Kaitlyn Katsoupis

@RedPenKaitlyn

@redpenkaitlyn.bsky.social

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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· 4 Apr 2018

#MSWL any age/genre with humor like Buffy, Firefly, or Psych. I like it sassy, and I like it clever.

Humor

· 4 Apr 2018

#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.

· 4 Apr 2018

#MSWL I like gritty, I like dark, and I like finding the kernel of light in complicated characters. Especially in Fantasy & Sci Fi. However, not a fan of rape, drug/physical/sexual abuse, or mystery/thriller plots.

· 4 Apr 2018

#MSWL Love stories ala Gayle Forman or David Nicholls. All the feels, all the sobs, all the love. Love tropes like unrequited love, enemies/friends to lovers, or job passion romances, IF executed well.

· 4 Apr 2018

#MSWL Urban Fantasy all ages, based off lesser-known legends and myths. Give me creatures that require research, that you don't see in every scary movie.

· 4 Apr 2018

#MSWL futuristic YA, set in abandoned theme parks (where society has forgotten the truth of what these parks were). Aching for a creepy Disney without actually acknowledging the place that inspires the setting.

YA

· 4 Apr 2018

#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.

· 4 Apr 2018

#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

· 29 Mar 2018

Crystal Frasier @ NorWesCon @AmazonChique

God I love history!

...also, this would be an amazing setting for an RPG campaign pic.twitter.com/p4unNgiKBt

So much #mswl here. Someone please write this. Do research, do your hw and make it true to history, but PLEASE write this 😳

· 28 Mar 2018

#MSWL Fullmetal Alchemist meets Six of Crows.

Please. Begging. I need this.

· 19 Mar 2018

Thao Le @ThaoLe8

I will read a novel in this vein #MSWL twitter.com/sarahcmontoya/…

I second this #mswl hard core

· 27 Feb 2018

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/LZ06ndP0L0

Always #mswl for this in MG & YA. Historical fic, urban fantasy, and magical realism!

· 1 Feb 2018

Saladin Ahmed @saladinahmed

the remarkable hidden history of Black fencing masters outofthiscentury.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/the… #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/79IGtggu6M

· 28 Jan 2018

Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks

"Female Librarians on Horseback Delivering Books, ca. 1930s."

EXCUSE ME WHERE IS THIS HISTORICAL NOVEL AND WHY DON'T I HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. twitter.com/k8iedid/status…

#mswl seconded!

Historical

· 20 Jan 2018

When you're just too damn tired to read so, instead, you turn to your #MSWL Pinterest 😍 pinterest.com/kaitlynjohnson…

· 16 Jan 2018

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 !

Historical

· 13 Jan 2018

Kelly @YAFantasyFan

Maybe a YA fantasy about the lowly shop sweeper or something? Give me a literal "nobody" and make her story remarkable w/o royalty. #MSWL

Yes yes yes yes yes. All the yes's. #MSWL

Fantasy
YA

· 12 Jan 2018

Undine @HorribleSanity

There are so many details to love in this story. (San Jose News, 1925) pic.twitter.com/iZhIp4Aw6c

Ummm #mswl? Fascinating

· 1 Jan 2018

It's 2018, and I reopen to queries TOMORROW! Curious to see what I'm looking for? Take a look at my Pinterest #MSWL. #amquerying #querytip pinterest.com/kaitlynjohnson…

· 11 Dec 2017

Got a lot of literary stuff on my mind lately. Be on the lookout for an #amediting #amquerying thread sometime today, plus a big ole #MSWL list ❤️📚

Literary