Hannah VanVels
Literary Agent
Belcastro Agency
📚 Literary Agent @belcastr | Editor | Writer | #RevPit | Devoted German shepherd & cat mom | Amateur baker | Sparkling water enthusiast | she/her ✏️
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In Graphic Novels (young readers, MG, and YA), I'd love to see:
📷 STEM topics for young readers
📷 Tweens saving the world
📷 Queer teens living their best lives
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In Middle Grade, I'd love to see:
⚽️Fantasy inspired by myths, folklore, or legends
⚽️Historical that centers POC stories
⚽️Contemporary with an environmental bent
⚽️Horror with ghosts, creepy crawlies, and witches
⚽️Growing up in non-traditional settings
⚽️Earth-based sci-fi
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Hannah VanVels Ausbury (here sometimes) 🪴🌙 @hannahvanvels
Query: QueryManager.com/HannahAusburyMSWL: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/hann…
I rep PB, MG, YA, GN, and select A genres. I keep my MSWL fairly up-to-date. There are a few areas that I'd love to build my list our more robustly in the coming months. #MSWL
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In Graphic Novels (young readers, MG, and YA), I'd love to see:
👻 STEM topics for young readers
👻 Tweens saving the world
👻 Teens living their best lives
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In Middle Grade, I'd love to see:
🧢Fantasy inspired by myths, folklore, or legends—especially if it's not European
🧢Historical that centers POC stories
🧢Contemporary with an environmental bent
🧢Horror with ghosts, creepy crawlies, and witches
🧢 Earth-based sci-fi
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Hannah VanVels 🪴🌙 @hannahvanvels
Good morning, #amquerying #amwriting community!PitMad may be over. There were almost half a million pitches, which is an overwhelming turnout! Because of that, I know I 💯 missed some things.
Query me anyways!
querymanager.com/query/HannahVa…
I'm particularly eager to build up my MG and Adult lists, but I can't resist a good PB or YA.
I'm perennially on the lookout for BIPOC, LGBT, and Neurodiverse creators in all categories.
Check out my #MSWL: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/hann…
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Sara Schonfeld @SaraSchon
Next year is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut. Really hungry for an #ownvoices kid archaeologist MG—bonus points for critique of how museums often steal artifacts! #mswlSame!
Fun fact: I did archeology before I came to publishing.
Archaeology stories welcome and appreciated—esp #MG!
#mswl #amquerying #amagenting #amwriting
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Tamar Rydzinski @trydzinski
#MSWL a MG adventure featuring a kid and his/her/their dog. Can be fantasy or not, but I want the friendship between child and canine to be front and centerSeconded! This is a big #MSWL for me too! Love stories of friendship between human and animal.
*snuggles own canine best friend close*
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Hello 👋 I have some professional news!
Today is my first day as an agent with @belcastr and I am OPEN to queries! I’m on the hunt for diverse and inclusive kid lit projects and a few adult genres as well!
You can query me at: querymanager.com/query/HannahVa…
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More fantasy standalones, please! #MSWL #YA #MG #amwriting
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Russ McSpadden @PeccaryNotPig
A coyote and a badger use a culvert as a wildlife crossing to pass under a busy California highway together. Coyotes and badgers are known to hunt together.🎥Peninsula Open Space Trust pic.twitter.com/oS9BL5JOoK
Somebody give me this in MG story format! #mswl
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I’d love to see MG (or probably any age range really) with more animal companions. #mswl #amwriting
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