Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

If you have a YA project that has a break up scene that could be scored with @TheRocketSummer’s
“Goodbye Waves and Driveways”, send it to me. Man, I love that song. I like to travel back to 2005 now and then in my music. It was my jam then and now. #mswl youtu.be/JCOC8Wb8jiA

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips
Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

I had this thought yesterday: LEGALLY BLONDE but Emmett is Emma. #queeritup #MSWL

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips
Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

Mornings with a slight breeze always instantly take me back to early summer mornings on the marching field with the band. I’m still desperate for a marching band YA. This Texas band geek and former drum major misses the field. #MSWL

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

If you have middle grade or YA project that feels like #OneDayAtATime with all of that amazing diverse representation, please send it my way. I’ll need to fill the hole created by its cancellation. #mswl

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

I saw #ASimpleFavor last night knowing very little about it. I highly recommend going in like that. If you have seen it, I now want a YA with the same level of tension and comedy. Thriller comedies, please! #MSWL

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips
Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

I tweet out #MSWL thoughts pretty regularly so you can always search those. That said, my list is pretty full of contemporary YA right now. I'd love a great YA thriller or horror novel to add to my list!

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

Thor Stenhaug @ThorStenhaug

My 13-year-old brother has been cast in his school production of Mamma Mia. It’s him and 16 girls. He’s playing all three dads. I’m dead.

This is hilarious. Will he switch back and forth between characters Jekyll & Hyde-style? Switch hats?

Also, this is totally the kind of story I’d add to my #mswl. I’m super picky about theater stories these days, but I love this idea.

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

I've been saying it for years, but I desperately want a YA novel about a male ballet dancer. OR a memoir by a male ballet dancer about his experiences growing up in ballet. Give me the YA Billy Elliot I've been dreaming of! #MSWL youtube.com/watch?v=IhwPMb…

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

My query inbox is longing for MG and YA narrative non-fiction. Exploring history from a new angle? Finding fun ways to discuss STEM topics? Please send them my way! I want more non-ficton! #MSWL

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips
Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

Britni de la Cretaz ⚾️ @britnidlc

I dug through hundreds of obituaries & spoke to gay ballplayers from the 1940s up through the 1990s to find the queer history of women in baseball that we stand to lose if it isn't documented. narrative.ly/the-hidden-que…

This piece on the queer women of baseball is brilliant and worth a read to start off #Pride. Also, if anyone's writing a queer take of A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, please send it my way! I'd love to find a F/F historical YA sports project. #MSWL

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

I'm still on the hunt for a middle grade that just makes me sob and fills my heart with FEELINGS with maybe a touch of magical realism? #MSWL

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

Everyone is looking for non-fiction across all ages PB-YA. I would love to find some great MG and YA narrative non-fiction or memoir. Untold stories and POVs throughout history or STEM! #MSWL

Jordan Hamessley
@thejordache
Literary Agent
Musical theater nerd. - she/her/hers -
55 MSWL
2 Tips

I would love to find a teen pregnancy YA project in fiction or NF. I went to a HS with a daycare for student babies and teen pregnancy was a reality for students at my school. I want to see those stories. #MSWL