Comps: TOGETHER WE CAUGHT FIRE; THANKS A LOT, UNIVERSE; YOU OWE ME ONE, UNIVERSE; FANS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE LIFE, THE UNBEATABLE LILY HONG, THE TRUTH PROJECT; ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS; WHEN YOU WERE EVERYTHING; ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD; THE BEST LIARS IN RIVERVIEW; GOOD DIFFERENT

I also love stories featuring relationships—the good, the bad, and everything in between: friendship and found family, “friend break-up”, complicated family dynamics. And I adore romance (especially LGBTQIA+!), but prefer it as a subplot.

YA and MG contemporary will be my first priority! Lyrical prose, novels-in-verse, “dark and gritty,” “issue-driven,” character-driven, voicey. I want to feature LGBTQIA+ voices, BIPOC voices, disability and chronic illness, mental health and neurodivergence, grief.

I’m also extremely hands-on editorially!

And though publishing is a business, I know that writing (especially the dark, raw books I fall for) is an intimate endeavor, so I strive to connect with my clients not just on a professional level, but a personal one.

As an agent, I’ll be my authors’ biggest cheerleader, and value open communication above all. I strive to be a safe space for marginalized identities/experiences, but don’t force authors to disclose those to me. I’m always open to any accommodations authors need.

I have a BA in English with concentrations in literary criticism, creative writing, and poetry! I’m also an AALA member and on their DEI committee.

First, a bit about me: I’m a queer, chronically ill, disabled junior agent at McIntosh & Otis. I’m acquiring (in order of priority) YA, MG, and PB.

So excited to share my first-ever MSWL!

For more detail and to query me:

Visit my website: dhunteragent.com
Query Manager: querymanager.com/ddhunter/

Super verbose thread incoming!

I love a book that makes me cringe (but like, in a fun way). #MSWL

"Since I'm a major softie, please send me your sweet rom coms! I want emotional intelligence, tender ~steamy scenes~, and genuinely funny dialogue."
@claire_m_harris #MSWL

psliterary.com/submissions/

I realize #IWSGPit and #KidLitPit were yesterday and today but I didn’t have time to scroll the feeds. But #WritingCommunity my #mswl is freshly updated and I am open to queries so please shoot your shot if you think we’re a fit! evascalzo.com/mswl

OBSESSED!! More Puerto Rico set stories. It’s my forever #mswl

Wondering what our amazing kidlit agents want? Well check out this new Venn diagram for some of their #MSWL and overlaps. Happy Querying!

Other miscellaneous things I love (not related to books): animals, musical theatre, and National Treasure (2004)

Other miscellaneous things I love (related to books): lesser-known history, politics ("nerd sports"), pop science, shipwrecks, and true crime

Contemporary/timely/queer MG & YA: Think Kacen Callender, Alex Gino, and Alice Oseman

Investigative journalism: Think Matthew Desmond, Patrick Radden Keefe, and Jane Mayer

Hybrid memoir: Think Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Lulu Miller, and Sarah Perry

Speculative/spooky/strange fiction: Think Julia Armfield, Mona Awad, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ling Ma, and Carmen Maria Machado

Rich/timely/unique fiction: Think Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Patricia Lockwood, Celeste Ng, Sara Nović, and Kevin Wilson