Renee Fountain
@reneefountain
Literary Agent
President of Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Lit Mgmt. Developmental Editor and Writing Coach.
1 MSWL

#MSWL Here’s what I’m looking for right now!

👻 Horror: make it scary. Also trope defying 🔪 Serial killers
😂 Humor: Fiction/NF
👩‍❤️‍👩 Women’s Fiction: In Five Years vibes

📚 Non-Fiction:
🌟 Amazing Self-Improvement (Martha Beck, James Clear)
📖 Compelling Narrative
💼 Business (esp. women led 👩‍💼)

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
949 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

I want a quirky, humorous picture book. That definitely uses kid logic. #MSWL

Rebecca Williamson
@RebeccaWilliamson
Literary Agent
Assistant Agent at Sheldon Fogelman Agency 📚| writer 🖊| CPC & Geneseo alumna 💞 | all thoughts and opinions my own 💅
1 MSWL

Now that I’m more situated in 2025, just thought I’d re-share what I’m looking for at my #MSWL link below!

www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/re...

Ann Rose
@annmrose
Literary Agent
agent: @TheTobiasAgency & #rosebudauthor wrangler | author: ROAD TO EUGENICA & BREAKOUT | opinions are my own | she/her rep:@evascalzo layout:@ana_scribe
209 MSWL
448 AskAgent
11 Queries
127 Tips

Some more random #MSWL wants...

LGBTQIA+ books written by LGBTQIA+ authors, especially in the romance department

Historical fiction with a fun twist from under represented voices of the time

More WF that's actually about women supporting women in healthy ways

Less well known women's sports

Weaver Literary Agency
@weaverliterary
Literary Agency
Working to create space for voices of diverse backgrounds & perspectives in adult & children’s literature. 🕯 @aalitagents
1 MSWL

Some very specific wants for the new year in ya & mg - bubblegum horror w/ romance | deaf/hoh rep | celiac disease rep | ensemble casts | queernormative | jewish rep | contemporary gothic | diverse characters | paranormal #MSWL

Weaver Literary Agency
@weaverliterary
Literary Agency
Working to create space for voices of diverse backgrounds & perspectives in adult & children’s literature. 🕯 @aalitagents
1 MSWL
TJ Ohler
@OhlerTJ
Editorial Assistant
Editorial Assistant @zandoprojects | Emerson alum | bookseller | constantly questioning words, often feeling Wordless | 3 time #Pitchwars Mentor he/they
1 MSWL

#MSWL

-Isolated thrillers. Give me your ocean settings

-Anything that comps to SADIE, GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER, VERA WONG, NO EXIT. THE WRITING RETREAT

I'd love to queer up the commercial horror and thriller space even more! Agents, let's talk!

TJ Ohler
@OhlerTJ
Editorial Assistant
Editorial Assistant @zandoprojects | Emerson alum | bookseller | constantly questioning words, often feeling Wordless | 3 time #Pitchwars Mentor he/they
1 MSWL

#MSWL

#Trans femme voices (all genres)! Even though this was at the top of my wishlist last year, I received very few...crossing my fingers universe.

Cozy romantasy with stakes.

TJ Ohler
@OhlerTJ
Editorial Assistant
Editorial Assistant @zandoprojects | Emerson alum | bookseller | constantly questioning words, often feeling Wordless | 3 time #Pitchwars Mentor he/they
1 MSWL

Queer and BIPOC romances! Desperate for more representation in my inbox. I'd love:
#MSWL
-contemporary with a speculative twist.

-Romances that feel like Talia Hibbert, Abby Jimenez, Emily Henry. Think delightful banter, big feels

-Monster F**er romances...

TJ Ohler
@OhlerTJ
Editorial Assistant
Editorial Assistant @zandoprojects | Emerson alum | bookseller | constantly questioning words, often feeling Wordless | 3 time #Pitchwars Mentor he/they
1 MSWL

#MSWL Horror! I want all of it, but would especially love a hook-y slasher, psychological and body horror.

Horror I've enjoyed recently THE NIGHT GUEST, REST STOP, SO THIRSTY, Gretchen Felker-Martin, NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT. Reading: NESTLINGS and re-reading SHE IS A HAUNTING.

TJ Ohler
@OhlerTJ
Editorial Assistant
Editorial Assistant @zandoprojects | Emerson alum | bookseller | constantly questioning words, often feeling Wordless | 3 time #Pitchwars Mentor he/they
1 MSWL

#Agents As the year opens, I'm excited to highlight a few
#MSWL submissions, I'd love to see in my inbox. I'm open to children's (esp YA) and adult submissions, so assume the below refers to either!

