 FICTION #mswl ✨mood board✨

… aka ✨vibes✨

(all creds to @gabymongelli for this fab idea)

anyways #mswl 👁️👄👁️

please someone send me a Backrooms flavoured horror on sub, I've been desperate for something in this space for ages. Give me liminal, uncanny nostalgia horror #MSWL