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I'm so deeply in love with the Magnus Archives - it scratches the same itch Sarah Monette's BONE KEY does. Send me your episodic horror and your emotionally unavailable conspiracy chasing librarians π #MSWL
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Hi #writingcommunity! I have 9 middle-grade queries in my box right now. I WANT MORE.
Adventure, Fantasy, sci-fi, magical realism, horror, historical, everything!
Also, I am open to considering non-fiction middle-grade novels, especially LGBTQ+ and STEM for girls. #MSWL
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Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
As the holidays approach, some news:I'll be closing to queries Dec. 1 - 31. I have a pile of queries & subs to catch up on, so please add yours to it before Dec. 1 if you wish!
#amquerying #amagenting #WritingCommunity
While I'm at it, a quick #MSWL of things I would love to see right now:
- Big-hearted contemporary MG
- MG horror
- A domestic thriller
- YA thriller/horror
- YA/A speculative/light sci-fi (think Black Mirror)
- MG/YA/A with a culinary theme
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Can I have a horror novel about a young girl who carries around a doll (like a modern day American girl doll type doll - not old school creepy). And wherever she goes, bad things happenβbut is it the girl or the doll? #MSWL SCARE ME. MAKE ME QUESTION THINGS.
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Give me that horrible, claustrophobic feeling of not being able to trust the people closest to you. Give me a story where the protagonist has to betray the people they love because theyβre not sure if the people they love can be trusted #MSWL
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Contemporary horror set in NYC. Gimmie haunted apartments, office buildings, subways (can you imagine π±)! #MSWL
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I want something like The Descentβfemale-centric, claustrophobic as hell, and full of creepy monsters #MSWL
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Iβm from Florida so give me some spooky swamps. Something creeping beneath the water, the deafening sound of insects, that humid heat that makes it hard to breathe....#MSWL
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I want smart horror protagonists. Iβm tired of watching protagonists make stupid decisions that get them killed. Itβs so much scarier when you do everything right, and bad stuff still happens to you! #MSWL
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In celebration of Halloween, Iβm gonna be posting another #MSWL thread, since Iβm dying for more spooky things in my inbox!
General info: Iβm not currently accepting unagented submissions. My priority is adult horror for @TorNightfire, but I love YA horror too π»
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Send me your horror novels for all ages #mswl
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The change of season has me hankering for a dark, twisty YA thriller or a chilling, atmospheric horror! Send me your goodies, writers! #MSWL #querytip #amquerying
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I'd love to see MG you could comp to Mary Downing Hahn & in general, more middle grade horror of all kinds, including darker MG involving mysteries/puzzles/scavenger hunts.
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(A slight exception to this is that I am a fan of gore & body horror like Ilsa Bick's Ashes trilogy & Wilder Girls. But even those are very character- & setting-driven.)
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Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
Here's a specific list of the kind of darker lit I want to see. (I really, really love darker lit. It's my favorite.) If your MS fits this list, please query me! #MSWL #PitDarkFor adult & YA, I gravitate more toward character-driven horror/fantasy/sci-fi than plot-driven. I prefer dark lit to reflect truths about humanity through relationships & setting over tangible monsters. I don't really get excited about werewolves, vampires, zombies, demons, etc.
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If I missed your #PitDark pitch, paste query & 1st 5 pages in email. Adult: horror, thriller, SFF, cont. romance, & mystery. YA: thriller, SFF, horror, mystery, & cont. MG: SFF, mystery, cont., & horror. #diversity #MSWL #ownvoices querylynnette (@) theseymouragency (.) com
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Kiki Nguyen @kianangu
The way RULES FOR VANISHING executes horror!!! Absolutely terrifying, creepy, and DELICIOUS!!!Haunted by this book. I love creepy town legends, games kids play that are rooted in scary stories! #mswl
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I'm especially looking for MG Horror submissions (Bonus Points if it's a graphic novel!) #MSWL #kidlit #graphicnovels