Alice S-H
Literary Agent
ASH Literary
Founder & Literary Agent at @ASHliterary . Dogs & books, mostly. Never knowingly out-lipsticked. Views my own. She/her. It's Alice, never Ali. No DM queries.
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Alice S-H @alibelle
Hello! Happy 2022! I will be back at my desk tomorrow morning and am excited to dive into what’s already shaping up to be an exciting year, over 300 (!) assistant applications, AND I’ll be opening to queries. Ahead of that, let’s do a #mswl thread.Before I sign off for the long weekend, I am pretty much caught up on queries aside from a few fulls, and here is my #mswl thread for all you #amquerying creators!
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Look I just saw The Lost City and it was absolutely unhinged and total nonsense, and I loved it all and would like to see more of that vibe (for kidlit, obv) in my queries. #mswl
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Alice S-H @alibelle
I’ve finished Lizzo’s Big Grrrls show and when I say #MSWL!!! Where is the fat joy in my queries? Fat kids being awesome, having fun and living their brilliant lives! I want it across all ages pls and tyyy!Not looking for angst, I had enough of that in my teens and 20s.
Lots of exciting submissions coming in which I'm excited to look at but none filling this MIGHTY NEED yet. Picture books to YA, including graphic novels, give me your fat joy please and thanks! #mswl
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Alice S-H @alibelle
I’ve finished Lizzo’s Big Grrrls show and when I say #MSWL!!! Where is the fat joy in my queries? Fat kids being awesome, having fun and living their brilliant lives! I want it across all ages pls and tyyy!Not looking for angst, I had enough of that in my teens and 20s.
And while we’re at it, I’ve had so much fun working on some very unhinged in a joyful way projects, but they’ve sold and I’d like to do more. Unhinged joy! Make me cackle! Also across all ages but particularly illustrated! #MSWL
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I’ve finished Lizzo’s Big Grrrls show and when I say #MSWL!!! Where is the fat joy in my queries? Fat kids being awesome, having fun and living their brilliant lives! I want it across all ages pls and tyyy!
Not looking for angst, I had enough of that in my teens and 20s.
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I am so in the mood for some joyful YA romcoms right now so if you have one you’re querying… 👀 #mswl
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Some ✨personal news✨
My entire personality is now Turning Red. What a PERFECT film. I loved the kids, Mei and her mum, the aunties, 4-Town, ALL OF IT!!!
Huge #mswl for the friendship dynamic.
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Alice S-H @alibelle
Hello! Happy 2022! I will be back at my desk tomorrow morning and am excited to dive into what’s already shaping up to be an exciting year, over 300 (!) assistant applications, AND I’ll be opening to queries. Ahead of that, let’s do a #mswl thread.Aside from a couple of full requests, I'm totally caught up on queries! Would love to see some YA contemporary (particularly rom-coms), MG graphic novels, and things that fit the below list! #mswl
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Really in the mood for some MG adventure shenanigans and YA romcoms, like reeaaaaally. #mswl
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Alice S-H @alibelle
Hello! Happy 2022! I will be back at my desk tomorrow morning and am excited to dive into what’s already shaping up to be an exciting year, over 300 (!) assistant applications, AND I’ll be opening to queries. Ahead of that, let’s do a #mswl thread.🎶 I’m in the moooood to sign new taaalent 🎶
So check out my #mswl thread and get in touch if you think we’d be a fit!
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🎄 Alice S-H 🎄 @alibelle
There’s a bit in The Nutcracker where we leave our world and enter the magical world. The tree grows, Clara shrinks, we know we’re not in Kansas any more. I get shivers every time and that vibe is specifically what I want when I reopen in 2022. #mswlLmao and this one which mostly applies to MG. #mswl
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🎄 Alice S-H 🎄 @alibelle
I am three episodes into The Wheel Of Time and another thing I'd like to see in my queries inbox in 2022 is the vibe of the opening credits, please and thank you. #mswlKnew I’d forgotten one more specific, this mostly applying to YA fantasy! #mswl
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As ever I am always thrilled to see queries from those historically underrepresented in the industry and would be really excited to see some illustrator portfolios as well. #mswl
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Across all ages but particularly picture books, I want joyful fat kids having a great time! Living their best life! Not being preached to about some diet crap! #mswl
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Across all ages I would love to see the friendship vibe Otis and Eric have in Sex Education. #mswl
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Across all ages I want the unhinged adventure energy from Pirates of the Caribbean 2, specifically the mill wheel chase which remains one of my favourite sequences. #mswl
(Not the right gif, I got bored of scrolling.)
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I would love to see MG with the magical, joyful energy in Jingle Jangle, specifically in the song The Square Root Of Impossible. #mswl
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🎄 Alice S-H 🎄 @alibelle
Hello! Happy 2022! I will be back at my desk tomorrow morning and am excited to dive into what’s already shaping up to be an exciting year, over 300 (!) assistant applications, AND I’ll be opening to queries. Ahead of that, let’s do a #mswl thread.I’m looking across picture books (author-illustrator only) to YA including graphic novels. I love romcoms, friendcoms, adventures and intriguing magic. I am not a fit for most horror, sci-fi, anything to do with emergencies on planes or the pandemic, or animal POVs. #mswl