Megan Carroll
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Watson, Little Ltd
Essex Girl ft. Ireland, Burma & India. Literary Agent at @watsonlittle , @GoldsmithsUoL Alum, pro-choice, TV binge watcher & compulsive reader π©πΌβπ¦° (she/her)

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FYI: I am closing to #submissions (along with the other agents @watsonlittle ) on December 18th for the holiday break. I'll be opening again on January 15th with a slightly refined #MSWL - thank you!

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#Authors , I am opening to submissions next week! π₯³ I've updated my #MSWL slightly, so take a look and if you have something for me - please do send on August 1st. watsonlittle.com/agent/megan-carroll/

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A MG adventure filled story about misfit kids with a super high stakes plot. I want peril, I want friendship, I want humour - like a group of friends that find an old map and have to race some dastardly criminals to find the treasure and save their family home...

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A fun sporty YA that has friendships, drama, humour and heart with lots of scope for brilliant characters - like two rival cheer teams competing for a national title with a stunning tropey romance running in the background (best friends brother etc.)...

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A funny, heart-warming, layered family drama with an ensemble cast that clash socially, politically, or culturally etc. and has an interesting setting - like a Pakistani Muslim husband and an English Catholic wife who own a fish & chip shop in Salford with their seven children...

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Megan Carroll @MeganACarroll
My quite specific #MSWL, via film & TV that I love - a thread.A coming of age story (could be either YA or Adult) that's set in a specific era or place and centred on a particular 'thing' the MC loves or has to overcome - like an 11yo boy in 1980's Durham who, against all odds, wants to be a ballet dancer...

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Lastly, high concept love stories and original romcoms are always welcome. Iβd love to find new and underrepresented voices in that area that are doing something different. #mswl

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And also, contemporary MG thatβs full of adventure, humour and heart. There can be fantasy elements but I tend to love real(ish) world settings.

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BUT, Iβd especially love to find contemporary commercial YA (horror, thriller, romance etc.) that is really nailing whatever genre it is - in a fun and interesting way.

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I have opened to #submissions today! π The WL website bio is still a very good indication of what Iβm after - you can check that out here: watsonlittle.com/agent/megan-caβ¦

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Megan Carroll @MeganACarroll
FYI: I am opening to submissions tomorrow (!), and I have updated what I'm looking for here: watsonlittle.com/agent/megan-caβ¦In very basic terms, I am on the lookout for adult fiction and non-fiction, as well as non-fiction for age 7+, MG and YA. And, I've said it before - and I'll say it again - if you're writing something like East is East, please send it my way. #mswl

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Megan Carroll @MeganACarroll
Iβd really like to find a really funny and touching family drama set somewhere regional - Iβm thinking like East is East or Billy Elliot? Some kind of culture/class/gender clash. If youβre writing something like this send it my way pleaseeeee. #submissions #wishlistJust FYI, I am still looking for this. Iβd love a big messy Asian family drama, in particular. #mswl

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Megan Carroll @MeganACarroll
We are reopening our #submissions tomorrow (eeeek!) so I thought Iβd go through what Iβm looking for this year in a hopefully helpful thread. #MSWLOur #submissions have reopened today, check out what Iβm looking for this year below and on our website: watsonlittle.com/agent/megan-caβ¦ #MSWL

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For MG readers, Iβm keen to find a funny, female focused story with series potential (think Louise Rennison or Karen McCombie) and an adventure story for that age group too. I love anything creepy and spooky, so please send anything like that along to me too.

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In YA, Iβd love to find a big epic love story thatβs contemporary and someone writing horror for this age group too. I loved A Good Girls Guide to Murder and would be keen to see anything akin to that.

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In Non-Fiction, Iβm always on the lookout for good narrative writing and memoir on the issues weβre facing in the world today. I also have particular interest in people writing about film, music and popular culture.

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Iβm also really keen on black comedy, I loved My Sister the Serial Killer and would love to find writing in that vein as well as big juicy regional family drama that spans generations.

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Megan Carroll @MeganACarroll
We are reopening our #submissions tomorrow (eeeek!) so I thought Iβd go through what Iβm looking for this year in a hopefully helpful thread. #MSWLIn fiction Iβd love to see high concept love stories for both commercial and reading group/literary crossover readers. Iβm keen to see historical fiction and gothic horror - think Stacey Halls, Laura Purcell and Bridget Collins.

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'Iβd love to find a high-concept love story, a funny adventure for Middle-Grade readers, contemporary YA, or something new and exciting in horror.' @watsonlittle #LiteraryAgent @MeganACarroll tells us what she's looking for: tinyurl.com/y2br2nsr#MSWL #litagent #litagents pic.twitter.com/GnQKPybIVo
This is true, I would love to find all of these things! #mswl #submissions

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I would loveeee to see some high concept love stories in my submissions inbox, please and thanks! #MSWL #wishlist #submissions