MG:
-coming-of-age tween dramas featuring middle school antics, family dynamics, puberty, first crushes, and general self-discovery
-multi-POV ensemble stories, light mysteries, and rooted fantasy

Promotions mean a new #MSWL !!

I'm looking for contemporary and light fantasy MG and YA fiction + the select picture book, with a focus on character-driven marginalized stories that center around joy and hope.🧵

#mswl PLEASEEE

Actually, not only do I want Spuffy vibes, I would love to see some ADULT vampire romance: give me sex, blood, morally grey (or even totally amoral, done well enough) protagonists, and YEARNING. #mswl

My #PBPitch #MSWL

Christmas adventure 🎄
Character-led vehicle story 🚗
Humorous (No SEL) back to school 📚🤣
Animal character + break the 4th wall 🦊
Secret world/portal adventure 🦄
Rhymes + non-stop laughing 😜🎶

(You don’t need an agent to submit)

#kidlit

Agents, I’m on the hunt for a Christmasy holiday picture book but think family/cozy and less Santa. Note: no unsolicited manuscripts please; agented submissions only #kidlit #MSWL

"Send me thrillers like WHAT HAVE YOU DONE by Matthew Farrell."
Curtis Russell #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

dark academia with casual fantasy elements aka magic quills and self boiling pots and closets that pick your outfits.... yeah thats my shit #mswl

Catherine Ross is looking for #enemiestolovers romantasies with #BIPOC main characters in both #YA and adult! To see more of her #MSWL , check out the link below:

corvisieroagency.com/catherine-ross.html
#romantasy #romancebooks

#MSWL #query #writerscommunity Take me on a journey.

Craving some suspenseful action thrillers as well, especially after binging The Glory and Ballerina

General themes that are not for me: Fae/Witches/Demons vs Angels/Elemental Magic/Space Operas

Of course there are exceptions to all of this ^ Never know what might surprise me

Reaaally itching for a Martial Arts fantasy in the vein of Jade City x Ong Bak, but more female forward. Extra points if it blends mythology and anticolonial themes

In Gothic fantasy: Really looking for something outside of the London aesthetic. Show me a Caribbean or Latinx Gothic

Thought I'd add a few specific notes about my #mswl after going through QM. Not really big on queens, monster slayers, concubines, and assassins. Give me shady shamans, sassy cartographers, magic gravediggers, salty artisans, grumpy baristas, and celestial grocery baggers (🧵)

“I am looking for compelling novels by contemporary literary fiction writers.”
Maria Vicente #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

In that nebulous category of "literary/upmarket fiction," I favor character-driven narratives in which identity is the unique lens through which the character engages with society, but it's not the story in itself. Trauma, turmoil—these should be vehicles for understanding

I'm also redoubling my efforts to scout out sharp, voice-y narrative nonfiction—journalism, arts & pop culture, hidden history, accessible but expertly researched social science, unconventional essays/memoir, anything with a progressive slant and a sense of humor #MSWL

Always a challenge to define what I'm looking for, but some recent fave reads:

Natural Beauty - Ling Ling Huang
Hell Bent - Leigh Bardugo
I Have Some Questions for You - Rebecca Makkai
Black Buck - Mateo Askaripour
Big Girl - Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
Yolk - Mary H.K. Choi

#MSWL

It pains me to do this, but I'll be closing to YA/MG queries for a while starting at the end of this month. My focus right now is on signing adult literary/upmarket fiction & nonfiction, and I want to give fair consideration to my existing backlog of kidlit queries. #MSWL