Hey #amquerying crowd! I wanted to report a couple new #MSWL items we’d love to see in our @SLANYC inbox soon: 1/4

In that nebulous category of "literary/upmarket fiction," I favor character-driven narratives in which identity is the unique lens through which the character engages with society, but it's not the story in itself. Trauma, turmoil—these should be vehicles for understanding

I'm also redoubling my efforts to scout out sharp, voice-y narrative nonfiction—journalism, arts & pop culture, hidden history, accessible but expertly researched social science, unconventional essays/memoir, anything with a progressive slant and a sense of humor #MSWL

Always a challenge to define what I'm looking for, but some recent fave reads:

Natural Beauty - Ling Ling Huang
Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo
I Have Some Questions for You - Rebecca Makkai
Black Buck - Mateo Askaripour
Big Girl - Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Yolk - Mary H.K. Choi

#MSWL

It pains me to do this, but I'll be closing to YA/MG queries for a while starting at the end of this month. My focus right now is on signing adult literary/upmarket fiction & nonfiction, and I want to give fair consideration to my existing backlog of kidlit queries. #MSWL

I'm open to queries again, #WritingCommunity ! You can see my interests and submission guidelines on my updated #MSWL . manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/jane-chun/ #amwriting #amquerying

Oh hey there, popping on here to say I have recently updated my #MSWL , details below! #Amquerying writers please send me your SFF and romance, and kids' books from PBs up to YA in any genre (but anything magical is a bonus!)
unitedagents.co.uk/mjamiesonunitedagentscouk

Querying writers with fun, glamorous, intriguing books - please send them my way!

And if you’ve written Mrs & Mrs Smith, I desperately want to read it 🫶

#MSWL #writingcommunity #amquerying #amwriting

I'm diving into #PitDark today! If I like your pitch, please follow J&N submission guidelines and put my name and #PitDark in the email subject line. You can see my #MSWL pinned on my profile if you want more info about me.
janklowandnesbit.com/submissions

#MSWL

I'm very excited to look at #APIpit today! It's one of my favorite pitch events. If I like your pitch, please follow J&N submission guidelines and put my name and #APIpit in the email subject line. You can see my #MSWL pinned if you want more info about me janklowandnesbit.com/submissions

I won't be able to drop by #moodpitch before this too-short week ends, but my queries are open for work that aligns with my #MSWL, and feel free to include your mood board if you have one: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/roma…

(I'm strongly prioritizing adult submissions at the moment!)

But please DON'T send me novels where someone dies with their inner turmoil tragically unresolved! I'm here for moral/emotional struggles that lead toward hope, if not happiness; not into screeds about the futility of existence and the impossibility of being truly good #MSWL

Send me your novels about guilt, shame, regret, seeking atonement, earning forgiveness; redemption arcs for someone who isn't necessarily a villain, but who has made choices with irrevocable consequences and has to find a way to live with their actions and keep going. #MSWL

Obligatory #MSWL tag, but keep in mind these are "classics" as defined by my American education in the white Western canon; I'd love to see novels or narrative nonfiction engaging with similar themes and historical eras, but with a more expansive, inclusive worldview

It's #MSWL day so I'm sharing all the things I want to see in my inbox! Since there's a character limit, I'll just link to my MSWL page. I'm looking for a broad range of material in the adult, MG, & YA spaces:
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/jane…

#amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity

#amquerying writers, I'd love to see:

✨️A cosy fantasy like Legends and Lattes - magic meets the mundane in mythical wedding planners or dragons at drama school

💖A dreamy fairy-tale inspired romantasy (soulmates are a plus)

🔎A twisty Knives Out-esque murder mystery

#MSWL

#amwriting & #amquerying writers, I'm looking for contemporary cosy crime in an unconventional setting, a character-driven WW2 story with female espionage (think Heather Morris), and a Lucy Foley-esque locked room psychological thriller that revolves around toxic friendship #mswl

#MSWL please and thank you

#MSWL: Adult literary fiction inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess (but anti-imperialist). I have no idea how one would execute that premise, but if you do, send it to me.