And finally if you have chapter book or middle grade book that uses humour, adventure, fantasy, sci-fi or any combination thereof to help little kids explore their big feelings like in COCO and OVER THE MOON, please send me your work. #mswl

If you’ve got a middle grade or YA high-concept fantasy where the diverse cast of protagonists try their best to be good and kind in the face of evil, like in THE DRAGON PRINCE, my inbox is open! #mswl

If you have a #middlegradebook about strong-willed competitive girls and the trouble they get into with friends and rivals, like in FREE REIN, query me. #mswl

7. Queer and trans/nonbinary characters in fun settings, especially trans femme characters.
8. Something just right for that tricky space between MG and YA

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More specifically in MG, i love a great, accessible voice and humor across the spectrum, but also more serious literary stories. MORE specifically:

1. Madcap adventures in any genre

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First thing to note is that I only represent MG and YA. I love every genre from light contemporary to high fantasy and everything in between. I don’t represent artists or graphic novelists and don’t typically represent verse.

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This week has felt like a year, so please send me some fun contemporary! Give me all the MG and YA goofiness that makes me giggle and gives me all the feels. I’m ready to open my inbox and smile🥰 #MSWL

#MSWL Middle Grade Mystery w/a girl protag! Think THE INHERITANCE GAMES but for middle grade (not that exact concept; I’m just giving an example of 🔥-high-concept mystery). Fast plotting. Short chapters. Chapter cliff hangers, pls. Commercial but some emotional nuance too pls!

“I’d love to see middle-grade adventure novels. The next female Indiana Jones or a young Lara Croft.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

If you have written a swashbuckling, rip roaring, madcap romp of a MG Fantasy, I want to read it. #mswl

No joke! I'm open to queries again!

Open until June 30! Updated #mswl here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/nata…

PB/CB/MG/YA/GN, fiction & nonfiction, and adult nonfiction

I recently reread ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME and it’s truly one of my all time favorites. I’d love to see more projects in my inbox exploring the things—names, food, places—that connect us with the generations before us. PB (author-illustrator only), MG/YA novel, GN. #mswl

Rainy Sunday #MSWL: agents, if you have a MG novel or graphic novel about girls skateboarding, PLEASE send it to me!!

“Middle Grade fantasy based on non-Western folklore.” @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation

Random #MSWL request! I'm otherwise not open to queries, but I would love to find a BIPOC author with a MG horse girl story that gives me the vibes of this fabulous girl Madison Jade on the Black Equestrians Insta account: instagram.com/p/CMrw6HrHXTE/…

When I say #MSWL know that I am screaming it. Someone please write this MG!

Writers! We’re currently looking for more Latinx MG. If you have something you’ve been working on, send it our way!

#LatinxInPub #AmWriting #AmQuerying #MSWL ow.ly/Cpn630rBQzw

• gothic and horror in MG, YA, and Adult that haunts you with its writing as much as the subject matter (not one for gratuitous gore)

• contemporary fantasy with fresh hooks, strong character dynamics, immersive worlds, & romance subplots.

also see:
samanthafabien.com/mswl

Would love to find more speculative fiction that verges on horror, whether adult, MG or YA #MSWL

Picture books with punch and heart, non-fiction with a fresh twist (especially for MG and YA!), fiction with a singular voice and fierce energy. Relevant, resonant, and smart.