Amy Giuffrida
Literary Agent
Belcastro Agency
Literary Agent @belcastr & wrangler of #TheATeam Lover of books, reality TV, Buffy, coffee, rescue dogs, and tattoos. 馃拃 My opinions are my own. She/her.
I've been searching for a YA werewolf story FOREVER.
I am looking for a lot of YA this year! Here's a little more of what I would love to see...
Angsty YA with messy characters鈥攖hese are my favorite! I want to see teens make mistakes, learn from them, and move on.
I REALLY want some COLLEGE-AGE YA! I binged The Sex Lives of College Girls and just adored these characters so much. I want to see diversity, humor, willingness to be messy, friendship, and honesty.
There can be romance, but it doesn't need to be the center of it all.
Now for some fun! A #MSWL 馃У
Let's start with MG and YA...
Other than YA Fantasy...I will be completely open to every genre in MG and YA for 2022!
**Fantasy writers...I do make special requests during pitch contests so keep an eye out for me lurking. Lol.
#writingcommunity
The Fear Street movies are everything I love about horror and more. #MSWL I鈥檇 love to see anything along these lines in YA horror. Make it contemporary, sassy, full of friendship, enemies that band together, and don鈥檛 forget the jump scares. #FearStreetNetflix
Last but not least...I don鈥檛 normally open for science fiction, but I鈥檓 really looking for something in the MG or YA space to knock my socks off. I don鈥檛 want anything set in space or with ships. I鈥檒l keep my inbox open to this genre open until the end of February.
Thrillers! MG, YA, or adult. I want to sit on the edge of my seat. I want to question the narrator. If you have something like The Flight Attendant or You, then send away.
I鈥檓 jonesing for something unique in MG and YA鈥攖hink lyrical voice or a unique format.
Amy Giuffrida @kissedbyink
Dare I post this?? Now that my inbox is back to a manageable level, I have some things I鈥檓 really in the mood to read. #MSWL a thread... pic.twitter.com/bxafODtmypI am a complete sucker for teens who are activists. If you have a MG or YA where the kids engage in their community to invoke change, I鈥檇 love to see it.
Amy Giuffrida OPENING TO QUERIES IN 1 DAY!! @kissedbyink
To end the countdown on the eve of reopening to queries...here are a few other things on my #MSWL1. YA and MG mystery. I鈥檇 especially love to see a gritty twist on The Hardy Boys or a group of friends in the vein of Scooby Doo.