Beth Phelan
Literary Agent
Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
she/her. mg & ya literary agent. founder of 501c3 NPO @_DiverseVoices (#DVpit/#DVart, DVcon & more). submissions: bethphelan.com/submissions
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after 10 months, i finally reopen to queries today. bethphelan.com/news/submissio…
i'm so looking forward to seeing new potential clients in my submissions inbox! i'm hungry. nom!
#mswl
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beth phelan @beth_phelan
It’s my last weekend to get caught up before i open to queries on April 12!I’ve responded to almost all outstanding queries (email me if you’re still waiting--i missed it) but still catching up on requested fulls (please keep being patient)!
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since i'm already getting queries, figured i'd just open early! check out bethphelan.com/submissions for all the info you need to query me! can't wait to see what comes through! #mswl #amquerying
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To query me, please use QueryManager! QueryManager.com/querybeth
If QM is not accessible for you, I’ll also accept queries by email at querybeth@galltzacker.com.
thanks for reading my #mswl! looking forward to monday! 💖
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7. Sensitive explorations of incarceration
8. Protagonists and authors with BPD and/or OCD with intrusive thoughts.
More can be found on my website at bethphelan.com/submissions
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2. Older YA, especially if you have a story about a teen who elects not to go to college
3. Hopeful, funny, romantic
4. Emotionally-fraught, grounded thrillers and mysteries
5. Paranormal!!
6. Experimental, inventive storytelling
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In YA, i still love most genres and everything from light to dark. I love hope and depth and humor and stories that can change lives, whether from joy or empathy and validation. More specifically:
1. Super high concept contemporary and speculative contemporary
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7. Queer and trans/nonbinary characters in fun settings, especially trans femme characters.
8. Something just right for that tricky space between MG and YA
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2. Commercial fantasy adventure series, ensemble casts with or without a talking creature or two
3. Monsters!
4. Contemporary family stories
5. LOL high concept, character-strong stories
6. Hooky, character-driven contemporary series
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More specifically in MG, i love a great, accessible voice and humor across the spectrum, but also more serious literary stories. MORE specifically:
1. Madcap adventures in any genre
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beth phelan @beth_phelan
It’s my last weekend to get caught up before i open to queries on April 12!I’ve responded to almost all outstanding queries (email me if you’re still waiting--i missed it) but still catching up on requested fulls (please keep being patient)!
#mswl ⬇️⬇️⬇️
First thing to note is that I only represent MG and YA. I love every genre from light contemporary to high fantasy and everything in between. I don’t represent artists or graphic novelists and don’t typically represent verse.
#mswl ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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beth phelan @beth_phelan
getting steadily caught up, and it's looking like i'll reopen to queries on april 5! after about 10 months closed...i'm pumped and can't wait to post my #mswl!Change of plans! Reopening on April 12 instead. 👀 #mswl coming soon
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catching up on queries means tinkering with my #mswl.... i'll be updating my website and reopening soon 👀
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Emery Lee @EmeryLeeWho
Today's a good day to add that if you are a trans femme/trans woman with a completed YA manuscript in need of a #PitchWars mentor, I'd love to hear from you!(I mean, all trans people welcome, but I'd especially love to see more trans femmes/trans women in trad pubbed YA)
I would love to work with trans femmes / trans women authors. Consider this call an exception to my closed submissions. #mswl
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#mswl indigenous authors writing their own stories 💚
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i am still closed and catching up on lots of reading, but.... if you have a YA or MG with monsters rooted in underrepresented mythologies/cultures/folklore/history (#ownvoices only please)... well, i'd like to see that. can be fantasy or contemporary! #mswl
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as i said, i am very much behind on queries/reading, but as i think this might be a long shot and it's super on my mind right now, i'm gonna put it out into the universe:
#mswl for #ownvoices BIPOC BPD YA 💚
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ray stoeve @raystoeve
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Would def love to see more trans women in my query inbox please #mswl we should be doing better
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beth phelan, here sometimes @beth_phelan
I wanna troll @petejknapp by slapping my own mswl tag on his wishlist tweets 🤔😜in seriousness, would love
-FUNNY stuff
-larger-than-life narrative voice
-MG fantasy series
-character ensembles
-YA after high school about teens not going to college
-family stories
-something that feels like a bottle episode
#mswl