Kaitlyn Johnson

@RedPenKaitlyn

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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· 24 Jul 2017

The New York Times @nytimes

Olive Yang, who died last week at 90, rejected royal birthright to become a cross-dressing opium warlord nyti.ms/2tPnkmS

#MSWL characters making big life decisions of this magnitude! Challenging gender roles and living THEIR lives

· 14 Jul 2017

Penelope :::: Evans @olbeyblade_jpeg

@kaitylynne13 whoa I remember that book! I wrote something like that a million years ago but unfortunately I dived into sword fantasy when I got older.

Replying to @olbeyblade_jpeg

It really was a great book! That and Ghost of Lizard Light by Elvira Woodruff #MSWL

· 13 Jul 2017

#MSWL Does anyone remember Dial-A-Ghost by Eva Ibbotson? Super craving an awesome MG like that right now

MG

· 30 May 2017

Lit Agent M Gottlieb @Mark_Gottlieb

The next Artemis Fowl #mswishlist

Yes. PLEASE #MSWL I don't care what gender, but I need this MG gold.

MG

· 20 Mar 2017

Revise & Resub @ReviseResub

Mark the calendar: We will be holding #askeditor sessions April 1st-6th in preparation for the #RevPit submission window opening April 7th.

I will be accepting NA and A - Keep an eye out for my #AskEditor session and we'll go over genres & specific #mswl! #RevPit

NA
Adult

· 7 Mar 2017

Watching "Chef" and please, #mswl. More MG novels w/ fam, real life working relationships. For reference, see link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_(fil…

MG
Family

· 5 Mar 2017

Carlisa Cramer @carlisajc

Are there any YA Anastasia retellings?? I'm watching the movie now and thinking about I'd LOVE to read a retelling.

Replying to @carlisajc

I second this! Immediate #MSWL 😆

YA
Retelling

· 8 Feb 2017

upper MG where MC is a sibling to the new child ruler! Both still growing, but each in vastly different situations #mswl

MG

· 8 Feb 2017

Please send immigration stories! Doesn't need to be "coming to America" either. Families on the run, worker visas, exchange students! #mswl

· 8 Feb 2017

See @gayleforman Just One Day. High emotion w/ imperfect MC, but you still root for them to move forward & grow #mswl

· 8 Feb 2017

Anyone have something from Aboriginal POV? Australian or other (includes Fantasy!) is a thumbs up! #mswl

Fantasy

· 8 Feb 2017

In sci-fi, I'm open to tech-y universes, non-superhero or "power" universes, & craving a new sci-fi interpretation of Herland! #mswl

Sci-fi

· 8 Feb 2017

Sci-Fi is great, but make sure you've had a super intense editor. it's all in the details! #mswl

Sci-fi

· 8 Feb 2017

PLEASE, give me a female lead w/ natural hair. Make it frizzy or curly or poofy, affected by weather! No more straight long tresses #mswl

· 8 Feb 2017

Kind of digging the road trip theme right now. Send me drives filled w/ contemporary adventure & occasional introspection #mswl #A #YA #NA

· 8 Feb 2017

Always open to lesser-known legends, like in Supernatural (windigo, Japanese ghosts, etc.) #MSWL

· 8 Feb 2017

#mswl still looking for a Lost Boy retelling: male POV, delves into HOW (fell out of carriages as babies), identity #YA #NA

· 8 Feb 2017

Please don't send lower MG! My tastes lean toward upper MG with realistic voice #mswl

MG

· 8 Feb 2017

Any genre set outside US. Intrigued by India, Egypt, Philippines, Thailand inspirations. Delve into cultural legends! #mswl