Editor
Courtney Stevenson @courtney_ps
I am taking a good chunk of much-needed vacation time this week, and looking forward to fitting in a lot of fun reading over the holiday. But when I’m back, I would love to dive in on new submissions! Here’s my #mswl these days:Elements I’m always looking for: Historical fiction that reaches across the years (particularly stories we don’t see enough), family dynamics, settings as character, interesting narrative formats, clever humor, and writing that pulls you along to the next page.
Assistant Editor
Literary Agent
My adult #MSWL still hopes for GREAT thrillers & suspense. But IF it's historical, then it must match, re: detectives, the BRILLIANT Leo Wechsler OR Gereon Rath. If modern, it must match Maarten S. Sneijder. So far, I haven't seen a submission worthy of them. Please, send me one.
Editor
For YA, I’m pretty wide open in terms of genre:
contemporary
thriller
mystery
horror
high fantasy with a unique magic system
historical fiction about underrepresented experiences
science fiction
#mswl (2/7)
Editor
I'm now on Manuscript Wishlist for @_PineapplePress submissions! You can find my profile here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/laur… 📚 #MSWL #publishing #floridapublishing #pineapplepress
Literary Agent
From the #MSWL: I can't get enough of queer historicals. If you have a manuscript that feels like KJ Charles or Cat Sebastian, please send it to me! I want to see LGBTQ+ characters loving and striving and thriving in vintage settings.
📨Query Me: querymanager.com/query/saint
Literary Agent
I want werewolves (same vibe as above). I also want very atmospheric settings. Like manor houses in the country, but it could be contemporary or historical.
Editor
Nic Caws @NicolaCaws
So many great Qs in the @Write4Harlequin webinar today but not sure I said what I want to see *more* of… so here’s my current #MSWLAttention-grabbing category romances for the Harlequin Presents, Medical, Historical and Romance lines!
Literary Agency
“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/
Literary Agent
Kaitlyn Johnson @RedPenKaitlyn
Officially open to queries!!!#amquerying #querytip #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/TE17elNEBt
quick #mswl update, I am primarily looking for MG (all genres), YA Contemporary, Historical (all ages), and Graphic Novel (all ages/genres). Those are my heaviest focus. BUT, also open to others, so check out my MSWL page!
#amquerying #querytip #WritingCommunity
Literary Agent
Last night I procrastinated so much on Actual Things (cleaning? life? etc) that I made myself a website 👀 taragonzalez.com
Editor
Tiffany Shelton (she/her) 🧛🏾♀️ @TiffanyDiahann
GIVE ME HISTORICAL FICTION THAT DOES NOT ERASE BLACK PEOPLE OR ANY POC.I will continue to say that Belle is one of my favorite movies (and yes I did read the nonfic book), and I want fiction like it.
#MSWL twitter.com/chuckspear/sta…
I feel like I'm just going to constantly retweet this until I find what I'm looking for in historical fiction. Even open to a gothic horror novel with BIPOC set in the 18th and 19th centuries. #MSWL
Literary Agent
I am really dying to find historical fantasy or with spec fic touches. There are SO many locations outside of US/UK that I need to see in historical.
This goes for paranormal, too. Give me more cultural creatures (think the series Trese) #amagenting #mswl
Literary Agent
Adult
GN - all genres but especially horror, dark fantasy, or LGBTQ+
Novels - romance, contemporary, historical, and MAYBE fantasy. Super picky there. Really want horror like Babadook or Midnight Mass or Haunting of Hill House
#amagenting #mswl
Literary Agent
YA Novels
contemporary, romcom, fantasy, historical
If fantasy, you've GOT to bring your A-game. Very picky here for my list in fantasy, but definitely open to so many more contemporary and historical stories!
#amagenting #mswl
Literary Agent
YA GN
again, I am dying for more LGBTQ+ and historical; would love contemporary, fantasy, and horror here, too
Think outside the box. For YA, it needs to be something that totally immerses me in the characters or the world or the emotions
#amagenting #mswl
Literary Agent
MG Novels
contemporary, fantasy, and historical
am open to novel in verse but must be very high concept
#amagenting #mswl
Editor
it’s fall, which means I need some historical fiction with The Lost Apothecary vibes.
Agents, will trade crockpot soup recipes and weirdly specific fall playlists for every badass women historical fic sub I receive! #MSWL
Literary Agent
mysteries! i love stuff in the vein of castle and lucifer, or even more historical mystery adventures like in miss fisher's murder mysteries
Literary Agency
“Young Adult: historical fiction, LGBTQ+ romance, a story about a boy band, mysteries and thrillers, magical realism with gorgeous prose, novels-in-verse, experimental story structure.” @agentvicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation