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“Novels about dysfunctional families. Extra bonus points if they’re wealthy (think HBO’s Succession) because, let’s face it, reading about rich people in trouble is fun. Super extra bonus points if there’s an immigrant angle in there.” @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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ADULT SCI-FI
🌪️Stories set in the near future, dealing with the climate emergency (think THIS FRAGILE EARTH)
🌷 Strong romantic subplots!
👩👩👧👦Strong family bonds!
🌌SPACE! Spaceships!
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Adria Goetz @adriamgoetz
Since I’m now back open to queries, I’d love to share a bit more about what types of projects I’m currently looking for. Buckle up for a #MSWL thread. 💜PICTURE BOOKS
In the PB space, I have 3 top priorities:
1. Stories by BIPOC creators in general, particularly family narratives. I love falling in love with a new fictional family!
2. Humor! I need a good laugh. Kids do, too.
3. MAGIC! Send me magical stories!!! ✨
#MSWL
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I'm always on the lookout for wide-ranging, multi-perspective family dramas (along the lines of Liane Moriarty, or even gentler) - my tastes are very character driven #mswl
Literary Agent
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES @thewritinghippo is my latest #MSWL obsession! It's the romcom I'd like to rep: dark AND funny; accessible AND intelligent. I also 💜 how it's the story of a dysfunctional family & a trad b-meets-g love story. Please query me if your work is a comp!
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Picture Books #MSWL
Wants:
☑️ STEM-based
☑️ break down gender stereotypes
☑️ variety of family structures
Nos:
🚫 Sports
🚫 Anthropomorphism (objects/animals)
🚫 Issue books, saviorism, or "inspirational" (written to center the dominant narrative of "overcoming" an identity
Literary Agent
actually #mswl YA Sky High but only this queer ragtag found family of misfits
Editor
Multiverses and space opera! I love expansive worlds with a close knit cast of characters, like NOPHEK GLOSS. I love the strange and alien, horror in space, and found family tropes. Another recent favourite of mine was THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS. #MSWL
Editor
- Other diverse experiences, such as neurodiversity, mental illness, physical disabilities, chronic illness, or non-nuclear/“found” families
- Compulsively page-turning YA thriller with deep emotional engagement
- Immersive YA high fantasy that’s dark, twisty, and queer AF (4/6)
Editor
General fiction: Stories about unique experiences/people, complex families and history, siblinghood, friendship, self-growth. Looking for works that speak to the peculiarities of the human condition with a unique protagonist. Interested in quiet stories with big impact!
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My new TV obsession is Animal Kingdom, so I want books with criminal, or at least morally gray, families. The family that steals and slays together... #mswl
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“Generational stories of parenthood and family with non-binary and/or trans characters in the commercial or historical adult fiction genre (ie. heavy with plot!)” @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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"If you have a contemporary family drama set in the Midwest (especially in my home state of Wisconsin), please send it my way." @claire_m_harris #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary
"I am hungry for dark and twisty dysfunctional family stories." @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/I don't know what this says about me, but it's true! Gimme dark, gimme twisty! 🙋🏽♀️ #WritingCommunity #MSWL
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"I am hungry for dark and twisty dysfunctional family stories." @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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Andrew Nurnberg Associates @nurnberg_agency
Calling all #fiction writers, we will be making weekly call-outs on behalf of agents @JennySavill1 and @ce_seymour. We're looking particularly for writers from underrepresented backgrounds but are open to all, as always, and can't wait to hear from you!#MSWL #WritingCommunity
In our fourth #fiction call-out, @ce_seymour is looking for literary and reading group novels about families, friendships or relationships. Could be a brief snapshot or a sweeping intergenerational story. Our submission guidelines: andrewnurnberg.com/submissions/ #MSWL #WritingCommunity
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Chandra Rooney @sakuralovestea
@leonicka I'm so hopeful that your inbox gets flooded with sweet, witchy cottagecore romance and then I get to read them all when they get published.But also hear me out: “sweet witchy cottagecore” retelling of Hansel & Gretel about found family and who society casts off. #mswl
Editor
• Queer friendship, love, and adventure stories, especially featuring the less-represented members of the queer family: trans, non-binary, asexual, intersex, queer, and bisexual characters
#MSWL 14/?
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• Unique family structures depicted in a positive and nuanced light—think found families of friends, guardians other than parents, or loving and supportive separated families
#MSWL 12/?