Amy Giuffrida
Literary Agent
Belcastro Agency
Happy Wednesday! Horror is a HUGE want for my #MSWL when I reopen tomorrow. I am searching for smart, spooky, atmospheric stories in MG, YA, and adult.
I love relationships that grow stronger over time, so having a YA or MG story along the lines of Schitt鈥檚 Creek would blow my mind!
Time for my Tuesday #MSWL focused on...contemporary. In YA and MG I am always searching for strong characters that fight to change the world. Give me a teen/group of teens staging a protest and making things happen with their voices. #amagenting
My Monday #MSWL feature is romance. In YA I am looking for rom coms. Give me a modern, YA twist of When Harry Met Sally any day with any pairing. #loveislove #amagenting
In one of the latest episode of THE CHI, Kevin and his friends sneak into what they think is a haunted building. I would love to see a YA mystery built around this scene in my inbox! #MSWL
#MSWL I鈥檓 DESPERATELY NEEDING a YA or adult romance where a sweet couple falls in love鈥攏o insta love. I want to see their journey, whether it鈥檚 f/f, m/m, f/m...love is love. I just want 鉂わ笍 and laughter and kindness with lots of friends and family and community.
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Is there room for young ya (protagonists who are 14 & 15)? I hear there鈥檚 a gap....then why aren鈥檛 we filling it? This is such a great age to write for and read about. #YoungYA #askagent #ownvoicesI want all of this!!! #MSWL 馃憞馃徎
I am hungry for YA novels in verse in the same vein as POET X by @ElizabethC05172, LONG WAY DOWN by @JasonReynolds83, or SHOUT by @halseanderson. Give me your strong voices and lyrical prose. #MSWL
#MSWL I am actively looking for YA or MG horror novels that are campy and full of tropes.
#MSWL I'm dying to see a YA contemporary starring an all girl band in my inbox!!! Think of a mash up between SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, SATISFACTION, with a dash of SHAMELESS.