Jess Macy
@macy_jess
Literary Assistant
cat friend, and wannabe swamp witch (in market for hut), writer of tough girls + magical boys in liminal spaces, lit associate @FolioLiterary | she/her 🌈
1 MSWL

For the next two weeks we are open to adult upmarket/literary/commercial fiction (speculative elements including horror, etc. are OK!) and then we'll open to remaining genres like SFF

Jess Macy
@macy_jess
Literary Assistant
cat friend, and wannabe swamp witch (in market for hut), writer of tough girls + magical boys in liminal spaces, lit associate @FolioLiterary | she/her 🌈
1 MSWL

To query Erin and me, please follow this QM link:
querytracker.net/query/3237

#amquerying (10/10)

Jess Macy
@macy_jess
Literary Assistant
cat friend, and wannabe swamp witch (in market for hut), writer of tough girls + magical boys in liminal spaces, lit associate @FolioLiterary | she/her 🌈
1 MSWL

Recent 5-star reads:
· THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett
· THE MOST by Jessica Anthony
· THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE by Carissa Orlando
· LITTLE MONSTERS by Adrienne Brodeur
· NICKED by M.T. Anderson
· A STUDY IN DROWNING by Ava Reid

#MSWL (9/10)

Jess Macy
@macy_jess
Literary Assistant
cat friend, and wannabe swamp witch (in market for hut), writer of tough girls + magical boys in liminal spaces, lit associate @FolioLiterary | she/her 🌈
1 MSWL

Other speculative faves:
· THE ADVENTURES OF AMINA AL SHIRAFI by S. A. Chakraborty
· ANNIE BOT by Sierra Greer
· THE HUSBANDS by Holly Gramazio
· T. Kingfisher
· The Last Binding Trilogy by Freya Marske
· The Threads of Power Trilogy by V.E. Schwab

#MSWL (8/10)

Jess Macy
@macy_jess
Literary Assistant
cat friend, and wannabe swamp witch (in market for hut), writer of tough girls + magical boys in liminal spaces, lit associate @FolioLiterary | she/her 🌈
1 MSWL

Familiar stories told by unexpected protagonists
· THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB’S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES by Grady Hendrix
· INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE by Josh Malerman
· PORTRAIT OF A THIEF by Grace D. Li
· DIAL A FOR AUNTIES by Jesse Q. Sutanto

#MSWL (7/10)

Jess Macy
@macy_jess
Literary Assistant
cat friend, and wannabe swamp witch (in market for hut), writer of tough girls + magical boys in liminal spaces, lit associate @FolioLiterary | she/her 🌈
1 MSWL

Upmarket psych or domestic thrillers/mys; non-cozy, non-police solving crimes
· THE PUSH by Ashley Audrain
· THE WRITING RETREAT by Julia Bartz
· NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell
· WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME by Gillian McAllister
· BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN by Jessica Knoll

#MSWL (6/10)

Jess Macy
@macy_jess
Literary Assistant
cat friend, and wannabe swamp witch (in market for hut), writer of tough girls + magical boys in liminal spaces, lit associate @FolioLiterary | she/her 🌈
1 MSWL

· MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION by Ottessa Moshfegh
· SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid
· IF I HAD YOUR FACE by Frances Cha
· LUSTER by Raven Leilani
· BIG SWISS by Jen Beagin

#MSWL (5/10)

Jess Macy
@macy_jess
Literary Assistant
cat friend, and wannabe swamp witch (in market for hut), writer of tough girls + magical boys in liminal spaces, lit associate @FolioLiterary | she/her 🌈
1 MSWL

Messy women and/or Millennial/Gen Z drama, coming-of-age stories, campus novels—with a writing style that captivates and has something to say #MSWL (4/10)

Jess Macy
@macy_jess
Literary Assistant
cat friend, and wannabe swamp witch (in market for hut), writer of tough girls + magical boys in liminal spaces, lit associate @FolioLiterary | she/her 🌈
1 MSWL

Stories that play with form or medium
· NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell
· SUCH A BAD INFLUENCE by Olivia Muenter
· SEVERANCE by Ling Ma
· THE FUTURE by Naomi Alderman
· HAUNT SWEET HOME by Sarah Pinsker

#MSWL (3/10)