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Jennifer AAHHHH Grimaldi is closed to queries @JA_Grimaldi · Apr 12
Tor Books @torbooks
"There are new literary voices we want to bring to our reading communities and followers… [and] we just plain love horror.”Get ready for Nightfire, a horror imprint from Tom Doherty Associates, with new books coming in 2021:
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Oooh heck yes. Still looking for the gothic/family/psychological horror of my nightmares 👀 #MSWL
I want books that are a true pleasure to read – that are a hymn to the power of friendship, family and love; that look at the world with eyes wide-open, but are still big-hearted and optimistic. #MSWL
JenniferMarchSoloway @marchsoloway · Apr 3
goodreads @goodreads
The game is afoot, dear readers! All week, we're celebrating the latest and greatest books of the mystery and thriller genre.Explore all our #MysteryWeek content here: bit.ly/2V9yHoh pic.twitter.com/UsJlhe2zLh
#MSWL Please send me a good, twisty thriller with a smart female protagonist full of agency.
Family secrets? Check!
Fraught friendships? Check!
Bad romance? Check!
Murder at a boarding school? Yes, please!
Also, I've been feeling oddly nostalgic recently. I'd love to see a holiday story in my queries, it doesn't have to be about Christmas but it should have family, traditions, and hopefully be heart warming #MSWL
Steven Salpeter @StiSal · Apr 2
I’d love to learn more about the Latinx experience and hope to see more literary or commercial fiction submissions of heartfelt contemporary novels for adults featuring Latinx characters, Latinx family stories or thrillers, adventures, fantasy, and magical realism #mswl
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · Apr 1
“Upmarket Fiction: like LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, COMMONWEALTH and THE LAST ROMANTICS. I love family drama.” @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Nivia Evans @NiviaEvans · Mar 21
Family sagas infused with magic, like @WriterLouisa's A Secret History of Witches or @EdenRoyce's "Every Good-Bye Ain't Gone" #mswl
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · Mar 11
"Literary fiction that takes you into small worlds and communities where I'm an outsider. A glimpse inside a complex family, or a workplace." @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl
Naomi Davis, literary agent @NaomisLitPix · Mar 3
#MSWL I really want fun queer romances. All across the LGBTQ+ spectrum, with smart, fully developed characters, sharp dialogue/witty banter, family/friend/career drama, and beautiful, totally explored settings.
My #MSWL profile is up, just in time for my #amquerying inbox to open on March 1. Check it out, #writersofcolor! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/leon…
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · Feb 13
"Family secrets & single events that chance the course of many lives i.e. COMMONWEALTH, ONE DAY, VERSIONS OF US, ATONEMENT." @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Jennifer Azantian @jenazantian · Feb 4
Jennifer Azantian ❄️☃️❄️ @jenazantian
Within the immigrant experience, there's so much I'd like to see reflected in all subgenres. (1/2) #MSWLThe desire to both assimilate & hold tightly to your culture, the very real fear, food-is-love, the closeness of family. Of course, there isn't only one way this plays out, & I want to read them all! #MG #YA #MSWL (2/2)
Laura Crockett @LECrockett · Jan 28
I love laughter, warmth, introverts, character-driven narratives, perseverance, being transported to different places and times, gorgeous and grounded world-building, heart, friendship, and family.
Here’s what I’m seeking this year! #mswl scribblesandwanderlust.com/2019/01/01/msw…
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · Jan 28
"Plot-driven story of marriage, complicated family drama, or mother/daughter relationships i.e. THIS IS HOW IT ALWAYS IS, EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, MATING FOR LIFE, MODERN LOVERS, THE NEST, SHE REGRETS NOTHING, THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING" @carlywatters #MSWL
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · Jan 27
"Commercial/upmarket fiction that handles family secrets/reconciliation w/tenderness like THE MEMORY GARDEN or TELL THE WOLVES I'M HOME." @kurestinarmada #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Sharon Belcastro @SharonBelcastro · Jan 19
#mswl Ya where protagonist works in family business with themes of identity, family feuds, or sibling rivalry
🎃 Chelsey Emmel-haunts 👻 @CKEmmelhainz · Jan 16
Chelsey Emmelhainz @CKEmmelhainz
My current #MSWL:- toxic female friendships
- spooky suspense (maybe w/ supernatural/horror bent)
- suspense featuring cults and witches (a la, THE CRAFT)
- family dysfunction + messed up secrets
- female serial killers
It appears my #MSWL list is evergreen, because I'm definitely still hunting for all these elements in my mystery/suspense/women's fiction submissions...
Stacey Donovan @Donovanesque · Jan 13
Sarah Walton @noegopictures
@d_annouche @Donovanesque Hi Stacey, @Donovanesque In regard to setting of the novel, I know that Hallmark traditionally prefers for a character to travel from a big city to a small town for Christmas, but is it okay for the protagonist to travel from one big city to another big city?GREAT question. Characters can go to a big city, or stay in their big city or small town. The important thing here is the emotional journey and re-connecting to the things that matter most: like community, love, friendship, family, hope, or their truest self. #hallmark #MSWL