Kara Rota
@karalearota
Editor
executive editor @chireviewpress acquiring narrative nonfiction. she/her/hers. krota@chicagoreviewpress.com
5 MSWL

#MSWL how-to guides for the fragile future, books by and for the next generation of activists, Native voices, manifestos, anti-capitalist business books?

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

Finally, I am always looking for inclusive storytelling. LGBTQIA+ characters, less explored mythologies, SFF from authors of color, neurodivergence. #MSWL

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

Middle-aged/older women on adventures! Adventure does not have an age limit! #MSWL

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

Reincarnated champions a la Legend of Zelda. I want the adventure, but also the struggle with the legacy. What does it MEAN to be under that kind of generational pressure? #MSWL

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

The next Uprooted. Folklore/fairytale/mythical roots with original characters and plots. #MSWL

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

SFF with personal stakes rather than global stakes #MSWL

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

Ghibli-esque fantasy. Lush settings, environmental concerns, rooted in kindness and empathy. #MSWL

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

I really, REALLY want the next Pushing Daisies. Urban fantasy that lives just this side of the mundane; a tone that embraces both dark and whimsical; characters who ask complex questions of themselves and their friends. #MSWL

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Lit Agent at Tobias Literary Agency, kidlit all the way. QueryManager: QueryManager.com/natascha bookshop.org/lists/teamnat
889 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Celebrity crush culture. And all the cyber stalking that implies. #MG or #YA #MSWL

(And yes, I have been crushing on Aaron as a result of the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, thank you for asking)

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

Optimistic space opera! Give me found families trapped together in unlikely circumstances. Give me generation ships gone awry. #MSWL

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

Leah Spann @LeahSpann

Napoleonic Russia. Give me the epic War-and-Peace style fantasy saga of my dreams. #MSWL pic.twitter.com/x57NhH9dtH

The First Persian Empire. I'm ready for complex cultural exchanges and magical infrastructure! #MSWL

(These are just a few examples, but the possibilities are endless!)

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

Napoleonic Russia. Give me the epic War-and-Peace style fantasy saga of my dreams. #MSWL

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

Warring States/Qin era. Give me dramatic, sweeping, twisted narratives like HERO. #MSWL

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

In general: more historical fantasy/historically-inspired fantasy! Particularly in less explored time periods/locations #MSWL

Some examples:

Leah Spann
@LeahSpann
Editor
Book person at @DAWBooks , an imprint of @astrapublishing . Reader, gamer, sewist, and all-around nerd. All thoughts my own. She/her.
18 MSWL

Hey, it's #mswl day! I'm a SFF editor with DAW Books looking to acquire submissions for the adult market.

Just a brief reminder that I can only consider agented submissions. That said, here are some things I'd love to see in my inbox!
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/leah…

Hannah VanVels
@hannahvanvels
Literary Agent
📚 Literary Agent @belcastr | Editor | Writer | #RevPit | Devoted German shepherd & cat mom | Amateur baker | Sparkling water enthusiast | she/her ✏️
55 MSWL
55 AskAgent
65 Queries
3 Tips

Also, I'd love to get a YA OCEAN'S ELEVEN. Someone write a heist story with teen characters and send to me! #YA #MSWL

Charlotte Wenger
@WilbursBF_Char
Literary Agent
Literary agent with @prospect_agency | @SimmonsSLIS MA in Children's Lit alum | #wndb | opinions mine | she/her
16 MSWL

#MSWL: A #PB bio about the beloved Toni Morrison written by a #POC ✍🏾✍🏿

John Cusick
@johnmcusick
Literary Agent
Literary Agent and SVP with Folio Literary Management / Folio Jr. Author of the DIMENSION WHY series. He / him. Temporarily closed to queries as of 07/01/2022.
75 MSWL
4 AskAgent
7 Tips
Tara Gilbert
@Literary_Tara
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @ktliterary | 🌈she/them | ✨magical | opinions my own | Gemini ☼ Pisces ☽ Capricorn ↑
245 MSWL
46 AskAgent
25 Tips

I'm an idiot and forgot to state the obvious. I am the resident witch at Corvisiero, so if you have MS's (contemporary or otherwise) that deal in tarot, astrology, crystals, and any other kind of witchy/pagan things. Send them to me! #mswl

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Lit Agent at Tobias Literary Agency, kidlit all the way. QueryManager: QueryManager.com/natascha bookshop.org/lists/teamnat
889 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Take your typically white cis hetreo genres and turn them on their heads. KILLING EVE does this so well! This is what I want to see. #MSWL