Stacy Whitman
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Tu Books
Founder & publisher of @tubooks , an imprint of @leeandlow . Diversity in SFF, mystery, GNs & more for kids & teens. K-dramas. And cats. Opinions my own.
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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
Just starting THE BLACK COUNT by Tom Reiss, and wow. Alexandre Dumas's father was amazing. goodreads.com/book/show/1333…I'd love to see a submission (New Visions or agented) that covers/is inspired by his teen years--sold into slavery by his own father, but made his way to France to rise from the bottom in the French army to its highest general rank. #MSWL
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Dr Sarah Taber @SarahTaber_bww
Imagine if mainstream sci fi showed us THOSE kinds of futures.Not a future where Native people are canonically leaving Earth because even though folks who wanna colonize things have ALL OF SPACE now, they still won't leave Earth alone. pic.twitter.com/c98leabvEQ
This is my #mswl for science fiction manuscripts. New Visions Award submissions open in May.
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Agents, a #MSWL for a nonfiction graphic novel: biography or just general nonfiction covering the indigenous and POC climate and environmental activists risking their lives (and sometimes losing them) around the world as they work against corporate interests.
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#MSWL (when we re-open for unsolicited subs, or for a #NewVisionsAward entry, or agented subs): a YA novel that digs into this history. Perhaps a dual narrative of someone from that time period and someone from the present? I'm not sure. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/its…
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Dr. Debbie Reese @debreese
Ah! @JerryCraft asks @Ebonyteach about possibilities in bks for kids that are about slavery. How to do that is something Dr. Thomas has been thinking about for a long time. She's wondering about adventure stories that feature Af Am resistance as a possibility.I've been hoping for this kind of book in my inbox--hint, hint, authors! (After the holidays at this point--we're closed for submissions while we catch up/go on break. But do please send it to me after Jan. 2.) #MSWL
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#MSWL for a graphic novel or upper MG/young YA novel.
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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
Rewatching the 90s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and what hits me every time is that I forget that the plot revolves so much around the accusation of Hero not being a virgin. The parts I remember are the running around conspiring to make Benedic and Beatrice fall in love w/ each other.I've often said I'd LOVE a YA retelling of Much Ado, and I stand by that, but I'd love a feminist reclaiming of it, too. That's a #MSWL, by the way--YA graphic novel retelling of Much Ado about Nothing starring modern-day POC teens. What would such a retelling look like?
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Honestly, so much is just not being told yet that there's such a wide variety of diverse stories I just can't say I want till it shows up on my door. Best thing of course is a great story, well written. #MSWL
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Also actively seeking Muslim stories, both contemporary and SFF. In particular, science fiction, as I'd love to see stories of POC we don't normally get to see having adventures in the future. Also goes for SF starring indigenous characters. #MSWL
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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
And as far as diversity goes, I am particularly seeking new authors of color and indigenous authors. #MSWLWe are still actively seeking contemporary Native American narratives for MG & YA, novel and graphic novel. I'd also love more books about black girls/by black women.
Again, the Tu Books submission guidelines are at leeandlow.com/writers-illust…. Check those for full information. Also please take a look at our list--what we've published, what we've announced to be coming down the pipeline--for a better idea of my tastes. #MSWL
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And as far as diversity goes, I am particularly seeking new authors of color and indigenous authors. #MSWL
We are still actively seeking contemporary Native American narratives for MG & YA, novel and graphic novel. I'd also love more books about black girls/by black women.
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I am particularly looking for MG and young YA that has strong appeal for middle school/junior high students in the school/library market. Literary quality with strong commercial hook to get kids reading. #MSWL
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Exception: I am starting to seek MG & YA nonfiction graphic novels with specific appeal to the school and library market #MSWL
I love SFF with strong curricular connections that would appeal to teachers/librarians incorporating them into curriculum/pairing with classics
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Just realized it's #MSWL day. I've tweeted occasional MSWLs whenever they've come up, so feel free to search my history, but here's the gist of what I'm looking for:
All books must star IPOC
I only publish MG and YA fiction & graphic novels (see exceptions below)
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Quressa "Tryna be the Beyanna of Agents" Robinson @qnrisawesome
Speaking of Shakespeare, wouldn't mind seeing a modern take on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING or MIDSUMMERS NIGHT'S DREAM in a YA contemporary or YA/Adult Fantasy.Much Ado about Nothing has been my favorite Shakespeare since the 4th grade. I wonder what it would look like set in a high school. Definitely a #MSWL. Must star IPOC.
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Okay, so #mswl based on a friend's post about deBeers diamond cartel: Teens from African nations most affected by blood diamond trade, "wherein Our Heroes conspire to rob de Beers--not for the money, just to take down the cartel." Robin Hood meets Oceans Eleven for teens.
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Tu Books @tubooks
Seriously, writers: if you can write this, this is a serious #MSWL. Must be either MG or YA, could be graphic novel or novel. Or even nonfiction, if you want to tackle the real-world facts of this. #submissions #amwriting #YAlit #MGlit twitter.com/AmazonChique/s…Totally serious. Preferably POC writers from related cultures. #MSWL
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S.I. Rosenbaum @sirosenbaum
@RoanhorseBex Every time one of these books shows up, I think about the fantasy novels and alt.history books that could be written from a Native POV. There's so much space there. And instead we get this.FYI, #MSWL re: the good stuff you're talking about, for MG and YA.
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Sabrina Vourvoulias @followthelede
There are all kinds of Latinos in the real world, and there should be kinds of Latinos in sf. All of us should be represented, and faithfully so. — Isabel Schechter #FantasticLatinas #NeverthelessShePersisted #WomensHistoryMonth#MSWL: MG SFF, contemporary realism, and historical fiction featuring Latinx kids from Central and South America and/or American kids whose heritage is from those areas. It's a big gap in children's lit and my list specifically.