Kaitlyn Johnson
Literary Agent
Belcastro Agency
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
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K, back to the query box. But ya, BEGGING YOU for my LGBTQ+ #HistoricalFiction (#HF) 😉 #MSWL
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I'd love to see India #HF. Caste systems. Occupation. Everyday life MG and YA dealt with (and maybe STILL deal with!). Also, #HF Australia, too, (though I'm looking for something lighter there rather than, say, the movie Australia). I'd love aboriginal #ownvoices #HF. #MSWL
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I want rebellions, small town adventures, jungle or desert escapades. I want slow burns and I'm okay with some stories that make me cry (in fact, please try to make me cry!). #MSWL
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I also see a ton of US/British. I want new locations, new historic events for some reason neglected in history class. Not interested in US Civil War or Old West. Give me India, Philippines, China, Japan, N/S Korea, Saudi Arabia (FYI, I want contemporary for this, too). #MSWL
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I see SO MUCH WWI and WWII plots. GIVE ME LGBTQ+! What happened to nurses who smuggle jews from concentration camps and fall in love? What about soldiers on the front lines who turn lovers? I WANT THEM. This includes Trans characters #MSWL
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Kaitlyn Johnson @kaitylynne13
okay, #writers, I'm gonna do a #HistoricalFiction (#HF) #MSWL tonight. Hold on to your hats! #amagenting pic.twitter.com/h7HmHnCHOpLiterary Agent
#MSWL I want witches (bayou, earthy, crystals) in contemporary or hist fic/fantasy. AHS without stereotyping or f/f hate.
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#MSWL for MG, I want mature voices. Upper MG storylines. LOVE historical fiction for younger characters, contemporary that makes me like who I'm reading about, urban fantasy/magical realism where the child is strong & proud.
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#MSWL Southern Gothic is high on my list. YA or A; historical fiction/fantasy, contemporary, urban fantasy, magical realism. Bonus points for local legend and bayou storylines.
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#MSWL I am DYING for Historical Fiction & Historical Fantasy featuring POC, females in male-dominated industry, LGBTQ+. Also looking for settings other than the overplayed American/European countries
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Lauren Spieller @laurenspieller
I'd like a MG Fantasy that features lesser-known creatures of myth and legend (be that because they don't figure as prominently in mythology, or because they are from traditions ignored by the European-centric literary canon). #mswl pic.twitter.com/LZ06ndP0L0Always #mswl for this in MG & YA. Historical fic, urban fantasy, and magical realism!
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Just cause I love Doctor Who for introducing me to her, I'm now craving a Madame de Pompadour historical fiction. #MSWL all the way !
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Warsaw Suicide Pact @DOGGEAUX
zheng shi was a sex worker in Canton who was captured & wedded to a pirate lord and so quickly proved her ability to command that she took over and at one point commanded 300+ ships with 40,000 men and was so fearsome that she forced china and britain to let her peacefully retire twitter.com/xnulz/status/9…Ummmm #mswl I’ll take a badass pirate queen historical fiction any day
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#MSWL epic treasure hunting (land or sea!). Any age. I want ALL THE GOLD. Preferably hist fic or contemp but fantasy/sci fi ok!
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Natascha Morris on Vacation @SoCalledYALife
After Louisana this weekend, I decided I want a dark Southern novel set in the Bayou or about French Cajun language supression. #MSWLI second this! #MSWL bayou legends and historical fiction
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#MSWL Oo, does anyone have a MG or YA historical fiction ALA Les Mis' Gavroche?