Carly Watters || Literary Agent (she/her)
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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Looking for great #ownvoices women's fiction. Domestic, plot heavy stories about non-white, non-nuclear families please. #MSWL

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Seeking upmarket/structurally interesting/sweeping love stories of all kinds. #MSWL: a high concept LGBTQ love story in the vein of ONE DAY.

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#MSWL past/present narratives, historical women's fiction from 1890s on, must have crackling dialogue like Beatriz Williams.

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#MSWL send me your unlikely friendship stories (20 yo & 80 yo), friendship novels in general (need really high stakes though!)

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#MSWL send me your novels about complicated women! In the vein of Luckiest Girl Alive, Megan Abbott, Sweetbitter etc

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To get to know my taste better read my clients & follow me on @instagram where I post everything I read: instagram.com/carlywatters #MSWL

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Fav recent non fiction reads: Shrill, Chasing Slow, I Hear She’s A Real Bitch, You’ll Grow Out of It, Magnolia Story, Ghettoside #mswl

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Fav recent fiction reads: History of Wolves, Best Kind of People, Couple Next Door, You Will Know Me, Sweetbitter, The After Party #mswl

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#mswl: unique memoir that reads like a novel, preferably with marketing plan & platform

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I rep lots of non fiction! #mswl: cooking, health/wellness, lifestyle, design, pop culture proposals from bloggers/experts with platform

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I've been tweeting this #mswl for 5 yrs: historical women’s fiction/book club book about NYC garment district 1911 shirtwaist fire tragedy.

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A very specific #mswl: Would love an East/West Germany or Berlin Wall historical with a romantic hook

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#mswl: Single events that chance the course of many lives in a family, community or friend group i.e. Atonement

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I'm a big Hilderbrand fan. (My all-time fav is Summerland.) #mswl: Detailed & multi POV family drama in a repeat setting w/ series potential

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My biggest #mswl is always coming-of-age *anything* with a big plot! i.e. The Girls, History of Wolves, Girls on Fire, The Fever

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#mswl: plot-driven story of marriage i.e. Fates and Furies, Mating for Life, The Vacationers

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#mswl: domestic suspense, psychological thrillers with female leads i.e. Couple Next Door, In A Dark Dark Wood

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#mswl: literary mysteries/suspense/thrillers with female lead i.e. Night Film, Dark Places

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#mswl: Complicated but accessible family drama, mother/daughter relationships i.e. The Nest, Secrets of Lake Road