Speculative Fiction
Kurestin Armada @kurestinarmada · 2d
Jill Gutowitz @jillboard
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2. Make it at least a little bit magical/speculative and shove it in my inbox ASAP, thank you #MSWL
Hali Baumstein @halibaumstein · Apr 12
I'd also love to find mind-bendy, genre twisting stories that feel in the vein of my recent Netflix obsessions Black Mirror, Russian Doll, The OA, and Dark. That obviously includes a huge range, but they're all contemporary-rooted stories with speculative elements woven in. #MSWL
Contemporary MG novels with a speculative element, or touch of magic – very much up my alley. #MSWL
Ammi-Joan Paquette @joanpaq · Mar 19
Marisa DiNovis @dinovisms
Genre-bending, standalone YA spec fic that puts me in the mind of Jane, Unlimited—a book I read over a year ago and still think about on a weekly basis. Bonus points for a sweeping yet claustrophobic setting like Tu Reviens! #mswlOmg, this is my #mswl forever!!
Marisa DiNovis @dinovisms · Mar 18
Genre-bending, standalone YA spec fic that puts me in the mind of Jane, Unlimited—a book I read over a year ago and still think about on a weekly basis. Bonus points for a sweeping yet claustrophobic setting like Tu Reviens! #mswl
Heather Cashman @HeatherCashman · Feb 14
Jessica Sinsheimer @jsinsheim
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I’m so grateful for @jsinsheim and all she does to help authors, agents, and editors collaborate!
Andrea Somberg @andreasomberg · Feb 12
I would love to see some smart horror or speculative fiction that veers toward the literary #MSWL
Steven Salpeter @StiSal · Feb 8
(And for the search engines: that’s, yes; please send me adult or YA second-world fantasy with Jewish elements, or YA Jewish magical realism, Jewish Speculative fiction, literary Jewish fantasy novels, et cetera #mswl)
Autostraddle @autostraddle
Natasha Lyonne’s #RussianDoll is the darkest, funniest, most comforting show of 2019 so far. bit.ly/2RMqNi7 pic.twitter.com/w7z05HLpC3YES! THIS! Also, I really want to work on some speculative fiction that's as sharp, funny, and layered as #RussianDoll. Something that uses the speculative element to say something, not just as a cool hook #mswl
Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Feb 7
BookEnds Literary Agency @bookendslit
@wensday95 wants #Historicalfiction with a slight #speculative or #horror bent like Alma Katsu's THE HUNGER or Sarah Perry's THE ESSEX SERPENTBONUS: she also wants contemp mystery/thriller where setting is integral like Jane Harper's books or Attica Locke's BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD.
Evergreen #mswl.
Allie Levick @AllieLevick · Jan 23
That speculative book about a woman taking her power back? Using her power to effect change? Send it to me. #MSWL
Kat Enright @katenright · Jan 23
I am hungry for a good middle grade! For me, it’s all about the voice. Now, I do tend to lean spec, but I am open to a great heartfelt contemporary. #MSWL
Amy Elizabeth @amylizbishop · Jan 8
THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD; smart, female-driven speculative fiction (mobs a plus); gritty YA in the vein of SADIE or THE WALLS AROUND US #MSWL
Hannah Fergesen @HannahFergesen · Jan 7
It would appear I am now open to queries once more! Check out my #MSWL to see what I'm looking for! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/hann…
James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018
James McGowan @jamerrson
In YA, I’m mainly looking for contemporary or mystery (more tk) stories. Books like Crow Flight or Abigail Johnson’s books. I worked on and love Laura Taylor Jamey’s THE LIBRARY OF LOST THINGS. pic.twitter.com/6xusQ24OjmI also love speculative elements that run the gamut from DRY to STRANGER THINGS. Ultimately, I like stories grounded in our reality, no matter a spec element. #MSWL
Melanie Fried @Melanie_Fried · 8 Dec 2018
#mswl: historical (1900s), romcom, immigrant stories, diverse voices, high society, light suspense or speculative hook, campus setting, southern, complex female friendships, family dramas, gothic, nostalgia. Upmarket with commercial hook. Agented only.
Jennifer A. Grimaldi @JA_Grimaldi · 3 Dec 2018
DYING (ha) for more YA horror in my inbox, especially speculative/family-centric/this-monster-is-a-metaphor in the vein of THE BABADOOK or HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE #mswl
JenniferMarchSoloway @marchsoloway · 29 Nov 2018
I love the idea that magic could be lurking in our world, if only we knew where to look. Have such a story (PB, MG, YA, adult speculative/horror)? Please send it my way! #MSWL