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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· 13 Apr 2017

Summer Brennan @summerbrennan

Your reminder that "California" is named for a fictional island of griffin-riding Amazonian black women in a 15th C. Spanish fantasy novel.

Um, yes please. #MSWL #YA

· 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

· 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

· 2 Oct 2016

Michelle Witte @michellewitte

Man, I would LOVE to see a YA called Vengeful Bitch about a group of teen girls who take down the patriarchy in their school or city. #MSWL twitter.com/veschwab/statu…

Replying to @michellewitte

Kinda like Frankie Landau-Banks but with Hermione leading a revolution. I would weep in joy if I ever saw that in my inbox. #MSWL

· 2 Oct 2016

Victoria/V.E. Schwab @veschwab

Things I have been called: bully, jealous ex, vengeful, bitch. All for summing up the problematic behavior of a successful male author.

Man, I would LOVE to see a YA called Vengeful Bitch about a group of teen girls who take down the patriarchy in their school or city. #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.

· 10 Sep 2016

Magic Realism Bot @MagicRealismBot

A beauty therapist switches bodies with a ghoul.

Make that a YA and I'd so #mswl that.

· 30 Jun 2016

Alex Arnold @alexyarnold

I would love a feminist-as-hell YA about a coven of witches. I can imagine a bunch of awesome interpretations of this setup. #MSWL

I've been rewatching CHARMED recently, and I would so love to find a YA in that vein. Sisters, girl friends. #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

· 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

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…

· 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/…

· 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…

· 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.

· 15 Feb 2016

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