Eric Smith
@ericsmithrocks
Literary Agent at @PSLiterary , YA author. Latest, THE GIRL & THE GROVE (@FluxBooks). Next, RECLAIM THE SUN (@HarlequinTeen '20). Loves corgis & @BeautyBritches .
Ann Arbor, MI
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Feb 15
Yesterday I went to buy plants for around the house, and the florist kept referring to them as babies, wishing them luck, and it was very sweet.
Where's my YA botanist book? Pitch me in March! #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Feb 14
All I want is to discover a book this year with an opening chapter that gets me as pumped as those first chords in Taking Back Sunday's Cute Without the 'E' (Cut From the Team). #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Jan 30
Hey writer friends!
I've been closed to submissions since the summer and... I'll be opening up again on March 1st!
Literary fiction! Young Adult books! SFF! Cookbooks! Quirky non-fiction and moving memoir! Here's what I'm looking for in 2019. #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/2019/01/30/man…
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Jan 25
Watching both Fyre Festival documentaries with @BeautyBritches and now I desperately want to read a novel set at an apocalyptic festival of some kind. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Jan 13
Shannon/S.A. Chakraborty @SAChakrabooks
Please....if a POC #ownvoices author even writes a Mission Impossible-esqe heist novel involving people breaking into the British Museum to recover their stolen treasure, I will help you write a query letter and blurb your book and push it into people's hands.My goodness. I'm closed to queries, but if you've written this book, ignore that and send this to me immediately. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 31 Dec 2018
Melissa @melissasee
@ericsmithrocks What YA would you like have come across your desk?When I open up for queries again (Springtime?), I am desperate for some more YA SFF genre blending novels, with the kind of expert world building I've seen in @RantingOwl @heidiheilig and @SanguMandanna's books. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 28 Dec 2018
Fiddling around with my #MSWL for when I open up to queries again, and having a hard time describing “literary fiction that’s impossible to explain to people without going like this:”
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 10 Dec 2018
The baby is carrying a plush porg and chasing the corgi around the apartment, so if you're writing The Corg & the Porg picture book, please reach out. #MSWL
*looks at @DelilahSDawson* honestly, I'm counting on you.
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 2 Dec 2018
Goodness do jukebox musicals bring me so much joy.
Where's my YA novel about one? Teen decides to put on a jukebox musical to get the attention of estranged rockstar parent? Hijinx and music ensue.
Written in the voice of @SarahNSmetana? Thanks. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 28 Nov 2018
Where's my STEM novel about a teen "citizen scientist" who is busy studying insects in their neighborhood... and stumbles upon a massive breakthrough / problem / new species / etc. Send me this. xerces.org/citizen-scienc… #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 26 Nov 2018
A horror novel called This Is Less of a Question & More of a Statement, and the entire book takes place during a Q&A panel at a conference. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 6 Nov 2018
Miranda Kenneally 📚🏋️♀️🍹🏈🐕🐈😘 @MirandaKennealy
Just reading about #WalkOutToVote and I'm suddenly desperate to read a YA novel about characters who ditch school to go vote. And then maybe end up on life changing road trip and fall in love? bit.ly/walkout116Send this to me. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 29 Oct 2018
60 Second Docs @60SecDocs
Humans weren't meant to fly, but @Crooked_Feather has other ideas. pic.twitter.com/Vh7CncMGq1Send me the YA novel about a robotics-loving teen who makes wings on Etsy... and she accidentally makes a set that can fly.
Hijinks ensue. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 28 Oct 2018
Where is the non-fiction writer / relationships expert working on a book about making friends as an adult when you're over 30?
Send me your manuscript proposal. For personal and literary agent reasons. I'm both lonely AND see the value in a book like this! #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 26 Oct 2018
Had a great chat today while recording the podcast, about the lack of POC in YA novels centered around astrology.
I really love those books (ie: Summer of Supernovas), and would love to see that.
I'm closed for queries, but if you're writing a story like this, pitch me. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 30 Sep 2018
Reading @AshWrites’ new book, and remembering @WriteinBK’s talk yesterday at the festival, I’m reminded how badly I want to read more YA friendship books.
If you’re writing one, query me next year when I’m open again. ❤️ #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 19 Aug 2018
I want to read a novel that carries the same amount of emotional tension as the end scene in Homeward Bound, when you're waiting to see if the second dog, Shadow, made it.
I don't think it can be done. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 10 Aug 2018
Getting caught up on the final season of #Unreal and my goodness, do I want to read a novel that feels like this.
Pitch me, writers. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 3 Aug 2018
Lately video games are BRINGING IT when it comes to emotional family narratives. My goodness.
I’d love to read a SFF novel that gives me the same feels as God of War or Horizon Zero Dawn. #mswl
