Erin Clyburn
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Howland Literary
Literary Agent @HowlandLit // Copy Editor @foodandwine // Southerner // hiking & horror movies // she/her
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I wanted to do a wishlist update for #MSWL day, but I am quite sick. Instead, please admire the lovely update to the site that @jsinsheim & team have done. My page is a bit musty, but all my old favorites are still favorites, & I'll update soon!
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Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
Hi #PitBLK! I am traveling & only intermittently at my computer, but I am seeing some amazing pitches. If you're an author participating in #PitBLK & you think we might be a good fit, you can query me here: QueryManager.com/ErinClyburn/Pi….My #MSWL is here: erinclyburn.com/queries--mswl.…. (Weird books! Spooky books! Southern authors!) Again, this is only for authors participating in #PitBLK this week! Thanks, y'all. ✨
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Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
@CDugganBooks I recently signed a fantasy/horror author, a YA literary horror, & an adventure/culture memoir, which I think still sums up what I'm looking for pretty well. + more horror for all ages, fresh MG stories, speculative fic in YA & adult. #PipelineAuthors& something really specific I have on my forever wishlist that I can't stop thinking about is a YA novel set in the DIY punk scene. It's such a formative experience growing up as one of those kids & I'd love to see a coming-of-age or rom-com @ a punk venue! #PipelineAuthors #MSWL
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Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
I'll add to this as I come up with more. Feel free to ask questions here if you have them. Thanks for taking the time to read & consider me for representation.✨Oh! One important note - I am now using an email system for queries; instructions are on the Howland website. I may go back to QueryManager; if so I will update.
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Lastly, & importantly, it still rings very true what I say on my website: "Send me your weirds!" I prefer weird books. Bring me your CATHERINE HOUSE energy, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND energy, NOTHING TO SEE HERE energy, THE RIVERMAN energy. Send me your weirds.
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Adult (& maybe YA?): Nature writing. I have been devouring nature books lately, especially those that blend science, culture, and spirituality, like ROOTED, BRAIDING SWEETGRASS, and FINDING THE MOTHER TREE.
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Food books! All ages! Fiction or non! I've been working for Food & Wine mag for 6 years; I have a massive collection of weird old cookbooks; I am obsessed with culinary history & postwar cookery from an anthropological perspective, & I want to work on your food books.
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& similarly, diverse Southern voices, always, for every audience/genre I represent. As an agent, I'd love to fill bookshelves about the breadth of the real South, not the stereotyped South.
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A specific thing! MG, YA, or adult fiction by & about Cajuns. Would love to hear from the Acadian writers out there!
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Adult & YA: Mysteries & thrillers that unfold in isolated settings - a bed & breakfast, ski lodge, cruise ship, cabin in the woods, boarding school, etc.
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I am not interested in, say, a straight-up travel log or "finding myself" memoir, but I am interested in intersectionality in all of these spaces.
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Adult: Narrative nonfiction/memoir about food, Southern culture, adventure, extreme sports, journeys, science/medicine, from perspectives we have not seen before/enough of & whose narratives tackle bigger-picture subjects alongside personal narratives.
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Adult & YA: Lush literary fiction with a speculative twist or a healthy dose of fabulism/magic realism.
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MG across the board: Heartwarming & funny contemporary, mysteries, humor, horror, adventure, or some blend of all those. Touches of magic.
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MG horror, too: Spooky stories, stories that are a little bit creepier than you feel like they should be for middle graders. (More HIDE AND SEEKER than DOLL BONES, if that makes sense? It makes sense to me.)
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Adult: Horror of all stripes - psychological, body horror, folk horror, gothic, occult, hauntings, genre blends: horror/mystery, horror/thriller, etc. I gravitate more toward literary & upmarket writing than commercial.
YA: Same as above, basically!
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Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
All right, I promised a #MSWL update today, so here it is! My wishlists on my agency page & personal website are still valid, but I'm going to thread the things that are top of mind for me right now:I'll start with horror, because it's what I'm thinking about most these days. I'm looking for horror for all audiences:
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Some 🎉big news🎉 I'm thrilled to share this morning: I've joined the brilliant team at @HowlandLit! Watch for an updated #MSWL very soon, and thanks to everyone in advance for your patience as I get my footing!