I'm still sick with the flu (also currently closed to queries) but I can't miss #MSWL Day !

I represent picture book (illustrator and author-illustrator only), middle grade, young adult, and adult creators.

A jumbled #MSWL for when I open back up to queries:

Hey #MSWL and #writingcommunity ! I'm so excited to be here! I'm not open at this time, but should open again soon. I'll be looking for YA and Adult Thrillers in the sub genres of domestic, psychological, and suspense under 90K words! Follow me to know when I open. Feel free to ask questions! :)
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/amy-nielsen/

#mswl 5. YA/NA crossover in sports heroes (think an updated Katy Evans’ Real series, Elle Kennedy), romance, dark romance or dark academia (think The Zodiac Academy series.) thrillers, and post apocalyptic or dystopian w/a fresh, unique idea.
#writingcommunity #amquerying #amediting #writers

#mswl 4. YA and NA. Romance, horror, thriller, dark academia. Space academy to space opera setting/plot line. Think Beth Revis’ Across the Universe series or for academy to space opera think Vera Nazarian’s The Atlantis Grail series.
#writingcommunity #amquerying #amediting #writers

#mswl 3. Eerie, creepy horror (haunting, paranormal, locked room/house/escape scenarios, and more. Psychological horror/thriller/suspense. In YA, would love a nice ensemble cast in an escape situation, but open to everything.

#writingcommunity #writers #amquerying #amediting

#mswl 2. Soft to epic fantasy, Romantasy w/unique angle & fresh ideas from what’s been done. Sci-fi, especially space opera. In YA would love a space academy to space opera setting/plot.

#writingcommunity #writers #amquerying #amediting

#mswl Hungry for adult, NA, and YA. Genres. Send me your romcoms, sweet, steamy or dark romances. Favorite tropes: enemies to lovers, slow burn, sports heroes, forced proximity, mistaken identity, fake dating, tortured hero, etc.
#writingcommunity #amquerying #amediting #writer s #writer

oh should also mention: i'm open to adult and YA at the moment for these genres (or i will be when i open back up to queries — trying to clear out my last few manuscripts first!)

Clocking in for #MSWL Day duty 🫡

I’ve updated my profile on the website (will be linking below) but the tldr of it is that I’m looking for #horror #speculative #contemporary #upmarket and #literary #fiction for #adult and #ya . For #nonfiction I want to see #jounrnalism and #culturalcriticism

It's #MSWL Day! Please take a look at my profile: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/je... I'm open for queries!

Creative twists on the classics (including folklore/myths + YA)
o MOST ARDENTLY YOURS
o A PHO LOVE STORY
o THE DEATH I GAVE HIM
o THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
o THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM

#MSWL

Messed-up locales (across genre + YA)
o THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE
o INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE
o DEAD SILENCE
o THE LUMINOUS DEAD
o A HAUNTING ON THE HILL
o SHE IS A HAUNTING
o DEAD OF WINTER

#MSWL

It's #MSWL day, you say? I have one of those! And it just got a shiny new update for 2025: featherflores.com/mswl/

Lots of specifics in here—give it a peek! ✨ I'm especially hungry for YA fantasy, romantasy, and gothic vibes rn. Agents, please reach out if something's a fit (or just to say hi 💞).

I'd love some YA that gives me slasher movie vibes. SCREAM was a formative movie for me and I'd love to read something that makes me feel the first time I watched SCREAM.

#MSWL

In graphic novels, I'd love to see the next contemporary swoony YA or adult romance/romcom, as well as stories set in the workplace or internships. On the NF side, I'd love to see more illustrated how-to books for kids in my inbox. #MSWL

Happy #MSWL day, #writingcommunity !

I’m looking for…
- Intricately plotted #A fiction & mainstream #YA (any category).
- High concept suspense #T in unusual settings.
- #WF that hooks readers on characters & their stories.
- #R , sexy or not. Bonus for happy endings! #Hs & contemporary are welcome.

#MSWL cont.

-A big splashy YA speculative and/or horror with lots of commercial appeal
-SF or science fantasy with a fresh concept that would appeal to a mainstream audience
-I’m specifically looking for the above wish list items from underrepresented voices

For MG and YA, I could use some projects to reinvigorate things. Humor and optimism and joy would be nice. Fanciful, fantastic twists. Books that have FUN and let readers have fun. (I really can't handle depressing stories right now.)

MG, YA or adult, I'm always looking for high-concept, commercial reads. Great plots and hooks. Strong voices and characters in those well-drawn worlds and situations. I'm up for some genre blending. A rom-com in a dystopian world? Agatha Christie in space? Murder mystery and dragons? Do it.

Keeping in the theme, I'd love a horror (YA or Adult) like YELLOWJACKETS that's as much about the speculative element as the interpersonal tension