Cecilia Lyra
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P.S. Literary Agency
Storyteller & Storyseller / Associate Literary Agent @PSLiterary βπ½ Co-host of @TSNOTYAW podcast π§ Feminist. Latinx. Immigrant. Reader.
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For nonfiction, I am open to most categories, across the spectrum, including psychology, history, current affairs, science, politics, narrative journalism, nature & the environment, wellness, spirituality, business & economics, mathematics, parenting, lifestyle, and pop culture.
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Cecilia (Cece) Lyra, Agent @ceciliaclyra
All right, #amquerying writersβletβs talk #MSWL because itβs a new year! What follows is what Iβm looking for as an agent, i.e., my tastes, opinions, and impressions, as well as examples of some of my favorite books. Itβs all subjective, of course. (A π§΅) #WritingCommunityI rep adult fiction & nonfiction. For both, I am on the hunt for stories that explore *power* (imbalance, struggle, rise & fall), *identity* (perception, exploration, intersectionality) & *dysfunction* (familial, societal, cultural) told with originality, nuance, & authenticity.
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Since I'm preparing a new #MSWL thread for 2022 I thought I'd ask: writers, what helpful information would you like agents to include in their wish-lists? Anything that you'd rather NOT be included? #WritingCommunity
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Jenn Snyder @itsTwoNs
can already tell that "something with the exact energy as yellowjackets" is going to be my new* "something with the exact energy of hannibal" when agents ask me what weirdly specific book I dream of acquiring* realistically I will still say both and it will take years to find
SAME! Gimme Yelowjackets! #MSWL
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Yellowjackets on Showtime.
Watch it. (You're welcome)
Also: #MSWL
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P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary
βI love stories involving parentified children. I also love reading about characters who grow up navigating two opposite worlds (class, culture, etc.)β @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/Stories about people caught between two cultures/worlds/identities. #MSWL #WritingCommunity
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@Succession_HBO comes back on Sunday. π€© This is your friendly #MSWL reminder that if this masterpiece of a show would work as a comp for your manuscript then pretty please query me! #WritingCommunity
I want all the morally bankrupt, uber wealthy characters fighting for power!
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DIAL A FOR AUNTIES @thewritinghippo is my latest #MSWL obsession! It's the romcom I'd like to rep: dark AND funny; accessible AND intelligent. I also π how it's the story of a dysfunctional family & a trad b-meets-g love story. Please query me if your work is a comp!
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βThe thing that makes me keep reading is VOICE. I want access to your narratorβs inner life. I should feel what they are feeling. They should feel βbadβ things (e.g. anger, envy, greed, etc.), too.β @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/It's true! ππΎ #WritingCommunity #MSWL
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"A few themes that Iβm looking for in terms of nonfiction include: Privacy; Big Tech vs. Government; Flexibility, Climate Change, and Infrastructure. Bonus points if youβre conveying an original idea through a counterintuitive angle." @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/Calling all nonfiction writers #WritingCommunity #MSWL
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"Psychology is perhaps my favorite field in nonfiction. Iβd love to read stories about therapists and their patients in the vein of MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE by Lori Gottlieb and GOOD MORNING, MONSTER by Catherine Gildiner." @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/I can't get enough of psychology books! #WritingCommunity #MSWL
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Finally watched the #HandmaidsTaleFinale and all I can say after watching that incredibly satisfying scene in the woods is I WANT BOOKS WITH BITE #MSWL #WritingCommunity
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I love the second person. Just throwing this out there in case someone has a manuscript told in this POV... #MSWL #WritingCommunity
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"In the Illustrated/Art category, Iβd love to see something in the vein of LITERARY WITCHES by Taisia Kitaiskaia and WARRIORS, WITCHES, WOMEN by Kate Hodges." @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/I want to see the witches burning anyone (everyone?) else for once π #MSWL #WritingCommunity
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"Iβm on the hunt for a submission on misandry. Iβm open to all categories and formats: essay collection, narrative nonfiction, short story collection with misandry as a common theme, memoir manifesto, etc." @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/Think Pauline Harmange and Blythe Roberson but β truth be told β all formats, genres, and tones welcome!
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"I am hungry for dark and twisty dysfunctional family stories." @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/I don't know what this says about me, but it's true! Gimme dark, gimme twisty! ππ½ββοΈ #WritingCommunity #MSWL
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"Compilations about women behaving badly and wreaking havoc throughout history in the vein of CONFIDENT WOMEN by Tori Telfer." @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/I'm keeping an eye out for these stories in my inbox! Well-behaved women need not apply π #MSWL #WritingCommunity
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Mothers are often many things at once. I'd love to read a story about two daughters that view their mother in VERY different ways. #MSWL