For more details about how to submit and what genres I'm looking for, please see my #MSWL on the JAB website:
awfulagent.com/agents/christina-zobel/

"I want unique cookbook concepts or narrative nonfiction from food bloggers, experts, and/or critics—with an emphasis on BIPOC, like Indigenous food writers! We need more books in this space that revolve around different communities and cultures."
Carly Watters #MSWL

I adore survival stories & would love to see more BIPOC rep. I grew up reading Boxcar Kids, Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Julie of the Wolves. I love the nature escapism & seeing how characters grow in tough external situations that mirror real-world stressors. 3/4

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"I want unique cookbook concepts by BIPOC bloggers."
Carly Watters #MSWL

BIPOC Horror & Thriller
Campy queer horror/thriller
LitRPGs
Humor please!!!! #MSWL #writingcommunity

2. Adult thriller/horror
-Fast-paced thrillers and horrors, esp. from BIPOC or queer POV
-Campy queer horror equally laugh-out-loud as it is spooky #MSWL

-Fresh perspectives on feminism (esp BIPOC and intersectional voices)
-Theology (teaching, not preaching - where religions come from and how they affect people/society)
-Mental health topics like anxiety and depression. Can include self-help that isn't didactic #MSWL

BIPOC fantasy, horror, & thriller #MSWL

I look forward to reading! 🥰 Find the rest of my wishlist here:
stormliteraryagency.com/madelyn-knecht.html

-Theology (teaching, not preaching - where religions come from and how they affect people/society)
-Feminism from a fresh perspective (intersectional & BIPOC)
-Mental health topics like anxiety and depression. Can include self-help that doesn't sound preachy #writersky

I am drawn to commercial hooks, lyrical writing, and voicy characters who jump off the page and pull you in. I love books that explore underrepresented folk stories and mythologies. Similarly, I am interested in non-Western settings. In fantasy, I adore a unique magic system. I am also a big fan of books about books. Across all genres and age groups, I would love to see projects from BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodiverse, and chronically ill communities.

#DreamProject #MSWL
I had an epiphany:
I would love a women’s fiction peace that explored the experience of a BIPOC woman as she moves to another country and builds a life in that country! Not necessarily Eat, Pray, Love - more the beginning of From Scratch.

"Send me nonfiction by BIPOC food writers."
Carly Watters #MSWL

#EditorInsight
Her agency is known for elevated, commercial work. So, she is interested in Sci-fi that leans into literary work. She mentioned titles like "Circe" and "The Power".
She does not want WW2/ War Historical Fiction! ✨
She does want stories about BIPOC's but NO TRAUMA P**N! #MSWL

Editor 1 (cont.): She would also love a "Lessons in Chemistry" with a BIPOC lead and pushing for change. (I don't think she meant the female lead had to be a chemist, but that she appreciated that the LIC lead was ambitious in a field dominiated by men.... #MSWL

#MSWL I want to see projects with the vibes of this song and music video: Queer with a capital Q, set in or heavily influenced by ballroom and drag culture, preferably by queer and trans BIPOC creators. This is at the top of my wishlist.
youtu.be/XXIX2WnfbpE?si=F8wNapTt_tS9PR5U

-A highly illustrated chapter book or young graphic novel from a BIPOC author-illustrator.
-A story set in Appalachia, featuring the region’s idiosyncrasies written by someone who knows them well.
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Super specific #MSWL : survival stories (including post-apocalyptic) w/a fresh spin on the survival genre & BIPOC/queer rep. Emotional MG like Alone or Hatchet or humorous and fun like The Last Kids on Earth. YA like Wilder Girls, The 5th Wave, or a grounded ownvoices Island of the Blue Dolphins