Michelle Witte

@michellewitte

@michellewitte.bsky.social

Literary Agent

Mansion Street Literary Management

Children’s literary agent with Mansion Street Literary (open to queries first 15 days each month) and mental health advocate. I also write craptastic books. She/her.

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· 20 Mar 2016

J. L. Bell @jlbellwriter

@michellewitte Now that is a crossover with potential.

Oooh. I like. #MSWL An older Sarah having to cope with trauma of going up against a powerful, charming stalker. twitter.com/jlbellwriter/s…

· 20 Mar 2016

Quressa "Tryna be the Beyanna of Agents" Robinson @qnrisawesome

I'm sure I've asked for this, but Magic+Harlem Renaissance=Happy Me #MSWL

Ooh, I like the sound of that. #MSWL twitter.com/qnrisawesome/s…

· 20 Mar 2016

!!! *scrambles to download app* And don't forget magical realism. Also, yes to the #MSWL. twitter.com/sarahlapolla/s…

Magical Realism

· 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…

· 11 Mar 2016

Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks

Looking for diverse authors writing epic #YA sci-fi or fantasy.

Are the next @sabaatahir @TaherehMafi or @SanguMandanna? Say hi. #MSWL

Don't mind me. I'm just walking along here all innocent like... *steals* #MSWL twitter.com/ericsmithrocks…

· 10 Mar 2016

Amy Rosenbaum @simplebookworm

Anything that comes out of @MagicRealismBot. Seriously. #MSWL

HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS EXISTED? Also, #MSWL. *yoinks* twitter.com/simplebookworm…

Magical Realism

· 9 Mar 2016

Soulful Golem @MiriamAnneW

Can't stop thinking @nkjemisin 's post this AM;so many amazing ideas off the cuff just in one para(3rd from bottom, nkjemisin.com/2016/03/it-cou…)

Replying to @MiriamAnneW

But seriously, think how amazing a book about Marie Laveau starting a magic school would be. I'd fight for it. @nkjemisin @MiriamAnneW #MSWL

· 9 Mar 2016

Soulful Golem @MiriamAnneW

Can't stop thinking @nkjemisin 's post this AM;so many amazing ideas off the cuff just in one para(3rd from bottom, nkjemisin.com/2016/03/it-cou…)

Ahem. #MSWL twitter.com/MiriamAnneW/st…

· 8 Mar 2016

Melissa Faulner @la_melisma

I'm just thinking abt opportunities for fandom influence on WIPs. Life imitating art. Self-discovery. All that delicious YA stuff. #mswl

Replying to @la_melisma

@la_melisma I say that because it's a total #MSWL for me, to see those elements meld in a fascinating way essential to the plot.

· 8 Mar 2016

#MSWL twitter.com/kingdomhorse/s…

· 29 Feb 2016

For those querying me w/diverse ms that is #ownvoices, state that in subject or 1st para of query so I can see it immediately. #MSWL

· 26 Feb 2016

This, please and thank you. #MSWL #ownvoices twitter.com/mgnwrites/stat…

OwnVoices

· 24 Feb 2016

Justin (JP) Chanda @jpchanda

So that news? Here it is. "Pride" doesn't even cut it. @ZareenJaffery #SalaamReads nytimes.com/2016/02/25/bus…

Wow. That's fantastic! Sadly I don't have any ms w/Muslim characters. Maybe someone should fix that. #MSWL #hinthint twitter.com/jpchanda/statu…

· 19 Feb 2016

It's a subtle but important difference. Adding diverse characters to ms is important, I want to see books from writers who've LIVED it #MSWL

Diverse

· 19 Feb 2016

I've said many times that I want diverse books in my #MSWL, but I want to adjust that slightly—what I *really* want is to find #ownvoices.

· 15 Feb 2016

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

· 11 Feb 2016

#MSWL #YA Unreliable narrators. Non-linear timelines. Complex relationships. Something *different*.

· 11 Feb 2016

I've got, oh, 8 minutes before my next panel, so maybe a few #MSWL tweets. Big one for me: JESSICA JONES for #YA, aka complex teen girls.

· 11 Feb 2016

I'll drop by #PitchMatch, #MSWL, #PBPitch later today (crap, I really am up late) but it'll be sporadic. 'Night. *passes out on keyboard*