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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manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/michelle-witte

· 30 Jun 2016

I always forget to mention that I want ms with diverse characters and authors, especially #ownvoices. It's like a no-brainer for me. #MSWL

· 30 Jun 2016

Most of my older #MSWL tweets still apply, so if I tweeted about it a year ago but haven't mentioned recently, I'll probably still want it.

· 30 Jun 2016

Natascha Morris on Vacation @SoCalledYALife

Broad #MSWL: I want characters with great chemistry. I look for the "fiz" feeling: happiness, swoon worthy, and hook.

SEXUAL TENSION FTW #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

A reminder: I'm currently closed to queries, but you can fave or bookmark my #MSWL tweets for when I reopen, probably sometimes in the fall.

· 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

· 30 Jun 2016

T.S. Ferguson @TeeEss

An #ownvoices high fantasy set in or inspired by a non-white culture (i.e. set in an African analog world, instead of medieval Europe) #MSWL

Pretty much this, always and forever. #MSWL

Fantasy

· 29 Jun 2016

I'll likely be tweeting during #mswl tomorrow even though I'm currently closed to queries. So basically for future reference.

· 27 Jun 2016

☕Kara Cargill 🎄❄ @Coffee_Is_love

@michellewitte I shouldn't have read that tweet. Now I want to read it.

Replying to @Coffee_Is_love

.@Coffee_Is_love DO IT. While I do love me some good romance in YA, I like that it focused mainly on sisters' relationship. (Ahem, #MSWL.)

Romance
YA

· 19 May 2016

Note: I'm currently closed to submissions, but I still post to #MSWL on occasion because I'll forget otherwise. So, for future reference.

· 19 May 2016

Ooh, now that is something I'd love to see for YA. #MSWL twitter.com/justinaireland…

· 27 Apr 2016

Henry David Theheaux @2ndClassCitizn

The black women graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point's Class of 2016. 💪🏾✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/V03PDNMNNO

I see a YA novel in here somewhere . . . #mswl twitter.com/2ndclasscitizn…

· 11 Apr 2016

whisper of the hutt @AngrygirLcomics

had u cast an Asian woman as Anna, she would have been an Asian woman raised in the west-- what does that bring to the character?+

Replying to @AngrygirLcomics

@AngrygirLcomics Ooh, I like the sound of that. I'd love to read a reimagining or modern retelling through this lense. #MSWL

Retelling

· 5 Apr 2016

If you haven't heard the song 7 Years by Lukas Graham you must watch this RIGHT NOW: youtu.be/RV0zcPsPrNM It'll give you chills. #MSWL

· 4 Apr 2016

GalleyCat @GalleyCat

#Kidlit Creator @Jon_Scieszka Inks Deal With @Candlewick adweek.it/239NnlH pic.twitter.com/p5S3D9gFMf

Dada-inspired picture books? *dies* *goes to heaven* Ahem, #MSWL. twitter.com/GalleyCat/stat…

Picture books

· 30 Mar 2016

Victoria Marini @LitAgentMarini

#MSWL a YA that makes me feel like I did watching the weeping angel episode of Doctor Who.

Seriously. "Blink" is one of the best episodes of any show ever. #MSWL twitter.com/LitAgentMarini…

· 30 Mar 2016

Kat Brzozowski @KatBrzozowski

I'm super into Gilmore Girls right now (duh), so I'd love to see a YA about a close mother-daughter, for better or worse! #mswl

A million yeses to this. #MSWL twitter.com/KatBrzozowski/…

· 20 Mar 2016

India Hill @booksandbighair

@michellewitte soo sad. I'm nervous my brother will lose interest in reading if he can't find main characters that look like him 😕

I'll have to keep an eye out for some in the slush. ;) #MSWL twitter.com/IndiaHillWrite…