Hilary Harwell
Literary Agent
KT Literary
Lit Agent @KTLiterary | Seeker of profundity, sunshine, fun, & good books. She/her. ๐ธ๐ช๐ฑ๐น Closed to queries. querymanager.com/HilaryHarwell

Literary Agent
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

Literary Agent
Todayโs the day! Iโm 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! ๐๐๐๐

Literary Agent
Tomorrowโs the day! ๐๐ Iโll once again open to queries! I canโt 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! ๐๐

Literary Agent
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

Literary Agent
Hilary Harwell @HilaryHarwell
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/hilaโฆApparently my timing is impeccable. Today is #MSWL day, #amwriting #amquerying #writingcommunity ! Check mine out at the link below! ๐๐

Literary Agent
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/hilaโฆ

Literary Agent
Happy to announce that Iโll be opening to queries once again, starting March 1st! Updated #MSWL to follow! #amquerying #amwriting #writingcommunity

Literary Agent
Angela Song @angelasong95
asians are the original horse girls and Iโm just begging someone to write about a girl and her 3500 BCE horse domestication adventuresAnd if you do write it, please query me with it!! #MSWL #amquerying #WritingCommunity #horsegirlhere

Literary Agent
And finally, @ByGeorgeJreijeโs 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

Literary Agent
Another just came to mind - @MariaJoseFitzg2โs forthcoming TURTLES OF THE MIDNIGHT MOON. I loved this magical eco-mystery and itโs strong cultural elements and setting. #MSWL #amquerying #WritingCommunity #onethatgotaway

Literary Agent
Hilary Harwell @HilaryHarwell
As agents, we all have โones that got awayโ. One of mine was Ginny Myers Sainโs DARK AND SHALLOW LIES. And I would love to see something like that in my inbox right now, #amquerying authors! #writingcommunity #MSWL #southerngothic #alltheatmosphereAnother? Lorelei Savarynโs CIRCUS OF STOLEN DREAMS. Gorgeous writing. Gorgeous imagery. If you can comp to either of these Iโd love to see your projects, #amquerying authors. #MSWL #mg #ya

Literary Agent
As agents, we all have โones that got awayโ. One of mine was Ginny Myers Sainโs DARK AND SHALLOW LIES. And I would love to see something like that in my inbox right now, #amquerying authors! #writingcommunity #MSWL #southerngothic #alltheatmosphere

Literary Agent
Todayโs the day #amquerying folks - Iโm officially open to queries again! See pinned thread for my updated #MSWL!

Literary Agent
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)!

Literary Agent
Hilary Harwell @HilaryHarwell
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 -animal/farm type stories. I have a few PB deals that have yet to be announced, but hopefully when they are it should give a better idea of my tastes here!

Literary Agent
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 -

Literary Agent
Hilary Harwell @HilaryHarwell
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 -be it tongue-in-cheek a la client @HenryCClark 's WHAT WE FOUND IN THE CORN MAZE AND HOW IT SAVED A DRAGON, or the occasional fart joke. Please make me laugh!

Literary Agent
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 -

Literary Agent
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.

Literary Agent
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