Either way just to remind everyone that my #mswl (and the Labyrinth Road list overall) includes YA but really focuses on MG series that blend internal and external, epic stakes and feature Big Feelings & soapy relationships of friendships, family, and yes crushes!

"My absolute favorites: dysfunctional family stories; novels centered on relationships brimming with tricky class dynamics; and all things female rage."
CeCe Lyra #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

Heading into summer reading, updated #MSWL , on #QueryManager . Would like to see more YA, NA, and Adult science fiction, family saga, and unique retellings. Can have subgenres in historical, horror, magical realism, military, speculative, environmental/climate, & extinction.

#mg
Novels in verse
Contemporary
Fantasy

Would love more lgbtq+, family stories, stories about finding your community and supporting it

wait ALSO send me your literary/upmarket/book club novels set in the obama era. i want to explore themes of sexuality, housing, finances, family, identity, friendships within the warm embrace of a safer political moment #amquerying #mswl

Fantasies with immersive, epic magic systems. Family dynasties. Incredibly well written villains who aren’t just evil for the sake of it. Something dark. Bloody. Ambitious. Not taking the high road. Fighting your oppressors. Stories that alter our belief in right and wrong

Hi, Cheyenne again! Adding to my really specific #MSWL projects:

- Sports romance that centers the love of the sport (and the found family element) just as much as the romance

- a horror book with dinos. please. (think Jurassic Park 3 with more politics.)

Running late on #MSWL Day but HMU if you have smart literary spec work like HOW HIGH WE GO JN THE DARK or STATION ELEVEN with a spiritual twist: whp.submittable.com

My MSWL editor’s page:
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/rebecca-johns/

I love mysteries with:
-fast pacing
-revenge stories
-inheritance stories
-heists
-unique settings
-fun friend groups
-interesting family dynamics
-millennial/genz audiences
-fresh twists on tropes
-series and standalones

I'm on a mystery kick at the moment, so please try me with yours! #MSWL

Happy #MSWL day! I’d love to see proposals for:

-Memoir that shares a compelling and unique story but also touches on a cause or broader social issue
-Holistic wellness/self-help from experts with established platforms
-Narrative nonfiction about non-traditional family and relationship structures

Realistic female friendship stories of all ages (and particularly queer friendship stories)

Family stories (particularly multiple POV family stories and mother/daughter narratives)

Reportage. Get me in the inside scoop!

It's #MSWL Day! Please take a look at my profile: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/je... I'm open for queries!

In book club fiction: I also want to cry when it comes to this genre (am I ok) but also love heartwarming stories, especially those that center around unique experiences. Books about family, friendship, etc that can speak to larger themes.

Some of my favorite tropes:
-friends-to-lovers
-fake dating
-forced proximity
-found family
-enemies-to-lovers
-second chance romance
-grumpy sunshine

I'm open to reading any tropes, but these have a special place in my heart! #MSWL

7/ BOOK-CLUB: Found family, complex female relationships, and stories of reinvention. A strong hook, rich settings, and high stakes. A tight timeframe with elements of mystery or romance. Give me an epic love story between best friends, a charater-driven mystery. Celeste Ng, Brit Bennett, Liz Moore.

4/ HISTORICAL: underrepresented identities & unconventional heroines. Dual timelines, family secrets, lost histories. The setting should feel immersive. I'd love to see a nomadic set of characters—travel by train/ship/on foot. I'd love a Harlem Renaissance novel, or the next "Lessons in Chemistry."

Happy #MSWL day! I'm currently acquiring for #HarlequinHeartwarming , a sweet contemporary romance series with a focus on family and community. Heartwarming books don’t have any swearing and they’ve got low levels of violence or sensuality, but they're not inspirational romance.
harlequin.submittable.com/submit/28677/harlequin-heartwarming-70-000-words

Happy #MSWL Day, Folks! I’m excited to read your pitches!
I’m currently accepting manuscript submissions for the following fiction genres: literary fiction, family saga, high-concept women’s fiction, crime & mystery.

...
* Stories that play with form
* Family saga's that are anchored in a certain subset (ex. 6ft Under)
* Weird stories
* Stories with witches (all kinds of witches)
* Stories with unique settings - take me somewhere!
* Zombies - believe it or not, I like zombies
... (#MSWL)

Here is my updated #MSWL for winter 2025. I will be opening back up to unsolicited queries at the end of the month. If I’ve requested materials from you please send me a DM for my query link.