Hi everyone, I'm looking for a MG fantasy novel, protagonist 13 , where magic occurs when portions of objects are mixed together and the villain is from a secret society, kidnapping a kid. The novel must have been published three years ago. Thanks in advance for this.

Hi everyone, please could you please recommend a middle grade novel that discusses anxiety in protagonist and schizophrenia in the parent, and was published in the last three years. Bonus points if it is a fantasy book. Thank you in advance.

Hello authors! I'm open to queries again for a brief window (through 4/7), so I'm reposting this little thread. #MSWL

I also want to build my list of exciting, meaningful, fun, and funny MG fiction! Again, I especially hope to see SFF and horror submissions with original premises and clear conflicts, but I'm also open to contemporary stories and mysteries. In everything, I hope to see strong messages! #MSWL

Hello 2025~I’m back in the office and open to queries this week! #amquerying #kidlit #writers #illustrators, I’d love to see your #YA, #MG, narrative NF proposals, and #PBs. I’ve updated my #MSWL, but some particular things I’d love to see in my inbox:

hello friends! my colleague, the brilliant Lorna Hemingway, is on the hunt for new projects! she represents everything in the children's space from board books to YA and is specifically looking for: - contemporary romance - coming of age (especially BIPOC) - gorgeous, punchy graphic novels #mswl

Loved having this conversation with @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social about what projects I’m hoping to see in my query inbox! Also, count how many times I start answering a question by saying “Ooooooooh…🤔”

#MSWL day! I'd love to add more funny and spooky to my #pb and #mg list! For more info, check out my mswl here: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/ka... @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social

@manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social Open to queries soon. Seeking strong, diverse, multi-cultural voices. PB's with humor, whimsy. YA/MG that oozes coming of age, distinct voices. Adult fiction- friendships, emotional angst, family saga, deep/edgy storylines. www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sy...

Happy #MSWL Day! ✏️ I am open the first few days of every month. Deets here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/katie-erickson/. I am actively seeking author-illustrators of both picture books and graphic novels with great page turns and dynamic narratives. Thank you @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social!

We'll be posting #MSWL interviews throughout the day - many thanks to our agents and editors for taking the time to help us get to know them! @sknigge.bsky.social is looking for children's to adult (mostly MG and up) and loves a magic, speculative, and genre-mashing element: youtu.be/UOEQzSWwPwY

the loveliest agent has an interview up for #mswl !! 💖

#MSWL Make me laugh, make me cry, draw me in and make me forgot about all the horrible things that are happening in the world. #YA #MG #PB @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social Full MSWL here: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sh...

Happy #MSWL! I’d LOVE to see some more YA horror and mysteries in my inbox. Check out my wishlist below! Excited to see your stories🥳🥳 www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/ca...

Happy #MSWL Day! To celebrate, I will be opening to queries. I am opening to all authors until 2/19 and then I will only be open to marginalized authors from 2/19 - 3/5 and then I will be closing to catch up 💗 here is a link to my updated MSWL page: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/am...

Happy #MSWL Day, everyone! I am a literary agent at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social and looking to fill a few spots on my list. You can find my updated wishlist here: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sa... - Adult Romance and Science Fiction - Middle Grade Fiction - Graphic Novels in all categories

Next video in our Agent + Editor #MSWL Series is with the amazing @mwhatnall.bsky.social! This video also includes a lesson on what makes contemporary fiction - and the process of agenting - great. We love the stories in the latter part of the video. 🥰 Thank you, Michaela! youtu.be/zXf64SQcBgA

Next in our Agent + Editor #MSWL Series: Thao Le at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency shares her wish list for 2025, and is even kind enough to walk us through her bookshelf of clients, so you get an interactive look at her tastes. Thank you, Thao! youtu.be/hJrJ7_CXnlo

Next Agent + Editor #MSWL Video: Erica Bauman, Aevitas Creative Management! @ericabauman.bsky.social Erica is looking for Middle Grade, YA, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Horror Genre Mash-Ups, Mystery, Historical, Memoir, Biography, Science & Nature + More! View here: youtu.be/4TTAlk2Accs

The wait is over! I am officially reopening to queries Tuesday, February 18. My MSWL has been updated with what I’ll be looking for. Can’t wait to see what hits my inbox!! #amquerying #WritingCommunity #MSWL www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/an...

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

I haven't done an #MSWL day in a hot minute. I'm not open to queries just yet. Probably March? But my general categories don't tend to change that much... I updated my page here anyway: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/el...

Happy #MSWL day! Bumping my longer MSWL list here, but I'll also add in a few things I'm looking for in particular!

ELLA ENCHANTED X NEVER AFTER Banished as an infant because of a terrible fortune, Prince Frederick escapes his tower prison to prove his innocence by defeating a dragon that has stole the kingdom's gold in hopes that he can return a hero and be welcomed home. #QuestPit #MG #F #OS

Any #Editor out there in the mood for a fast-paced West African inspired middle grade fic? You get: - Fearless thieves who care about the poor. - Corrupted officials. - Rehoming of stolen African artifacts. - Sticking it to the colonizer. Get in touch with Emily Forney at BookEnds Lit. #EditorGuide

Cyprienne has been in a depressed slump for decades. Humans are only so entertaining. Her life has come to a stagnant pause... Suddenly, everything she thought she left behind has come flying back into her reality! Can the pause come back? She doesn’t want to be Queen! #2025pit #Q #A #RM #UF

Until he met seven short guys with a snoring lady friend, Charley's world looked pretty mundane. But in a world with an open door to the people of Grimm's Fairy Tales, is there room for Cinderfella Charley? You can bet a gold florin he wants it! Happily Ever After #2025Pit #A #F #CON #SPF

