Michelle Witte

@michellewitte

Literary Agent

Mansion Street Literary Management

Publishing professional and mental health advocate. I write craptastic books. Some people think I'm funny. You should probably be worried about those people.

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· 5 May 2017

Discover Magazine @DiscoverMag

Massive tunnels in South America are likely the remains of long-extinct giant mammals: trib.al/BqQ04TY pic.twitter.com/0rypMop0t8

I have no idea how you'd turn this into a YA/MG story, but #MSWL to anyone who succeeds.

· 18 Apr 2017

Daniel José Older @djolder

WE WILL twitter.com/RoanhorseBex/s…

Oooh. *grabby hands* #MSWL (YA/MG, obv.)

· 13 Apr 2017

Akshay Tailor @AksTailor

Gashadokuro are giant skeletons made from those who died of starvation. They kill lone travelers to drink their blood #folklorethursday pic.twitter.com/6GvIJcblzU

An mg horror novel about this would be epic. #MSWL (Preferably #ownvoices)

· 9 Mar 2017

I totally want this as mg or ya. I'd also like to find one in my back yard. Now where did I put the carrots... #mswl

· 26 Jan 2017

Andrew Ihla-La-La-La La-La-La-La @AndrewIhla

Pitch: A trio of freedom fighters rises up against fascism: a bookish nerd, a woodsy camper, a cultured fashionista. pic.twitter.com/b9Emxr1hl7

SOLD. #MSWL (in mg/ya obv)

· 22 Dec 2016

Still closed to queries until sometime in January. When I reopen I'd love to see MG/YA #ownvoices of life on rez a la Part-Time Indian #MSWL

· 7 Nov 2016

The Book Witch @KatRushall

One dream project of mine is an #ownvoices nonfiction PB on Standing Rock. I want to hear & help share these voices, history, activism #MSWL

I'LL FIGHT YOU FOR IT. Though chap book or mg would be good as well. #MSWL

· 13 Sep 2016

Okay, fine, I'll allow one exception to my query pile closure: MG/YA nonfiction (prescriptive or narrative). #MSWL Sorry, but no PB nonfic.

· 30 Jun 2016

Chris Hernandez @ChrisCanWrite

Creepy middle grade that's more about the emotion than the horror factor--like that you'd see from Neil Gaiman or Holly Black. #mswl

Exactly this. #mswl

· 30 Jun 2016

Annie Berger @EditorALB

Funny/sophisticated middle-grade with a mystery. Like The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place or The Mysterious Benedict Society #MSWL

All the yesses to this. #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

YA/MG that's dark, spooky, atmospheric. Gothic and/or Southern Gothic tone. #MSWL Think CURIOUS TALE OF IN-BETWEEN amzn.to/298gox8

· 30 Jun 2016

Magical realism, forever and ever. YA or MG. #MSWL Not sure what that is? I did series of posts explaining it here: michellewittebooks.com/2015/07/what-i…

· 30 Jun 2016

#MSWL Contemp realistic YA/MG about sisters and/or best friends. Like SWEETNESS OF SALT, which is $1.99 on Kindle rn amzn.to/295Bxm4

· 18 Mar 2016

Literary Hub @lithub

.@TobiasCarroll on the enduring appeal of weird fairy tales ow.ly/ZCVIc pic.twitter.com/3IH3zaMYur

This for YA/MG, please and thank you. #MSWL #weirdisbest twitter.com/thelithub/stat…

· 17 Mar 2016

Magic Realism Bot @MagicRealismBot

A lonely chef bakes a cake made of rainbows.

I want to #MSWL basically everything that @MagicRealismBot tweets. (For YA/MG. Heck, even PB if done well.) twitter.com/MagicRealismBo…

· 15 Feb 2016

ME TOO. Though in MG/YA. #MSWL twitter.com/ghostwritingco…

· 11 Feb 2016

#MSWL Basically, I want #YA/#MG that doesn't assume that only kids from middle class homes can be happy and healthy. SUBVERT THE TROPES.

· 11 Feb 2016

As always, I'm dying for lush magical realism—#MG & #YA. If you're not familiar w/the (very specific) subgenre michellewittebooks.com/2015/07/what-i… #MSWL

· 11 Feb 2016

Even in #MG, kids can have parents at home and still go on adventures. GOONIES is epic adventure & the kids all had loving families. #MSWL

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· 11 Feb 2016

Am reading @LaurenDeStefano's CURIOUS TALE OF THE IN-BETWEEN. It's everything I want in #MG and more—luscious prose, creepy atmosphere #MSWL