The Twitter hashtag #MSWL was started by agent Jessica Sinsheimer (of the Sarah Jane Freymann Agency). Editors and Agents tweet about what kind of manuscripts they would like to see in their inbox. You can see archives of what everyone is looking for here. But I thought you might be interested in what #TeamFuse is wishing for at the moment!
YA fantasy in a fully-imagined world that's accessible to non fantasy readers (ie has names I can pronounce), like GRACELING. #MSWL
— Sara Sciuto (@sarasciuto) July 28, 2015
I'd also love MG historical fiction inspired by a little-known historical event #MSWL
— Sara Sciuto (@sarasciuto) July 28, 2015
No more dystopian/post-apocalyptic! I would like to see realistic fiction about kids living in modern dystopias (eg disease outbreaks) #mswl
— Emily S. Keyes (@esc_key) July 28, 2015
PB author/illustrators…. Specifically on the hunt now for cartoonists-turned-children's-illustrators #MSWL
— Sara Sciuto (@sarasciuto) July 28, 2015
I want more fun nonfiction for teens. #MSWL
— Emily S. Keyes (@esc_key) July 28, 2015
Me too! Bonus points if illustrated or graphic. RT @esc_key: I want more fun nonfiction for teens. #MSWL
— Gordon Warnock (@gordonwarnock) July 28, 2015
I'd also like to read Native American YA & MG with real issues. Put #MSWL728 in emailed subject line. Send 1st 3 chapters. #MSWL
— Laurie McLean (@agentsavant) July 28, 2015
My #MSWL hasn't changed from last yr or whenever it was we did it last. SF/F and Thriller. LGBT and/or POC characters and authors. Hit me.
— Connor Goldsmith (@dreamoforgonon) July 28, 2015
I would love to see MG or YA set in Mexico with magical realism & adventure. Put ' #MSWL 728' in your email subject line & I'll read it.
— Laurie McLean (@agentsavant) July 28, 2015
Setting almost a character=something I love. Espec. if it's Baltimore, Boston, San Francisco, Barcelona, Dublin, St. Petersburg. #MSWL
— Michelle Richter (@Michrichter1) July 28, 2015
Would love to find a mystery w/unreliable female MC, a la GONE GIRL, GIRL ON THE TRAIN, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD #MSWL
— Michelle Richter (@Michrichter1) July 28, 2015
Would love to see outdoorsy/survival MG like HATCHET with a female protagonist. #MSWL
— Emily S. Keyes (@esc_key) July 28, 2015
Would love to see a Shakespeare play (not Hamlet) retelling, for adult not YA. #MSWL
— Michelle Richter (@Michrichter1) July 28, 2015
Dying for a great New England-set mystery that's not cozy and truly nails the setting and voice. #MSWL
— Michelle Richter (@Michrichter1) July 28, 2015
Also looking for family drama or mystery set (at least partly) in India. #MSWL
— Michelle Richter (@Michrichter1) July 28, 2015
Looking for a mystery w/Native American characters. #MSWL
— Michelle Richter (@Michrichter1) July 28, 2015
Also I obviously want everything from #YANeedsMore #MSWL.
— Emily S. Keyes (@esc_key) July 28, 2015
Send me women's fiction w/magical or light scifi elements like STATION ELEVEN, THE NIGHT CIRCUS, THE WONDER OF ALL THINGS. #MSWL
— Michelle Richter (@Michrichter1) July 28, 2015
I'd love some women's fiction w/Russian characters, like MADONNAS OF LENINGRAD, RUSSIAN WINTER, CITY OF THIEVES. #MSWL
— Michelle Richter (@Michrichter1) July 28, 2015
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