🖤 Labyrinth x Aladdin 🖤 Imprisoned in a fae dungeon, a girl is offered salvation by the cruel enemy king who has every reason to want her dead after her father cursed him. She has to decide if she should trust the evil fae she's falling for, or betray him and win a crown of her own #2025Pit #YA #RF

[self-published] There was...and there was not. A djinn pours out her soul to the moon. A prince meets his soulmate in the storyteller who can tell stories that are nothing but lies. Muneera and the Moon: Stories PALESTINIAN FOLKLORE x STARLIT WOOD #2025Pit #SHRT #SPF #F

WE WERE GODS Pleasure and pain are abundant where gods make homes. This rings true for the city of Cardell. A hub for entertainment and cutthroat politics, losing is inevitable in this holy city; but when nothing—not even godhood—is forever, there is everything to gain. #2025Pit #A #F

#2025Pit Memories marred by Orken gods & greed. Sinful men rife with power unmerited. All obstacles in Arsu’s way, none prepared for the Orc’s rending & revolution. The land of The Havens knows not justice, but it shall know 𝙝𝙚𝙧. LOTR + Boondock Saints #AA #F #SF #CON

KOMI CAN’T COMMUNICATE + KEEP IT TOGETHER KEIKO CARTER 🥺Huggable cinnamon roll MCs 💕Major crush-com vibes ⚡4th wall breaks 🌎Real-world setting w/ speculative elements 😱Anxiety rep 🏠Housing insecurity 👪Supportive families 🐈Cats! #2025Pit #MG #Con #RomCom #SPF #DIS

Lizzy, a high school freshman caught between the unraveling of her family and the trauma she carries, is going to die. After jumping from a third story balcony, Lizzy’s life flashes before her eyes as she relives the chain of events that brought her to the brink. #LF #2025PIT #CON #A #ownvoices

ADDIE LARUE x DIVINE RIVALS x DAWSON'S CREEK When Birdie & Lennon accidentally summon a trickster god, they unknowingly tangle the invisible threads of all three. 🌿multi-POV 🌿magical take on the string theory 🌿petty gods + their politics 🌿villain-turned-softie #2025pit #a #f #r

In a faltering empire, a thief steals a crown from the ruling family, sparking a battle of wits with a spymaster. Drawn together by their contest, the two become tangled in a deadly web of conspiracies as their rivalry turns to unlikely alliance. SIX OF CROWS + FOUNDRYSIDE #2025Pit #A #F #LGBTQ

CIRCE X ARIADNE Zeus born. Cursed. Wife. Mother. Adulteress. Downfall of Troy. Everyone always had a label for Helen, except one man: Menelaus. For the man who waged a war to rescue and bring her home, Helen was always just beloved. #2025Pit #Q #A #HF

Lonely Jane has mood-affecting weather abilities, Corwin’s an anxious new kid. Both could use a friend. When Jane’s shady landlord threatens eviction because of her, she has to control her emotions, but how can she when she’s majorly crushing on Corwin?! #2025Pit #MG #Con #RomCom #SPF #DIS

WHTF X THE STARDUST THIEF Almas must outwit an ancient evil & unite a war-torn land—but her secrets may kill her first. ✨ Middle Eastern-inspired w/ Arab mythology ✨ Unique magic system ✨ Found family ✨ Quest for lost secrets ✨ Slowburn romance w/ fake marriage trope #2025Pit #F #YA #A #crossover

British I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS 🔮17-year-old Cat has anxiety & unwanted premonitions. The last thing she needs is to: 🚗Run a cute guy over 🔥Discover her BFF's deadly fire magic 👀Develop visions of her friends being hunted for their powers ⚔️Stab the boy she fancies And yet… #2025Pit #YA #F #MH

The face that launched a thousand ships once belonged to a woman with a childhood, marriage and daughter. She deserves to speak her name, not have it echoed down from the mouths of her detractors. Helen of Sparta—in her own words—and as you haven't heard her since Homer. #2025Pit #A #Q #HF

TREASURE PLANET X STARFIELD When Jak finds an ancient wrist computer with his new friend Eris—a tech prodigy—he couldn't have guessed it would tear him from his home on a pirate space station to an interstellar quest for answers about his dad's legacy, old mysteries & himself. #2025Pit #YA #SF #M

CITY OF BRASS X STARDUST THIEF Almas, bound to a mysterious tome as her guide, finds it blank when she awakes in a war-torn land—where an ancient order pulls the strings. To defeat them, she must face deadly trials. But the tome’s secrets threaten to unravel her mission—& her fate. #2025Pit #F #A

Best selling horror writer, James Lord, kept the secret of his genius for a lifetime. Every horror he imagines comes to life until the final sentence is written. Once dementia set-in, the nightmares he unleashed cannot be contained…until he finds a worth successor to finish the story. #2025pit #h

WHEN PHOENIX AND DRAGON AWOKE Four strangers with dangerous powers forbidden under penalty of death must master their abilities and confront personal demons while evading capture by law enforcement and a corrupt empress. 🔥Tortured heroes 🪵Found family 🌊East Asia ⚙️Betrayals+secrets #2025pit #A #F

Ipcress File x Life on Mars 🔫 High-stakes thriller 🔫 Time travel twist 🔫 Stale beer espionage 🔫 Weird science 🔫 Cold War subterfuge 🔫 Working class hero 🔫 Hunter to hunted 🔫 Antagonist from the future 🔫 Enemy turned ally 🔫 Proles vs privilege #Q #A #T #SF #2025Pit #litagents #editors 🦋

Once upon a time in Palestine, there was and there was not a poor couple whose life is changed forever when an act of kindness releases a djinn. But can wealth beyond their dreams satisfy when all the poor man wants is a lentil? The Lentil is a Palestinian folktale. #2025pit #C #PB #F #HA