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2. Older YA, especially if you have a story about a teen who elects not to go to college
3. Hopeful, funny, romantic
4. Emotionally-fraught, grounded thrillers and mysteries
5. Paranormal!!
6. Experimental, inventive storytelling
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In YA, i still love most genres and everything from light to dark. I love hope and depth and humor and stories that can change lives, whether from joy or empathy and validation. More specifically:
1. Super high concept contemporary and speculative contemporary
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7. Queer and trans/nonbinary characters in fun settings, especially trans femme characters.
8. Something just right for that tricky space between MG and YA
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beth phelan @beth_phelan
It’s my last weekend to get caught up before i open to queries on April 12!I’ve responded to almost all outstanding queries (email me if you’re still waiting--i missed it) but still catching up on requested fulls (please keep being patient)!
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First thing to note is that I only represent MG and YA. I love every genre from light contemporary to high fantasy and everything in between. I don’t represent artists or graphic novelists and don’t typically represent verse.
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I would be over the moon if I could acquire a captivating LGBTQ RomCom for YA readers. #MSWL
This week has felt like a year, so please send me some fun contemporary! Give me all the MG and YA goofiness that makes me giggle and gives me all the feels. I’m ready to open my inbox and smile🥰 #MSWL
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BRIGADOON meets THE GOOD PLACE #MSWL either YA GN or YA prose.
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“YA historical fiction about disco subculture.” @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation
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People who cheat get so demonized, which look it’s charged emotions and shitty betrayal, but cheaters are people too? And that’s the kind of character I want to follow in contemporary YA. Well, specifically the person who sleeps with their bff’s partner. #mswl
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No joke! I'm open to queries again!
Open until June 30! Updated #mswl here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/nata…
PB/CB/MG/YA/GN, fiction & nonfiction, and adult nonfiction
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I recently reread ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME and it’s truly one of my all time favorites. I’d love to see more projects in my inbox exploring the things—names, food, places—that connect us with the generations before us. PB (author-illustrator only), MG/YA novel, GN. #mswl
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Maria Vicente @msmariavicente
Throwing a new #MSWL into the universe: a YA historical fiction about disco subculture! 🕺🏿I’m particularly interested in a story that explores:
🌀disco’s beginnings in Black and queer communities
🌀 the commercialization and appropriation of the genre as it gained popularity
🌀 the (racist and homophobic foundation of the) anti-disco movement
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jay d. @partynextweexnd
i want cute girly movies like legally blonde and clueless but in blackTHIS.
I also wouldn’t mind it in YA book form👀 #mswl
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Just watched the finale of Superstore. I’d LOVE a YA version of this—diversity is a must. I mean reality is that high schoolers and college kids truly run most fast food restaurants, retail stores, and grocery stores, especially at night. Oh and the antics... #MSWL
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Agents, I'm in the mood for some epic YA contemporary in my submission inbox! That moment that changed everything, that person that shifted the way you see the world, that secret you kept, or that summer you'll never forget. #MSWL