Anything Swiftie-coded—I love when music is behind the inspiration

High concept stories that are just shy of bonkers

CENTER SQUARE: JOY

Gothics with light horror elements

Mysteries that keep me guessing until the end #mswl 4/6

Stories that celebrate love in all its forms

Romance that sweeps me off my feet—but he falls first

A setting that is so atmospheric and compelling that it can also be considered a character too

All the grumpy-sunshine tropes

Voice-driven YA, crossover, and Adult Romance and Romantasy #mswl 3/6

#Latinx stories please from #Latinx creators

High-concept setups with emotional depth

Romance with a side of adventure

An epic forbidden romance with big emotions

Historical fantasy with a diverse bent and lots of magic #mswl 2/6

It’s #mswl day hosted by manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social
and I made this cute bingo card graphic with my wishlist wants. If you hit any square, feel free to query. My inbox is open and the link is in my bio.

It’s hard to read, so written out in thread form, here’s what I’m looking for: #mswl 1/x

Always on the lookout for projects by disabled and chronically ill creators — think GOOD DIFFERENT, ELLEN OUTSIDE THE LINES, and CHRONICALLY DELORES (but for MG).

Give me the next American Girl or Dear America series and you’re golden.

Character-driven, humor-infused stories with a solid hook across formats—picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, and middle grade.

As editorial director at Kar-Ben, my #MSWL is all Jewish kids books. I want stories that feel contemporary, surprising, unpredictable, plot-driven, clever, fun, absurd, and/or whimsical, where the kid has agency and goes after their goals. How to submit:
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/leila-sales/

My special interest is drag. You should absolutely weaponize this fact if you write about drag queens/kings/things, or if you are drag queens/kings/things. #MSWL

OMG, I'm loving these cat photos! So excited to see today's #MSWL submission in my inbox. I'll stay open until I wake up tomorrow morning, 4:30am Eastern. Send me your #YA , #MG , #PB and Adult and Kid #NF .

And keep the cat photos coming!!

I would ***love*** to see supernatural YA thrillers and mysteries like these! #MSWL

#Horror #MSWL Also, where’s all the holiday horror at? Let’s grow that out there. I really, really want a campy Christmas Hallmark meets Horror. Or a Rom Com Horror. Something like Fresh (2022 film) where it’s all going right until it goes wrong.

Also looking for in 2026 #MSWL

#MSWL Want memoir, narrative nonfiction, and serious trade history on the Black Panther Party and Black radical life. Political, stylish, vivid, and urgent—alive on the page, with real authority and a reason to exist now. Guidelines in reply.

I haven’t talked about this much on here but astrology is a special interest of mine. I’m actually ISAR certified 🥰 so if you have astrology-related stuff (fiction or nonfic) - we may vibe 💕 #mswl
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/v-ruiz/

You can find my full #MSWL here:
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/charlotte-wenger
(also linked in my Bluesky profile)

If you decide to submit your work to me, please do so via Prospect's submission form:
prospectagency.com/submit.html

Just some reminders:

I open the first week of the month every month except November and December.

I respond to every query that comes through QueryManager.

Every partial and full I request will get personalized feedback.

And I'm always happy to answer questions 😊

I’m also wanting more regional gothic overall as well as gothic stories that don’t take place in the US. Some media I’ve loved w/ similar vibes: “Preacher’s Daughter” by Ethel Cain; EVE’S BAYOU; MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; I’LL MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU by Beatrice Winifred Iker #MSWL

Another sort of specific ask, and this could be to any genre I'm open to, is a YA based around a swimming or water polo team! I used to coach swim and would love to have something that brings me back poolside! #mswl

In YA specifically, I'm really looking for a good mystery! Give me a modern day and diverse Scooby doo crew. Happens at a summer camp? Yes please. #mswl