Carly Watters
Literary Agent
P.S. Literary Agency
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
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Health/Wellness #mswl
I do a lot in this space but a large platform is key PLUS a fresh twist and something that can't be found on a blog. Also: I'm anti-diet.
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Fiction #mswl
For commercial fiction I liked BEACH READ, ONE TO WATCH. I want the genre to feel subverted in someway. A new hook.
I'm OK with lightly speculative fiction too like THIS TIME TOMORROW or THE TWELVE LIVES OF SAMUEL HAWLEY
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Fiction #mswl
I liked THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD, FLEISHMAN, COMMONWEALTH, CHARLOTTE WALSH LIKES TO WIN, NOTES ON AN EXECUTION, THE GLASS HOTEL, MARRYING THE KETCHUPS, and THIS TIME TOMORROW 2/2
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Fiction #mswl
I mostly read to be entertained. I like to read about topics of class, social issues, motherhood/domestic issues, family, ambition, love, family, tragedy, and desire.
I liked LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY, SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, THE GUNCLE 1/2
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Non Fiction #mswl
I need to learn something new, something I can't find on the internet. Something modern. Or a modern twist on a classic topic. I liked THE OPPOSITE OF SPOILED, CULTISH, MOTHERHOOD SO WHITE, STRANGE RITES, HOW TO DO NOTHING.
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Historical #mswl
Time periods I like to read about: 1920s-present day. I don't read a lot of historical fiction older than that (I liked FOUR WINDS, OUR WOMAN IN MOSCOW, and love Beatriz Williams in general).
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Would love a satirical fiction submission about a megachurch. If anyone's writing one pitch me query@psliterary.com #mswl
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Here’s my #mswl folks! carlywatters.com/wishlist
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I'd love to work on a non-fiction project about youth sports. The good, the bad and the ugly. #MSWL
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Reminder that I LOVE working on cookbooks and lifestyle projects but I'm pretty anti-diet and want projects that celebrate health and (all) bodies. #mswl
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#mswl non fiction about the intersection of identity + internet
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#mswl I’m really craving a romance novel set in Nashville/country music scene.
I miss Rayna & Deacon.
I want a book that captures the love stories of country music. Could be m/m like the Nashville plot, could be f/f like an alt-country Brandi Carlisle esque romance.
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#mswl Indigenous food writers! I want to hear from you! We need more books in this space.
Query(at)psliterary(dot)com
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A reminder that I work on cookbooks and I love them!
I love food. I love celebrating it. I love eating it. I love talking about it. All food is good food.
These are most of my cookbooks that I’ve worked on over the last ~8 years.
Pitch me platform driven food books! #mswl
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Are there any books (or if anyone wants to pitch me one! query(at)psliterary(dot)com) about mixed up internet identities in a fun way (two people with the same name getting each others' emails and what not)? I'd be interested in a romcom or upmarket fiction in that space! #mswl
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Unlikely friendship novels with heavy plot & a feel-good ending #mswl
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Would love to get more book pitches from women of colour in the food/cooking space! #mswl
Query(at)psliterary(dot)com
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Like this: washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/0…
Looking for any books that could use The Dream podcast as a comp. #MSWL
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I would love to see any and all books pitched to me about MLMs. Fresh angle non-fiction (author with a platform or extremely narrative/memoir) or fiction (murder mystery at an MLM? Sign me up!)
Pitch: query@psliterary.com #MSWL