Query Submission

Send a Query to Tasneem Motala at The Rights Factory

Tasneem is currently looking for character-driven MG and YA fiction as well as picture books, with or without a touch of magic, written by BIPOC authors.

She would love to read more stories with robots, mecha, and AI technology, as well as stories with fantasy settings that aren't just England in disguise. For more info on her preferences, check out here #MSWL here:
https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/tasneem-motala/.

NO memoirs or self-help books.
NO novellas, short stories, scripts, or poetry collections.
NO books with a heavy focus on real world politics.
BIPOC submissions ONLY.

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