#MSWL Let’s hear it for more 40+ protagonists!

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉 This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here! You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

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"I'm on the hunt for a submission on misandry. I'm open to all categories and formats: essay collection, narrative nonfiction, short story collection with misandry as a common theme, memoir manifesto, etc." CeCe Lyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

I am now open to all the genres I represent through till 31st August. That includes: Fantasy, Sci Fi, Horror, Romance, Thriller, Action and Adventure, and YA Fantasy. I look forward to reading your subs.

"You Don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence." —Octavia E. Butler

This week I got to interview lit agent @ecniumata.bsky.social about pitching women’s fiction, female midlife protagonists, quiet stories, and what she hopes to acquire next! open.substack.com/pub/writeyou...

Such a thrill to be featured by Jennie Nash for doing this work that I love!

Is your weird girl fiction ready to query? One of these 12 literary agents might be your perfect match!

What is Weird Girl Fiction and why is it seemingly so in demand right now? @karingillespie.bsky.social has the scoop…

I’m only a few chapters into small press debut author Alexandria Faulkenbury’s new book, SOMEWHERE PAST THE END, but I’m already hooked! I loved doing this interview with her on her experiences working with a small press.

Did you read the article in Jane Friedman’s newsletter on pitching women’s fiction? I have some additional thoughts…

Hey North Carolina friends! The NC court of appeals just upheld a challenge against the validity of 60,000 votes in the state’s Supreme Court election which means 60k people must reverify their votes for them to count. Check if you’re on the list at thegriffinlist.com. And please share!

Just a reminder…if you have a book emergency tomorrow, visit your local indie bookstore, order it through bookshop.org (also indies!), buy it used from ThriftBooks.com, or check it out from your library. And you can actually do this any day but especially tomorrow for #economicblackout.

CALL TO ACTION: Call your representatives at (202) 224-3121 and ask what criteria they plan to use when “vetting” their constituents.

I analyzed 164 women’s fiction debut deals announced in 2024 to see what I could learn about which types of stories publishers were acquiring. Here’s what I found…

What’s the biggest leap you’ve ever taken? This year we made a cross-country move. We’d only visited once, knew no one and had no jobs there. Some days it’s hard, some days it’s exhilarating. You might think this has nothing to do with writing, but here’s why I’ve learned it totally does…

My first Write Your Next Chapter Substack is all about the insidious internalized beliefs that stifle our writing voices, which I’ve found is especially true for women writers. I know I’m guilty of doing some of these. How many ring true for you?

Hey writers, #MSWL Day is coming to Bluesky this Feb 12! See details below…

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." Thomas Mann

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin