Kelly Peterson

Rees Literary Agency

Literary Agent at @reesagency. Twitter Valkyrie. Philadelphian. Pisces. She/her. Multitasks #LikeABoss. Gandalf of #TheFellowship. Tweets are my own.✌🏻

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· 12 Jul 2019

You know what I’m missing right now? A high fantasy (either YA or Adult) with a brilliant new world to get lost in and a fully developed, ingenious magic system. Anyone have one for me? #MSWL

· 11 Jul 2019

Kelly 📚 @LitAgentKelly

Looking for some YA and Adult futuristic sci-fi that can veer towards thriller-esque. I have a thing for crazy monsters and alien-like beings that are created or defeated through science. Give me Pacific Rim with a twist or The Arrival! pic.twitter.com/vv2TaiKpyG

This also goes for Stranger Things comps. #mswl #ThrillerFest19 #pitchslam ❤️❤️❤️

· 8 Jul 2019

Aida @rxbbersoul

she was a punk he did ballet pic.twitter.com/7t09D7UIb8

*SLAMS #MSWL BUTTON*

· 8 Jul 2019

Cortney Radocaj 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @CortneyRadocaj

🙌🙌THISTHISTHISTHIS🙌🙌

This is why I don’t like mindless jump scare slasher horror—but why I ADORED The Haunting of Hill House.

This is BEAUTIFULLY said. ❤️ twitter.com/dongwon/status…

Why I’m still looking for my Hauntin of Hill House. ❤️ #MSWL

Horror

· 6 Jul 2019

Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13

#StrangerThings3 is legit the MG novel we all want. Kids breaking into shit? “Taking down commies, saving your friends”? Yes please.

#mswl 😂❤️

· 2 Jul 2019

Watching Maleficent and goodness do I want a flawed and broken main character like her!!! Omg, I love this movie so much. Having a BA woman like her in a manuscript is totally down my alley! #MSWL

· 20 Jun 2019

#MSWL YA friendship breakups. Those were always worse than romantic breakups. Where’s my tearful BFF breaks?!

P.S. This movie gets me in the feels every time.

· 20 Jun 2019

#MSWL Futuristic sci-fi (not set in space) and...dare I say it...

DYSTOPIAN!

Dun dun dunnnnn...

· 20 Jun 2019

#MSWL Adult fantasy for women, written by women, with a closer voice and crossover appeal, a la The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Kingdom of Exiles by Maxym Martineau, Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, etc..

· 20 Jun 2019

#MSWL Adult Rom-com’s with diverse characters (I.e. Crazy Rich Asians, Ayesha At Last, etc.). Bonus points if complete with Bridget Jones-like single and imperfect woman, epic Tinder fails, and best friends like The Bold Type. 👍🏻😉

· 20 Jun 2019

Kelly 📚 @LitAgentKelly

QUICK, before my authors send me all of their current WIPs that I have to edit 😂:

I’m doing a #MSWL thread of things I really, REALLY WANT RIGHT NOW! And if you see one that’s basically yours and it’s already in my box, tell me and I’ll mark it. ❤️😁

Okay, here goes! pic.twitter.com/YCLMeUQ1xL

#mswl MIDDLE 👏🏻 GRADE 👏🏻 FEMALE 👏🏻 SPACE CAMP 👏🏻 BOSS 👏🏻

· 10 Jun 2019

Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks

I keep thinking about how badly I want to read more smart, unnerving YA horror.

I don't want gore. I want a story that makes me ask questions that I don't want an answer to. #MSWL

ALL OF THIS. ALL. OF. THIS. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 #MSWL

YA
Horror

· 7 Jun 2019

Julia McCarthy @thejumbles

Oh, hey! After discovering the majesty of Hersheypark’s teen employees last week, I’d love to find me a goofy, funny, earnest YA about a group of kids spending the summer working together at an amusement park. #MSWL

I second this. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 #MSWL

YA
Funny

· 29 Apr 2019

Tara @Literary_Tara

I honestly need a book about Arya. Middle grade, YA, an adult spanning the life of a girl who started training at a young age for death. pic.twitter.com/gpSS4vAo7G

Yo, #mswl too. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

· 21 Apr 2019

Just saw a trailer for HBO’s Gentleman Jack, and omg, #mswl I didn’t know I needed in my life. youtu.be/Gce44fIgV3g

· 21 Apr 2019

Hannah Allaman @hallaman13

SEND ME YOUR FRIENDSHIP BREAKUP BOOKS. Middle school, high school, even (dare I say) early college! In my own life, friendship breakups have always been so much more significant/traumatic than the romantic ones. Would love to see it in my inbox! #MSWL pic.twitter.com/wTHruL3Dm7

#mswl 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Friendship

· 13 Apr 2019

Tor Books @torbooks

"There are new literary voices we want to bring to our reading communities and followers… [and] we just plain love horror.”

Get ready for Nightfire, a horror imprint from Tom Doherty Associates, with new books coming in 2021:
tor.com/2019/04/12/tom…

YES. Where’s those horror manuscripts at?! Not the slasher/gruesome ones though... Think more Bird Box, A Quiet Place, Paranormal Activity, etc... #mswl

Horror

· 30 Mar 2019

Also, video game competitions and maybe even cons in MG! Dungeons and Dragons too? Something nerdy and feisty and showcasing kids who aren’t afraid to be who they are and ROCK. THE. WORLD. With their nerdiness. #MSWL

· 30 Mar 2019

I could really use a The Bold Type story of friendship and romance written by and for the millennial generation of BOSS LADIES! Women who work hard, play hard, and love hard, supporting each other along the way, too. And a partner who isn’t afraid of boss &*+@#€$! ❤️ #MSWL

· 30 Mar 2019

I’m still looking for my online dating rom-com! I NEED it! Who has one? It could be friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, comedic failure, I really don’t care. It just needs the hilarious reality of online dating and how horrendous it is! But of course, with a happy ending! #MSWL

Romantic Comedy