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Mekisha Telfer
Roaring Brook Press
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Currently Looking For
I’m looking to build a list of contemporary and speculative teen and middle-grade fiction. I’m particularly interested in: John Hughesian coming-of-age stories; awkward first relationships; magical, adventurous, and hi-jinky middle-grade; timely “5 minutes into the future” sci-fi; dark magical realism; anything supernatural; psychological thrillers; YA fantasy (with rich non-eurocentric/pseudo-European worldbuilding); #ownvoices works from Transgender authors (MG + YA); and issue-driven, heart-wrenching middle-grade novels. I’d also love to see more graphic novels and non-fiction (narrative and pop culture based). I am especially interested in seeing projects featuring and written by underrepresented and marginalized voices. I gravitate toward upmarket fiction (well-crafted stories that appeal to a wide audience and straddle the line between commercial and literary fiction), and I’m looking for emotionally compelling and voice-driven, authentic stories. I am not a good match for anthologies, spies, epistolary novels, or love triangles (this last one is definitely not a hard and fast rule, but still). Other random things I <3:
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I am only accepting agented submissions/queries at this time. Vital Info @mekishatelfer
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