Caitlin White
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Emerald City Literary Agency
editor | associate agent @emeraldcitylit | formerly @hellogiggles @bustle | big fan of shark movies and em dashes (she/her) 🫀

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Caitlin White @caitforestell
Query stats! I opened 4/17, and so far received 219 queries, requested 4, passed on 176, and still have 39 in queue — not in chronological order because I don’t always read them as I get them & some I’m still deciding. (Which may be frustrating to some #amquerying writers!) 1/So far what I can say is I got (and usually get) BY FAR mostly YA fantasy, at least 70-80%, so if you have contemporary especially or other genres of #YA I’m eager! #amquerying #MSWL

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I’ve updated my MSWL page, too, if that’s easier to track all these! manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/cait…
#mswl #amquerying

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Caitlin White @caitforestell
I’m open to queries as of right now!! You can send me your letter and first 10 pages on QueryManager here: QueryManager.com/caitlinwhiteTo help you out, here’s a thread of #MSWL and anti-MSWL for any #amquerying writers thinking of submitting their fiction #YA and #MG
I currently represent projects alongside @EmeraldCityLit founder Mandy Hubbard and senior agent Linda Epstein and I’m truly on the hunt for something and someone to represent. If you have anything on this #MSWL, please send and let me know!

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To explain more, when I think of high fantasy: if you’re talking about portals, realms, fae, different fantastical races…. I’m probably not the best fit anti-#MSWL

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Some MG favorites and ones I’m excited for: This One Summer (but not graphic for my #MSWL), The Westing Game, Small Spaces, 102 Days of Lying About Lauren, The Line Tender, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, the Jumbies

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Some of my YA favorites lately and upcoming books I’m excited for: Firekeeper’s Daughter, Undead Girl Gang, Truly Devious, Summer of Bitter and Sweet, Your Lonely Nights Are Over, and You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight #MSWL

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Dual unreliable narrators like the TV show #CruelSummer #MSWL

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Related to the above, contemporary teens that work! Love stories in industrial fridges while waitressing, finding friends at the boardwalk surf shop, finding yourself at the water park (like one of my faves, the Way Way Back) #MSWL

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Rom-coms!! Contemporary rom-coms!! I need your unique twists on the genre or fun details or settings that make it stand out. #MSWL

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I’m not looking for historical if, and especially if, if we’re using historical to cut out issues of cell phones or to tie to the author’s own decade of being a preteen/teen. Anti-#MSWL

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Send me your contemporary witches WITHOUT actual fantasy magical powers or who think they don’t have them. Think, The Craft before Sarah arrived. #MSWL

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I’m not a fit for Christian-centered or morality stories, trying to teach teens or tweens something. Anti-#MSWL

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Send me your survival stories with a twist, think #Yellowjackets and #TheWilds, ideally contemporary #MSWL

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Anti-#MSWL I’m not a fit for books centered on pregnancy or pregnancy loss. Would love a content warning if it’s a small piece of your story, but another agent would work better if that’s the theme or focus

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LOVE a contemporary story with an unlikely girl team up, think: John Tucker Must Die #MSWL