🎉 New Year, new #MSWL ! Here’s what I’m eager to see when I reopen in 2025:

👉 Bold, imaginative, PBs from author-illustrators
👉 Latinx, BIPOC, marginalized author-illustrators
👉 Laugh-out-loud funny PBs—smart, clever humor (no fart books or potty humor plz) (1/4)

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To ring in the new year, SteelWorks Literary will open to unsolicited queries Jan 1-5, 2025! Scroll through to learn more about what Lori is hoping to find. QM link in bio above.
#amquerying #amagenting #kidlit #picturebooks #PB #MG #YA #GN #illustrators #kidlit illustration #kidlit art #mswl

Other specifics: ABOVE ALL, I prioritize diverse own voices from marginalized communities which is why November is diverse only. I am open to queer romance of all genres and age groups. I would love more author / illustrators for graphic novels and picture books. #MSWL (4/6)

I'm not participating in PitDark, because I have some exciting news! I will be opening to queries for the first week in November (1-7) to diverse own voices ONLY. Starting January 2025, I'll open the first week of every month to everyone. #MSWL (1/6)

Will be open to YA/PB/GN/Illustrator work queries from Oct 1st through the 7th!

querymanager.com/query/3212

Particularly seeking contemporary YA, author-illustrator work in PB/GNs or teams, and character-driven, holiday, or lyrical text-only PBs #MSWL

GRAPHIC NOVELS (author/illustrators or two people working together is great too) in the YA and MG space!

please I beg you

For #graphicnovels & #comics , i’m looking for:
📷layers & depth of field
🪟thinking outside the panel
🌊watercolor feels
〰️ lovely line elements
🍱 studio ghibli vibes
🎨Monochromatic palettes
😎bad ass heroines …or villains
🧚‍♀️ whispy whimsical worlds
❤️ diverse characters

In #kidlitart , i’m looking for:
🖌️ classic/traditional style
🌊watercolor vibes
✏️colored pencil experts
💡Anything that plays with light
🌲scenic landscapes
🤪 pixar-like facial expressions
🐋sea creatures
🧚‍♀️ whispy whimsical worlds
❤️ diverse characters

I‘m on hold and the music is like a bossa nova vibe I would dance to in an elevator…waiting for some jaw-dropping illustrator portfolios to hit my inbox 🎨

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@contextliterary

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I’m excited to see work from creatives who have a love for children’s books and have built a portfolio that focuses on children’s lit and the diversity of our kids. I’m also excited for contemporary and speculative GNs (pls no adult GNs)

✨2024 #MSWL ✨

I’ll be open widely to queries for the first time from Sept. 1st through the 7th!

querymanager.com/query/3212

I’m excited to continue building as diverse of a list as possible, and am especially looking for illustrators and author-illustrators.

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✨#MSWL UPDATE✨

As we head into year-end, I'd love to find more illustrator clients to partner with!

If you're interesting in sharing your portfolio, picture book dummy, or GN proposal with me, this is the link 🥰: QueryManager.com/3212/socialmedocialmedia

i read 13 graphic novels in 4 days, and i really want to rep more author-illustrators. so, here’s an mswl:
#mswl #kidlitart

🧺 mg camp
🧸 mg contemp with series potential (sunny side up esque)
🎻 ya queer + funny romance
🪈 uncommon family dynamics
📦 modern day ghosts + witches

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-More illustrators or author/illustrators, especially marginalized
-Poetic, lyrical PBs (but not rhyme) with lots of layers and heart
-Creepy, spooky ghost stories (Adult/New Adult)
-Gorgeous prose but highly commercial concepts across the board

Looking for Roaring Twenties and Regency era Romantasy! Also looking for picture books about parents WFH, books about being a community helper, and fully illustrated picture books. Kristina is particularly scouting works from authors/illustrators of indigenous or latiné descent.

Basic summary of what I'm currently acquiring:
✔️MG & YA (all genres)
✔️GN for kids w/illustrator attached
✔️Adult/NA romcom/romcom adjacent
✔️Adult/NA romantasy
✔️Adult/NA SFF w/ strong romance
✔️Narrative NF in History only

And I usually acquire commercial material.

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I also love author-illustrators/teams! However, I am NOT a fit for art-only queries.

For some styles I like, check out the M&O team of picture book illustrators: Stacey Byer, Maribel Castells, Rachel Más Davidson, Tiffany Golden, Skylar Hogan, Dawn Masi, Sue Safianoff

#WritingCommunity #MSWL #illustrators I’m currently seeking NF works involving #Astrology #Tarot #Zodiac and Crystals. Please only query if you have a book proposal ready to share✨🔮🌙