Rebecca Nelson
@RebeccaNelson
Editor
Editorial + Design at Crooked Lane Books and Alcove Press 💗💙💜 Concert goer, bad baseball fan, reluctant runner & beginner of unfinished crafts 💌Crookedlanebooks.com/submissions
4 MSWL
Rebecca Nelson
@RebeccaNelson
Editor
Editorial + Design at Crooked Lane Books and Alcove Press 💗💙💜 Concert goer, bad baseball fan, reluctant runner & beginner of unfinished crafts 💌Crookedlanebooks.com/submissions
4 MSWL

I'm actively acquiring and looking primarily for these genres at the moment! #mswl #thrillers #horror #fantasy #publishing #fiction #querying

Rebecca Nelson
@RebeccaNelson
Editor
Editorial + Design at Crooked Lane Books and Alcove Press 💗💙💜 Concert goer, bad baseball fan, reluctant runner & beginner of unfinished crafts 💌Crookedlanebooks.com/submissions
4 MSWL
Rebecca Nelson
@RebeccaNelson
Editor
Editorial + Design at Crooked Lane Books and Alcove Press 💗💙💜 Concert goer, bad baseball fan, reluctant runner & beginner of unfinished crafts 💌Crookedlanebooks.com/submissions
4 MSWL
Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
953 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

#MSWL for picture books: picture day books!

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

Hi #amquerying friends
While I am open to all speculative fiction, I'm really looking to add more ya & mg horror/thriller/mystery authors to the list 🕷 #MSWL

Angela Kim
@angelakim_
Editor
Also 김미나 🇰🇷 Associate Editor @berkleypub @penguinrandom and HSP. Never not obsessed with my dog. She/her. All opinions are my own!
15 MSWL

I’ve got a sudden hankering for timeless, tragic, heartwarming stories—whether love stories or not—that will make me bawl but still feel a bit of hope at the end 🥲 May or may not have to do with the fact that I started Queen or Tears #mswl

Erin Niumata
@ecniumata
Literary Agent
SVP/Literary Agent Folio Literary Management. MA Creative Writing, Doctoral Researcher, wife, mom, cancer survivor, Member @aalitagents She/Her 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇧🇸🇳🇿
38 MSWL
6 Tips

Receiving some fantastic submissions!! Slowly going through them. Still open for queries! Check out the genres in QueryManager. See link in bio. #writers #MSWL #writingcommunity

Arianna Siddiqui
@AriannaSidd
Literary Agent
Associate Agent @fineprintlit ⦁ rep: @penelopekayb ⦁ she/her
4 MSWL

I would love to see more thrillers, mysteries, and horror in my inbox! #mswl

Monica Rodriguez
@loveleemonicaa
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @contextliterary#writer rep’d by @agentHenkin • Host of @findalovelylife : a self-love journey podcast • T1D
38 MSWL

As always, I'm still open to other genres and love it when things surprise me. If you have something that resonates on this menu that is #query ready and you'd like to send my way, I can't wait to unlock some new fears. #amagenting #mswl

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Monica Rodriguez
@loveleemonicaa
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @contextliterary#writer rep’d by @agentHenkin • Host of @findalovelylife : a self-love journey podcast • T1D
38 MSWL

🔍 I also like my mystery with societal commentary with bipoc main characters
🔍If there's a side of humor with your mystery, I want to read it
🔍If there are siblings protecting each other from unspeakable things, please send

#mswl

Monica Rodriguez
@loveleemonicaa
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @contextliterary#writer rep’d by @agentHenkin • Host of @findalovelylife : a self-love journey podcast • T1D
38 MSWL

💀 Atmospheric gothic horror with a cultural connection
💀 If it could be an A24 movie, I want to read it
💀 I like my horror with a side of societal commentary
💀 Confronting fear that develops our main character
💀 I like slow-burn surprise horror as much as an action-packed page-turner

#mswl

Monica Rodriguez
@loveleemonicaa
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @contextliterary#writer rep’d by @agentHenkin • Host of @findalovelylife : a self-love journey podcast • T1D
38 MSWL
Monica Rodriguez
@loveleemonicaa
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @contextliterary#writer rep’d by @agentHenkin • Host of @findalovelylife : a self-love journey podcast • T1D
38 MSWL

I'm looking for more adult #horror and #mystery in my inbox. Let's break it down! 🧵 #mswl

Arianna Siddiqui
@AriannaSidd
Literary Agent
Associate Agent @fineprintlit ⦁ rep: @penelopekayb ⦁ she/her
4 MSWL

✨QUERY UPDATE ✨

I was planning to close completely in March, but after some reflection I will be opening to BIPOC authors only. I will open back up widely in April.

Thanks! #amquerying

Rebecca Angus
@BookFairyAngus
Literary Agent
Writing as Mackenzie Carson, Rep @weaverliterary / Lit agent with @Howlandlit as Rebecca Angus/ ELA Teacher/ pan🏳️‍🌈/Community Book 🧚‍♂️/ @write_hive Mentor🐝
4 MSWL

I've recieved almost 90 queries in 24 hours and I've only made a handful of requests, but the ones I have requested have all been voice-driven with strong opening pages. I do love how much feminist horror, and fantasy I'm getting from marginalized identities. Keep those coming!

Rebecca Angus
@BookFairyAngus
Literary Agent
Writing as Mackenzie Carson, Rep @weaverliterary / Lit agent with @Howlandlit as Rebecca Angus/ ELA Teacher/ pan🏳️‍🌈/Community Book 🧚‍♂️/ @write_hive Mentor🐝
4 MSWL

What I'm seeing that I love in my query inbox rn: queries with CLEAR stakes, opening pages/lines that grab my attention immediatley, comp titles that make sense and don't feel like they are just put in there, and lots of genre blending (especially with horror/fantasy).

Rebecca Angus
@BookFairyAngus
Literary Agent
Writing as Mackenzie Carson, Rep @weaverliterary / Lit agent with @Howlandlit as Rebecca Angus/ ELA Teacher/ pan🏳️‍🌈/Community Book 🧚‍♂️/ @write_hive Mentor🐝
4 MSWL

Adult Fiction- writing style preferences vary from literary/more prose driven, to voicey and fast paced. However, I'm not a good fit for contemporary and lean heavily towards speculative, witchy, horror, SFF/F. I'm getting alot of LGBTQIA contemporary romances which I love as a reader, but don't rep.

Rebecca Angus
@BookFairyAngus
Literary Agent
Writing as Mackenzie Carson, Rep @weaverliterary / Lit agent with @Howlandlit as Rebecca Angus/ ELA Teacher/ pan🏳️‍🌈/Community Book 🧚‍♂️/ @write_hive Mentor🐝
4 MSWL

In YA: don't be afraid to push boundries. I'm NOT a good fit for clean fiction (If you see former MSWLs from 2015-2020 where I did request this it was due to my former agency's requirements). I'm drawn to bold, boundry pushing topics that teens can relate to.

Rebecca Angus
@BookFairyAngus
Literary Agent
Writing as Mackenzie Carson, Rep @weaverliterary / Lit agent with @Howlandlit as Rebecca Angus/ ELA Teacher/ pan🏳️‍🌈/Community Book 🧚‍♂️/ @write_hive Mentor🐝
4 MSWL

Authentic voices: especially true for MG--your MG voice should feel like it's coming from a MG kid, not an adult trying to sound like a MG kid. I don't mean adding words like, "sigma, rizz, skibbidi toilet..." If you know, you know. MG voice is the HARDEST imo to get right.