Patricia Nelson

Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

Literary Agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, representing YA & MG fiction (all genres), women's fiction & romance. She/her.

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· 2 Jun 2022

michael gray @graybulla

this pride month im once again begging for publishing to acquire more YA written by & about transfemme ppl

#mswl

· 30 Sep 2020

Saba Sulaiman @agentsaba

main character unknowingly makes a mistake ★★★★★

main character is fully aware of the extent of the shitstorm that will ensue from making this undoubtedly poor decision but plunges headfirst because feelings! convictions! foresight is overrated! ★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Yessss this is also a thing that I enjoy. Send me your messy, feelingsy characters who can't resist blowing up their own lives so that I can love them. 💥🤗 #mswl

· 10 Mar 2020

Alaina Leary Lavoie @alainaskeys

My first for @BitchMedia is about the importance of having disabled authors reimagine the fairy tale canon and write our own SFF and magic stories. @DisabledWriters #CripLit #DisabledWriters bitchmedia.org/article/review…

#mswl!

· 24 Jan 2019

For queriers: I've just updated my #mswl profile with more detail than ever before! (Seriously, SO much detail.) Look over here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/patr…

· 15 Jan 2019

It's January 15 & that means I'm now open to queries again -- and hungry to find some new talent for the new year! Send me your lyrical MG fantasy, your heartfelt MG contemp, your weird and/or witchy YA, your adult or YA romcoms, and anything else amazing. #mswl

· 14 May 2018

Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers

There's *so* much history we can take advantage of for YA. Victims of colonization going after the British Empire??? Like, subvert the colonial English genre! Imagine The Little Princess or The Jungle Book but instead of quaint British stories, they're tales of anger & revenge!!

Yes! I would LOVE to see this. #mswl

· 3 May 2018

Marisa Kanter @mleekanterr12

my first best friend was a dude and i was never in love with him and he was never in love with me! gasp! i am infusing this dynamic in my next WIP because 100% platonic m/f friendships are a thing i would love to see more of in YA 🙌🏻

#mswl always!

· 2 Mar 2018

Patrice Caldwell @whimsicallyours

Seeing several writers talking about their fear that their queer girl books won’t sell and how that’s stopping them. Please write these stories, find agents, etc. who will champion them. I certainly want to see them and I know SO MANY other editors who do as well. Please 💕🙏🏾

Queer girl books are always on my #mswl! Send 'em over here.

LGBT

· 4 Dec 2017

Twitter, I am obsessed with this Taylor Swift cover & I want some sort of girl gang YA novel w/ this vibe. Send me your unapologetically scheming heroines, writers. #mswl youtube.com/watch?v=44W9qs…