Peter Knapp

#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)

#mswl 2019: YA Paranormal: I want a big vampire or werewolf book or paranormal series that feels new and different and unlike what we've seen before. And YA SFF unlike anything we've seen before. (5/13)

#mswl 2019: YA thrillers and twisty tales: think ALLEGEDLY, ONE OF US IS LYING, THE DARKEST CORNERS, ALL OF THIS IS TRUE, WE WERE LIARS, etc. (4/13)

#mswl 2019: Sweet, smart YA contemporary love stories: think TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE, WHAT IF IT’S US, SIMON VS., EVERYTHING LEADS TO YOU, etc. (3/13)

#mswl 2019: Smart, hold-no-punches YA contemporary. One of my favorite titles of 2018 was SADIE by Courtney Summers so if you’ve written something like that, yes please! Other favorite recent contemporary YA: Nina LaCour’s WE ARE OKAY, Angie Thomas’s THE HATE U GIVE. (2/13)

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

#tenqueries takeaways: 1) I'm getting a lot of YA fantasy, but I still like it. 2) though these particular thrillers weren't right for me, I'm interested in character driven adult and YA suspense/thrillers and would be eager to find a big, irresistible one. #mswl

#MSWL - standout YA fantasy. I'm looking for jaw-dropping, cool world building and a new, exciting hook. petejknapp.com/post/155645279…

#MSWL - YA contemporary that is realistic—and not. petejknapp.com/post/155723172…

#MSWL – YA with strong Halloween vibes: petejknapp.com/post/155723838… #amquerying

#MSWL – ambitious YA novels that take risks in their structure and style: petejknapp.com/post/155639793…

#MSWL - YA contemporary that is funny and has the anything-is-possible energy of our teenage years: petejknapp.com/post/155641937… #amquerying

#MSWL - YA novels that are realistic -- and not: petejknapp.com/post/155723172… #amquerying

#MSWL - related: I want everyday magic in YA and MG. And I want writing that makes the every day seem magical.

#MSWL - #ownvoices YA & MG fantasy and science fiction that combine a killer concept with a ton of heart.

#mswl - YA or MG with codebreaking! Perhaps historical, perhaps realistic, perhaps sci-if/fantasy.

Related to the below #mswl -- literary ghost stories.

#MSWL -- YA & MG stories that deal with how previous generations shape our identity & how stories are passed down between generations.

#MSWL - YA & MG that show how place impacts identity...about how geography & local culture helps to shape our stories.

#mswl - #ownvoices YA and MG with intersectionality.