Penny Moore
Literary Agent
Aevitas Creative Management
Senior Agent at @AevitasCreative .馃嚢馃嚪順柬槇. Cat Mom. Opinions are my own. Here鈥檚 a resource if you need it: literaryagentsofcolor.com
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In middle grade, I鈥檓 always hungry for action, adventure, magic, and humor. It can be fantasy or contemporary, or a little bit of both. Give me your fresh takes on magical school settings or just fun friendship stories filled with hijinks. #MSWL
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As for children鈥檚, I鈥檓 always open to YA in almost all genres, especially fantasy, contemporary, and thriller. I just want strong concepts and smart MCs with engaging voices that pull me along for the ride and make me want to root for them the entire way. #MSWL
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I want to see fun and sweet contemporary romances with high concept hooks in the adult space as well. Think Lily Chu鈥檚 The Stand In or Emily Henry鈥檚 Book Lovers. I鈥檓 probably not the right agent for more serious romance stories. #MSWL
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I鈥檇 really love to see more cozy and warm contemporary fantasy projects, full of whimsy and fun, in my query inbox. It can be adult, YA, or crossover.
I鈥檓 a bit burned out on the dark and heavy stuff right now. Basically, looking for a hug in book form. #mswl
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I'd love a contemporary YA that explores diaspora teens and their complicated family bonds while growing up between cultures, a la Lulu Wang's The Farewell. Hits hard at the issues, while still being able to punch things up with humor and wit. #mswl
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I know this is specific but I鈥檇 love a contemporary MG or YA where the MC has to wear a back brace bc they have scoliosis, kyphosis, or scoliokyphosis, and has to deal with all the complications it inflicts on socializing and fitting in. This was me growing up. #MSWL
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#MSWL YA contemporary along the lines of The Last Summer on Netflix!!! 鉂わ笍鉂わ笍鉂わ笍
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Stephanie Stein @stephlystein
This moment will never not be epic. Thanks to everyone who was rooting for me on tonight鈥檚 @Jeopardy! You all know I never would have lost to anything less than a record-breaker. 馃槅 pic.twitter.com/hD75JoWhsuNow someone send me a YA contemporary with a character like Stephanie appearing on the high school Jeopardy tournament! 馃憤馃徏 I love stories about smart girls! #mswl
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I鈥檓 going to put it out there again. I鈥檇 really love to see younger YA contemporary that focuses on young teens starting high school for the first time with all of the mixed up feelings that come along with them!
And as always, send me great MG of all genres! #mswl
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I鈥檓 still looking for a feel good contemporary YA rom com with a big commercial hook featuring POC characters a la Jenny Han. It鈥檚 like the great white whale of my career. Someone send it to me now, please. #MSWL
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I鈥檓 randomly in the mood for super fluffy and romantic YA contemporary right now. #mswl
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Would love to see more YA high fantasy and MG contemporary fantasy in my inbox right now. Blow me away with elaborate worlds and magic, please! #MSWL
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In honor of the upcoming royal wedding, I鈥檇 love to see a modern day royalty related contemporary YA romance featuring POCs in my inbox!!! #MSWL
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I鈥檓 really looking to beef up the MG part of my list. Please send your heart wrenching contemporary or fun fantasy adventures my way! #mswl
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What I'm currently looking for:
1) Culturally rich MG contemporary that will make me ugly cry.
2) Culturally rich YA fantasy or contemporary with unapologetic female protagonists who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty. #MSWL
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I鈥檇 love to see a YA contemporary featuring body positivity in Asian culture. I know growing up it was the vicious cycle of constantly being told I needed to lose weight while mom and relatives always told me to eat more at mealtimes. Definitely a cultural thing. #mswl
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Currently listening to The Last Five Years score. It makes me think I鈥檇 really like to see a YA contemporary where two main characters tell the story from different points in time and meet in the middle. That would be really cool. #mswl
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I鈥檓 always on the look out for culturally rich YA contemporary that will give my heart the warm fuzzies or make me ugly cry my eyes out. #mswl
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Repping @itspoeticpoison has reignited my love of poetry. I鈥檇 actually love to see YA contemporary in verse in my inbox right now. #mswl
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With all of this Prince Harry and Meghan Markle news, I'd love to see a contemporary YA romance featuring a royal family! #MSWL