Fairy Tale
hella steph @captainsteph · Jun 5
ICYMI, my #mswl page is up! Check it out and then send me like gay unionized fantasy or something. (But actually...)
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P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · May 20
"Dark, feminist fairy tale retelling. Something like The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter for #YA (a novel though, not short stories)." @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation/
Léonicka @leonicka
These books also date as far back as the 1970s. So clearly the fairytale thing is a perennial fave. Reports of it being “over saturated” might be overblown.So if you’re a writer of color with an Adult retelling of a fairytale or kids’ fable (including non-European stories) send it to me. #MSWL
Naomi Davis The Caffeinated @NaomisLitPix · Apr 22
I am opening to YA fantasy and contemporary queries! On my YA #MSWL: fantasies that are entirely new worlds,new fairytales. No generic regency-style fantasy worlds. Bring me new applications of/restrictions on new magic, uncommonly featured stars of the story, relevant parallels.
Victoria Loder, Agent @VictoriaLoder_ · Apr 10
Who else is craving dark fairytales set in Europe? #WritingCommunity #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Apr 1
I'm looking for #middlegrade and #youngadult stories. I like realistic contemporary; magical realism; well done retellings of fairytales, folklore, legends; love stories; most anything feminist af. I don't like horror, thrillers, murder mysteries, or anything super scary. #MSWL
Ladderbird Agency @ladderbirdlit · Mar 27
So very obsessed with Helen Oyeyemi. GINGERBREAD is beautiful, but then I had to go read all her other books. She is a treasure. Anyone working on beautiful, literary, re-imagined fairy tales with a conscious? I'm looking... #mswl
Kerstin Wolf @Kerstin_Wolf · Feb 19
I feel a little bit in the mood for fairytales. I’d love to see some adult manuscripts in my inbox along the lines of The Hazel Wood! #mswl
Mara Delgado 🇵🇷 @little_mswriter · Jan 18
I love myths, legends and fairytales. I’d love to see some retellings or adaptations. They can be contemporary, historical, fantasy, etc. #MSWL
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · 6 Nov 2018
"I’m still looking for a YA macabre fairy tale retelling. A story that combines luxurious fantasy and horror." @msmariavicente #MSWL bit.ly/2P9Z0aX
Weronika E. Janczuk @WeronikaJanczuk · 1 Oct 2018
I'm #MSWL-ing for re-tellings (#adult or #YA) of myths, folktales, or fairytales. Always. Bring it. More. Had the chance to look at #queries and pages for an @OpAwesome6 #passorpages, and had lots to say: bit.ly/2QisRya. I encourage you all to think through m'#querytip!
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · 30 Sep 2018
“A macabre #YA fairy tale retelling.” @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation/
Weronika E. Janczuk @WeronikaJanczuk · 26 Sep 2018
What is an agent thinking about when s/he's reading your query and first 250? Check out @OpAwesome6's newest #PassOrPages excerpts, on retellings of myths, folktales, and fairy tales (which I love! send if you have!): bit.ly/2NJgfDh. #queries #querytip #query #YA #MSWL
Alex Arnold @alexyarnold · 13 Sep 2018
New takes on myths and fairy tales from non-western cultures #MSWL
Cherrita Lee @Cherrita_Lee · 13 Sep 2018
#MSWL Underrepresented minority and/or interracial romance, gene hacking, modernized Slavic heroic quest, characters with identities that span communities & their struggles, characters with East Asian, Slavic, and African heritage, & dark fairy tale retellings. MG, YA, Adult.
Sarah Guan @Sarah_Guan · 12 Sep 2018
#MSWL: fairytale and mythology retellings, especially in unusual or unexpected settings, and especially if reimagined to give agency to the marginalized. No damsels, no white knights, all underdogs.
Britt Siess @BrittSiess · 12 Sep 2018
#MSWL
- Adult Gothic Horror (think Crimson Peak)
- Adult High Fantasy featuring women as leaders
- Retellings of fairytales by #OwnVoices authors!!
- Spooky MG ghost stories
- MG stories with witches and elaborate settings