Fairy Tale
Feminist fairy tale retellings đź‘‘#MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Sep 24
Samantha Wekstein @SWekstein
Similarly, stories that feel like fairytales or folklore, but are completely brand new. #MSWLAgent twin strikes again! Original fairytales for the WIN #MSWL
Chelsea Eberly @chelseberly · Sep 24
I love a fractured fairy tale! But please surprise me with something new. And while talking about fairy tales and myths, I'd love a MG fantasy with the cultural specificity and the fresh contemporary voice of Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET. #MSWL
Leah Spann @LeahSpann · Sep 24
The next Uprooted. Folklore/fairytale/mythical roots with original characters and plots. #MSWL
Melissa Ann Singer @maseditor · Sep 24
I've read a lot of fairy tales and folk tales from a range of traditions. Fantasy novels that mine those veins have great appeal to me.
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Samantha Wekstein @SWekstein · Sep 24
Similarly, stories that feel like fairytales or folklore, but are completely brand new. #MSWL
Samantha Wekstein @SWekstein · Sep 24
#MSWL Still on the lookout for inventive fairytale or folklore retellings--especially stories that haven't been done often.
Erica Bauman @Erica_Bauman · Sep 24
Forever and always, more retellings of lesser known mythology, fairy tales, and classical lit. Especially if it blends with an unexpected genre. #MSWL
Leah Spann @LeahSpann · Aug 16
Happy Friday, all! Excited to say that my editorial #MSWL page went live today! I'm only open to agented submissions, but if you want to know what kind of books I'm interested in seeing, give it a look:
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/leah…
Britt Siess @BrittSiess · Jul 9
Just finished The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden. It was beyond wonderful! Where are all of my fairytale/legend retellings? I want Eastern European and East Asian myths and legends sooo bad! #MSWL
Quressa Thee Dragon (she/her/queen) @qnrisawesome · Jul 3
Gothic? Romance? Fairytale? Dark? YES, PLEASE! #MSWL
hugo winner stephanie guerdan @captainsteph · Jun 5
ICYMI, my #mswl page is up! Check it out and then send me like gay unionized fantasy or something. (But actually...)
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/step…
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/
LĂ©onicka @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, literary agent @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.
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-Sanchez is mostly away 🇵🇷 @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