Beth Phelan
Literary Agent
Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
she/her. mg & ya literary agent @galltzackerlit . founder 501c3 NPO @_DiverseVoices (#DVpit/#DVart, DVcon &more). closed to unsolicited submissions.
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Unique hobbies but not too quirky/MPDG. ❄️
Joyful queer MG! 🎉
Fun voicey fantasy! 🎤
Fat BIPOC! 🥰
Stuff that is genre-bending/mash-ups, unexpected but effective! ⚔️
#mswl
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Me and Beefy girl are waiting to see the vet, so let’s do a #mswl while we wait!
Everything I list will apply to both MG and YA unless I specify… And there is no order to this chaos… #amquerying #writingcommunity
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aaah! sooo excited to finally be open to queries again! i'll be open for the 1st week of every month, so that i can be better about timely responses.
new #mswl is in the works, but just know that i want more MG and YA and i'm hungry to sign new clients! bethphelan.com/news/reopening…
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beth phelan @beth_phelan
hey #writingcommunity! i've decided to close to queries for a little bit starting on May 2. if you want to query me (see my #mswl below and more at bethphelan.com/submissions), then please do so before May 2! not sure how long i'll stay closed but i'm excited to review your work! twitter.com/beth_phelan/st…☝️🏼one week until i close to queries for who knows how long! get your MG or YA query in before May 2! my current #mswl is below and there's more info at bethphelan.com/submissions 🫶🏼
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again summarizing some recent #mswl for the timeline!
Fat BIPOC characters
Indigenous stories
Autistic BIPOC creators
Trans femme authors
Queer joy in MG
YA thrillers
Monsters
LOL MG and YA
Afro Latinx creators
Voicey fantasy
#amquerying #writingcommunity 💖✨
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A summary of recent past #mswl that I’d still very much like to see in my inbox please:
Fat BIPOC characters
Indigenous stories
Autistic BIPOC creators
Trans femme authors
Queer joy in MG
YA thrillers
Monsters
LOL MG and YA
#writingcommunity
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It’s 2022! A reminder that I’m open to queries and looking for all sorts of MG and YA, contemporary and fantasy. I have high hopes of finding some great new clients this year. And I finally updated my page here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/beth… #mswl
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beth phelan @beth_phelan
Hungry for submissions! Also really looking to be swept off my feet with a great voicey fantasy (non-royal, preferably). #mswl twitter.com/beth_phelan/st…ALSO a recent conversation just sparked this #mswl: queer joy in middle grade. :)
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beth phelan @beth_phelan
I’ve been getting thru my requested submissions and looking for more!#mswl:
YA grounded thrillers, high concept contemporary with a speculative twist
MG non-portal fantasy, speculative twists, intergenerational stories
Everything with and by marginalized people please!
Hungry for submissions! Also really looking to be swept off my feet with a great voicey fantasy (non-royal, preferably). #mswl
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I’ve been getting thru my requested submissions and looking for more!
#mswl:
YA grounded thrillers, high concept contemporary with a speculative twist
MG non-portal fantasy, speculative twists, intergenerational stories
Everything with and by marginalized people please!
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7. Queer and trans/nonbinary characters in fun settings, especially trans femme characters.
8. Something just right for that tricky space between MG and YA
#mswl cont ⬇️
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More specifically in MG, i love a great, accessible voice and humor across the spectrum, but also more serious literary stories. MORE specifically:
1. Madcap adventures in any genre
#mswl cont ⬇️
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beth phelan @beth_phelan
It’s my last weekend to get caught up before i open to queries on April 12!I’ve responded to almost all outstanding queries (email me if you’re still waiting--i missed it) but still catching up on requested fulls (please keep being patient)!
#mswl ⬇️⬇️⬇️
First thing to note is that I only represent MG and YA. I love every genre from light contemporary to high fantasy and everything in between. I don’t represent artists or graphic novelists and don’t typically represent verse.
#mswl ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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i am still closed and catching up on lots of reading, but.... if you have a YA or MG with monsters rooted in underrepresented mythologies/cultures/folklore/history (#ownvoices only please)... well, i'd like to see that. can be fantasy or contemporary! #mswl
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beth phelan, here sometimes @beth_phelan
I wanna troll @petejknapp by slapping my own mswl tag on his wishlist tweets 🤔😜in seriousness, would love
-FUNNY stuff
-larger-than-life narrative voice
-MG fantasy series
-character ensembles
-YA after high school about teens not going to college
-family stories
-something that feels like a bottle episode
#mswl
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#MSWL in-this-moment:
- Fun MG fantasy with secondary non-human characters
- LOL MG and YA
- Undeniable VOICE
- Ensemble casts
- Monsters
- MG with non "trad" parents/guardians
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anxiety has been making it hard to focus very well, but i will say that in addition to the rest of my #MSWL i am also highly motivated to read more LOL MG fantasy adventure. have a few fantastic mss in my queue and would add some more… :)
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when i updated my website, i also updated my wishlist! please bookmark this for the new year, when i finally, at long last, reopen to queries! #mswl #amquerying #querytip
bethphelan.com/submission-wis…
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Catching up on subs and i notice i have excellent YA here, but not much MG! #mswl WHEN I REOPEN: I really want to work on more MG! Commercial or literary—give me your big series hooks, magic, light and fun contemporary, hopeful stories touching on tough topics, queer characters!!