Hilary Harwell

Literary Agent

KT Literary

Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

Please send me more #YA #romantasy #amquerying folks - points for culturally grounded stories, non-western folklore or mythology, and lots of tension, atmosphere, and gorgeous prose! #MSWL #amwriting #writingcommunity #enemiestolovers #friendstolovers

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

Todayโ€™s the day! Iโ€™m officially open to queries once again! Please check agency submission guidelines and my #MSWL before submitting! Looking forward to finding some gems, #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommujity folks! ๐Ÿ’Ž๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽ‰

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

Tomorrowโ€™s the day! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘€ Iโ€™ll once again open to queries! I canโ€™t wait to see what lands in my QueryManager inbox! Please follow my submission guidelines at ktliterary.com and check out my #MSWL, #amquerying #amwriting, #writingcommunity folks! ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“š

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

One more week til I open to queries, #amquerying folks! Make sure to check out my #MSWL via the link in my bio and send relevant #PB #MG and #YA projects my way starting March 1! #writingcommunity #amwriting #kidlit

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips
Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

As promised, ahead of reopening to queries on 3/1, please find below my latest #MSWL. You can also peep my sales in PM! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/hilaโ€ฆ

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

Happy to announce that Iโ€™ll be opening to queries once again, starting March 1st! Updated #MSWL to follow! #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips
Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

And finally, @ByGeorgeJreijeโ€™s SHAD HADID AND THE ALCHEMISTS OF ALEXANDRIA. I fell in love with this one because of the culture, the food and the frenetic fun. #amwriting #WritingCommunity #gobuyit #MSWL

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

Another just came to mind - @MariaJoseFitzg2โ€™s forthcoming TURTLES OF THE MIDNIGHT MOON. I loved this magical eco-mystery and itโ€™s strong cultural elements and setting. #MSWL #amquerying #WritingCommunity #onethatgotaway

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips
Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

As agents, we all have โ€˜ones that got awayโ€™. One of mine was Ginny Myers Sainโ€™s DARK AND SHALLOW LIES. And I would love to see something like that in my inbox right now, #amquerying authors! #writingcommunity #MSWL #southerngothic #alltheatmosphere

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

Todayโ€™s the day #amquerying folks - Iโ€™m officially open to queries again! See pinned thread for my updated #MSWL!

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

And a few perennial #MSWL requests - wilderness stories, a new generation of #horsegirl books (would LOVE to see this from a #BIPOC author), logic, puzzles, whipsmart protagonists, morally grey characters. Can't wait to see great things in the inbox next week (10/25)!

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips
Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

In the #picturebook #PB realm, I'm really focusing on culturally grounded stories from marginalized authors and non-fiction that focuses on lesser known heroes/historical figures/etc. Here I love folklore, non-western mythology, etc. I don't typically tend to gravitate toward -

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips
Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

I'm currently being very selective in the #middlegrade category, but here I'd happily take a look at #horror, #mysteries, stories with quirky characters a la client @merrill_wyatt 's Sloane and Amelia in forthcoming TANGLED UP IN LUCK. Also, I love humor in middle grade -

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

For #YA, I'd love to see more psychological #thrillers, #mysteries, #light atmospheric horror. Give me a YA Girl, Interrupted, please. I'd also love to see more #BIPOC and #queer stories that lead with joy here - #romance, #romcoms.

Hilary Harwell
@HilaryHarwell
Literary Agent
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell
76 MSWL
18 Tips

Beyond that, some general things I gravitate towards when reading: unreliable narrators, strong sense of place, atmosphere, lush settings (in fantasy AND contemporary/realistic fiction), strong emotional resonance, twists, surprises, literary/lyrical writing. #MSWL