Tu Books
@tubooks
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
81 MSWL
1 Tips

I appreciate that it's hard for *everyone* to get published. But please read the submission guidelines. #MSWL

Tu Books
@tubooks
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
81 MSWL
1 Tips

White protags are great! And they're 90% of children's books. This is why our mission is so specialized. #MSWL

Tu Books
@tubooks
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
81 MSWL
1 Tips

The list clearly doesn't include "white" for protagonists, but I still get many submissions w/ white protags. #MSWL

Tu Books
@tubooks
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
81 MSWL
1 Tips

In our Submittable form, I clarify that we ask for the race/ethnicity of protagonists due to our mission to publish diverse books. #MSWL

Tu Books
@tubooks
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
81 MSWL
1 Tips

One thing I should note: if I say I'm looking for XYZ kind of book and don't mention it should star a POC, it should still star a POC #MSWL

Kim Lionetti
@BookEndsKim
Literary Agent
Literary agent of adult and young adult fiction. Autism mom. British period drama addict. Gosling aficionado. Penn State alum. She/her.
70 MSWL
66 AskAgent
27 Tips

Reading BIG LITTLE LIES and yearning for women's fiction submissions with strong, but complicated female friendships. #MSWL #WF

Michelle Witte
@michellewitte
Literary Agent
Publishing professional and mental health advocate. I write craptastic books. Some people think I'm funny. You should probably be worried about those people.
171 MSWL
18 Tips

Note: I'm currently closed to submissions, but I still post to #MSWL on occasion because I'll forget otherwise. So, for future reference.

Michelle Witte
@michellewitte
Literary Agent
Publishing professional and mental health advocate. I write craptastic books. Some people think I'm funny. You should probably be worried about those people.
171 MSWL
18 Tips

Ooh, now that is something I'd love to see for YA. #MSWL twitter.com/justinaireland…

Andrew Karre
@andrewkarre
Editor
Pro abortion. Senior executive editor at Dutton Books for Young Readers (@DuttonYR), an imprint of Penguin Random House. Tweets are my own. he/him
4 MSWL
1 Tips

A character is obsessed with uncovering the malevolent intelligence that selects the thumbnail image for his YouTube videos. #mswl

Saritza Hernandez
@LitAgentSaritza
Literary Agent
📚 Literary Agent @AndreaBrownLit , 👩🏽‍💻#UCLAAnnex educator, ☕️@aalitagents member #autismparent 🧩 #lgbtparent #queeraf 💖💙💜 she/her/ella 🇵🇷#SarysPosse
132 MSWL
12 AskAgent
39 Queries
98 Tips
Kelly Peterson
@LitAgentKelly
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @reesagency . Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss . Gandalf of #TheFellowship . Tweets are my own.✌🏻
263 MSWL
217 AskAgent
40 Queries
115 Tips

#MSWL MC whose personality matches Daenerys Targaryen, and who doesn't end up with a man in the end. Mix with Mulan, a war, and a dragon.

Stacey Graham
@staceyigraham
Literary Agent
Literary agent and author whose reviews include "ok" and "arrived in great condition." Moonlights in antiques. she/her threeseasagency.com
100 MSWL
14 AskAgent
20 Queries
27 Tips

.@MelanieHoo just sparked an idea for #MSWL. Anyone familiar with the story of the Scarlet Pimpernel? I'd love a Scarlet Pumpernickel PB.

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2641 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"Historical fiction where the city itself is a fully fleshed out character in its own right!" @kurestinarmada #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

Rachel Stark
@syntactics
Editor
Editor of graphic novels, novels & IP @DisneyBooks ▫️ House Stark; more of an Arya than a Tony ▫️ Opinions my own; pic @JarrettWilliams 's ▫️ gender’s a lie🤷‍♀️
147 MSWL
6 Tips
Tu Books
@tubooks
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
81 MSWL
1 Tips

Full guidelines for our 2016 New Visions Award writing contest are up! #MSWL leeandlow.com/writers-illust…

Tu Books
@tubooks
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
81 MSWL
1 Tips

Our submission guidelines can be found here, by the way: tubooks.submittable.com/submit #MSWL

Tu Books
@tubooks
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of @LEEandLOW , publishes diverse middle grade and YA books set at the point where imagination and real life collide.
81 MSWL
1 Tips

On my #MSWL right now: graphic novels. I'm actively looking in my submissions pile them in the next few days. Must be diverse, MG or YA.

Stacy Whitman
@stacylwhitman
Other
Founder & publisher of @tubooks , an imprint of @leeandlow . Diversity in SFF, mystery, GNs & more for kids & teens. K-dramas. And cats. Opinions my own.
57 MSWL
1 AskAgent
11 Tips

On my #MSWL right now: graphic novels. I'm actively looking in my submissions pile them in the next few days. Must be diverse, MG or YA.

Molly O'Neill
@molly_oneill
Literary Agent
Literary agent & builder of bookmakers @RootLiterary . Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. @MarquetteU alum.
121 MSWL
2 Tips

I <3 tearjerkers, but am hungry for YA that explores epic/intense experiences on the spectrum of teen emotion *other than* grief/loss. #MSWL

Molly O'Neill
@molly_oneill
Literary Agent
Literary agent & builder of bookmakers @RootLiterary . Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. @MarquetteU alum.
121 MSWL
2 Tips

Actively seeking: contemp YA that achieves *big* emotional stakes WITHOUT any death. No dead BFs/BFFs. No dead parents. No car wrecks. #MSWL