Peter Knapp
Literary Agent
Park & Fine Literary and Media
Lit agent with @parkandfine representing kid lit with enthusiasm! petejknapp.com
Literary Agent
Peter Knapp @petejknapp
whoops, thread broken! # 10: Big middle grade series, such as ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME, THE CANDYMAKERS, MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, etc! #mswland I also will always love my big, high concept MG series! #MSWL
Literary Agent
Peter Knapp @petejknapp
#mswl 2019: literary standalone stories, such as THE THING ABOUT LUCK or COUNTING BY SEVENS, or THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH (8/13)#mswl for 2019 definitely includes more contemporary middle grade standalones!
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
whoops, thread broken! # 10: Big middle grade series, such as ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME, THE CANDYMAKERS, MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, etc! #mswl
Literary Agent
#mswl 2019: I'm often looking for the thing I didn't realize I wanted, so please, if you have a new MG or YA you're querying, try me! I'd love the opportunity to consider your work. I aim to reply to all queries within 10 weeks of receiving them. (12/13)
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#mswl 2019: anything with a "cool" factor. I love big, cinematic stories or stories that have huge emotional range: books with high emotional intensity and those sentences that slam into the reader and take their breath away. (11/13)
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#mswl 2019: Smart middle grade mysteries like THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY or WHEN YOU REACH ME, or with a ghostly bent like Karen Strong's upcoming JUST SOUTH OF HOME. (9/13)
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#mswl 2019: A middle grade contemporary series as smart and pitch perfect as Jason Reynold’s Track Team series (6/13)
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Writers: I am hungry and excited to sign new clients in 2019, so if you're querying a MG or YA, please consider querying me! You can learn how to do so here: parkliterary.com/get-in-touch/ #mswl #askagent #tenqueries #mg #ya
Literary Agent
Peter Knapp @petejknapp
High on my #MSWL for 2018: high concept MIDDLE GRADE! If you've written anything like THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL, THE CANDYMAKERS, NEVERMOOR, THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, etc. then please query me! parkliterary.com/get-in-touch/Also still very true! High on the #MSWL right now is high concept middle grade!
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I know I'm not going out on a limb here by saying how much I loved HELLO, UNIVERSE, but I read it this weekend and good heavens I loved it! If you are querying a MG like this, please send it my way. This book was amazing, and my heart belongs to Gulliver. #MSWL
Literary Agent
Peter Knapp @petejknapp
#tenqueries takeaway: I like quiet middle grade novels. One of my favorite MG's is THE THING ABOUT LUCK by Cynthia Kadohata, which is definitely on the quieter side plot-wise, but emotionally it is LOUD and so resonate and perfect. Defining your emotional hook is KEY.#tenqueries takeaway: I want MIDDLE GRADE! Across all genres. Please keep sending it my way!! #MSWL
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Very high on my #MSWL for 2018: queer fiction. Are you writing a book in the vein of WE ARE OKAY by Nina LaCour? Might you compare your work to that of Adam Silvera? Please send it to me! And I want more queer MG, especially...for present me, for past me.
Literary Agent
High on my #MSWL for 2018: high concept MIDDLE GRADE! If you've written anything like THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL, THE CANDYMAKERS, NEVERMOOR, THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, etc. then please query me! parkliterary.com/get-in-touch/
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Literary Agent
Middle grade writers: I'm HUNGRY for your MSs. I want quiet, literary stories, action-packed adventures & everything in-between. #mswl
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#MSWL - bittersweet MG is what made me fall in love with reading. I'm hungry for more to add to my list. petejknapp.com/post/155643281… #amquerying
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#MSWL - fun, high concept MG adventure series! I love adventure, puzzle-y stories, and bonus points for humor. petejknapp.com/post/155644067…
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#MSWL -- scary middle grade! I'm particularly eager to add more MG to my list this year & love a good, spooky tale: petejknapp.com/post/155642618…
