AGENTS! I'm backkkkkkkkkkk and ready to read amazing new stories #matleaveisover #happynewyear2020 #mswl

I love the vibe of this and I am totally here for it. Also, any books to comp send my way. #mswl

I'd love to see a novel about an Oregon Trail Generation protagonist reconciling the enormous expectations we had as children with the day-to-day realities of modern life. #MSWL

Starting the New Year with some updates to my #MSWL: I’m primarily looking for contempory novels right now! Especially if they are upbeat & include: Sisters. Crushes. Friendship Breakups. Sex-Positivity. Gender Expression. Hopeful Endings. Kids/Teens Acting Like Real Kids/Teens.

If you're a writer and/or illustrator without have an agent, please consider sharing your work with me via Kokila's open submissions window. More info here: penguin.com/publishers/kok…. If you do have an agent, encourage them to reach out to me. #mswl

Things I like to read about: hiking and the outdoors, the transforming power of travel, food & how it connects us, the art of comedy, women’s relationship to anger, building community, community organizing #mswl

Still looking for a YA rom-com that’s incisive & frothy, whether it’s about partners or a novel where someone falls in love with all the many facets of themselves. A falling-in-love-with-yourself story would be amazing! #mswl

To quote @CeliaCPerez: more books about brown weirdos! #mswl

Will always want MG that gives characters (and readers) the space to discuss the BIG questions on their minds. #mswl

Take me on a MG adventure and/or spooky journey with a strong friend group! #mswl

DID YOU KNOW I’m interested in adding magic and light fantasy to my MG list? In the vein of the funny, contemporary realistic books I love to publish with a dash of magic to alter the world we think we know. #mswl

Send me a breakout picture book character! #mswl

For picture books, I’m looking for narratives that center joy, humor, silliness, curiosity, and imagination. #mswl

Top of my list: more family capers! Stories that celebrate the messiness & complexity of family systems & how they shape our worldview. I adore a well-drawn, offbeat family as an ensemble cast. #mswl

We're back from break, which means agents are open to queries & editors are looking for projects to acquire! I’m excited for the beautiful, memorable PB, CB, MG, & YA manuscripts I’ll get to read & consider in 2020. Adding my #mswl to the mix!

I’m back open to queries as of today!
As usual, please send your query & first five pages in the body of the email to query[at]dunhamlit[dot]com.

Submission guidelines & #MSWL are at dunhamlit.com

Thinking about doing a #MSWL update soon...

Queries are reopened! And my #mswl page has been updated. *gimme hands*

Back in the office today and, as always, I'm looking for new fiction! Visit the @NorthbankTalent website for our submission guidelines 📚

#firstdayback #mswl #amquerying

In realizing that my last movie was “Pain and Glory” & I just ordered the book “Pain,” it occurs to me I sure have a brand. My #mswl is easy for agents to target via Mad Libs style mashup titles of language for sex, sadness, grief, or anguish!

Anything about language, whether that's visual (I once saw an internet thing where the animals were made out of Arabic script 🤯) or a plot thing (about an English language learner? About... spelling???? 👀) or a nonfiction thing (hello emojis). #mswl