Eva Scalzo
@evascalzo
Literary Agent
a boricua🇵🇷 who has never met a tangent she wouldn’t follow | lit agent @ Speilburg Literary | AALA & SCBWI | she/her/ella/ms. | links in bio
89 MSWL
444 Queries
39 Tips

In fantasy: Anything with a fairy tale at the root of the story is fair game but also any retelling of a classic story is my jam. From Shakespeare to Spielberg, I love stories that take familiar characters and upends their world and everything we thought we knew about them. #mswl

Eva Scalzo
@evascalzo
Literary Agent
a boricua🇵🇷 who has never met a tangent she wouldn’t follow | lit agent @ Speilburg Literary | AALA & SCBWI | she/her/ella/ms. | links in bio
89 MSWL
444 Queries
39 Tips

In mystery: My tastes here are pretty specific. To go back to my old friend, Taylor Swift, say you have a story that would comp to “Vigilante Shit” or “no body, no crime” then you’re 100% in my wheelhouse. #mswl

Eva Scalzo
@evascalzo
Literary Agent
a boricua🇵🇷 who has never met a tangent she wouldn’t follow | lit agent @ Speilburg Literary | AALA & SCBWI | she/her/ella/ms. | links in bio
89 MSWL
444 Queries
39 Tips

In romance: All the grumpy-sunshine tropes. Seriously ALL OF THEM. If your couple comps to Roy-Keeley or Roy-Ted or whatever the f/f version of that would be, please send it to me. #mswl

Eva Scalzo
@evascalzo
Literary Agent
a boricua🇵🇷 who has never met a tangent she wouldn’t follow | lit agent @ Speilburg Literary | AALA & SCBWI | she/her/ella/ms. | links in bio
89 MSWL
444 Queries
39 Tips

It's #MSWLDay and I'm late to the party...but I've been in meetings ALL day, and hadn't had a chance to update my profile on the updated site. But I just did it and here is my link: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/eva-…

I'll thread some highlights here too...#mswl

Alex Aceves
@alexaace
Editor
mexico city girl in bkln. likes the 🍷 not the 🏷. lets other pens dwell on guilt&misery. associate editor @HolidayHouseBks , writer by night. opinions my own.
15 MSWL

if anyone happens to have one of those exact projects filed away in a drawer somewhere 😆 please send it my way! submission guidelines are in my pinned tweet

Alex Aceves
@alexaace
Editor
mexico city girl in bkln. likes the 🍷 not the 🏷. lets other pens dwell on guilt&misery. associate editor @HolidayHouseBks , writer by night. opinions my own.
15 MSWL

5. YA historical fiction about teens involved in labor activism movements (like a fictionalized eliseo medina in the delano grape strike)

Alex Aceves
@alexaace
Editor
mexico city girl in bkln. likes the 🍷 not the 🏷. lets other pens dwell on guilt&misery. associate editor @HolidayHouseBks , writer by night. opinions my own.
15 MSWL

4. books about the dynamics of friendship groups—I’d love something YA or MG with the feel of NOW & THEN, but more diverse (Celia Pérez’ STRANGE BIRDS does this really well, eg)

Alex Aceves
@alexaace
Editor
mexico city girl in bkln. likes the 🍷 not the 🏷. lets other pens dwell on guilt&misery. associate editor @HolidayHouseBks , writer by night. opinions my own.
15 MSWL

3. tear-jerkers! I don’t love when trauma is deployed gratuitously (i hated that one aesthetics-of-🏳️‍🌈-suffering adult novel ppl argue about 👀), but that doesn’t mean I’m anti issues books! craving a hefty drama like ALL MY RAGE/WE DESERVE MONUMENTS/THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER

Alex Aceves
@alexaace
Editor
mexico city girl in bkln. likes the 🍷 not the 🏷. lets other pens dwell on guilt&misery. associate editor @HolidayHouseBks , writer by night. opinions my own.
15 MSWL

2. something like SLIDING DOORS but funny! (or perhaps what i’m wishing for is a YA or MG EEAAO). the two roads/what if thing is usually deployed in the context of loss or tragedy, but I’d devour a story where someone’s universe is split over something absurd

Alex Aceves
@alexaace
Editor
mexico city girl in bkln. likes the 🍷 not the 🏷. lets other pens dwell on guilt&misery. associate editor @HolidayHouseBks , writer by night. opinions my own.
15 MSWL

1. girls and nb folx who skate! does anyone else miss BETTY on hbo? I was gutted when it was canceled and keep thinking I’d love a bipoc YA or upper MG BETTY, a book about the challenges of hanging at the skate park as not-a-cis-guy 🛹

Alex Aceves
@alexaace
Editor
mexico city girl in bkln. likes the 🍷 not the 🏷. lets other pens dwell on guilt&misery. associate editor @HolidayHouseBks , writer by night. opinions my own.
15 MSWL

apparently it’s #mswl day! you can find my (too long and overly detailed) MSWL profile at the link below, but I thought in honor of the day, I’d do a list of five very specific things I’d love to work on…

manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/alex…

Carlisle Webber
@carliebeth
Literary Agent
Literary agent at @FuseLiterary 📚 Princess on the outside, villain on the inside 🖤 She/her, Ms. 👸🏼
113 MSWL
10 Tips

It's #MSWL Day! Find mine here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/carl… In short, I like books with black covers, and I like books with pink covers. I rep #YA, #MG, mystery, suspense, horror, thriller, pop fiction & contemporary romance.

Kayla Lightner
@LightnerKayla
Literary Agent
Rights Manager+ Agent @ Ayesha Pande Literary. Words in @PitheadChapel , @PhoebeJournal , @anotherchimag , & elsewhere.
12 MSWL

In honor of #MSWL day! I'd especially love to see more:
🌟Literary Speculative fiction with grit + heart
🌟Funny + incisive Book Club Fiction
🌟Deeply reported Narrative Nonfiction
🌟Gen-Z oriented Practical Nonfiction (about work, wellness, or money)

manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/kayl…

Hannah A. Brattesani
@hbrattesani
Literary Agent
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Literary Agent & International Rights at The Friedrich Agency // Queries: hbrattesani@friedrichagency.com
7 MSWL
1 Tips

Want to know who at Friedrich cries at commercials? Can cuss you out in Mandarin? Loves her French book club even though she can’t speak French? (Me. That last one is me.)
Well, check out our new and expanded bios below.
#MSWL #querytip
friedrichagency.com/about

Joe Brosnan
@joebrosnan_
Editor
Senior Editor at @groveatlantic , focusing on crime fiction. Thoughts are my own. He/him
1 MSWL

It's #mswl day!

I've been at @groveatlantic for nearly 10 months (😱) and I've been lucky to acquire some dream projects... but I'm not done!

I'm still looking for crime fiction/thrillers from authors looking to write a book every year(ish).

🔗manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/joe-…

T.S. Ferguson
@TeeEss
Literary Agent
Literary Agent w/ Azantian Literary Agency and freelance editor. Mostly jokes + booktalk on here. 🏳️‍🌈 Witch-lover, gaymer, proud guncle, jovial. He/him
46 MSWL
P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2641 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"Seeking generational stories of parenthood and family with non-binary and/or trans characters in the commercial or historical adult fiction genre (ie. heavy with plot!)"
@carlywatters #MSWL

psliterary.com/submissions/

Alison Fargis
@AlisonFargis
Literary Agent
Literary agent, owner of @StonesongNYC , and on my deathbed, I will receive total consciousness. So I got that going for me, which is nice.
9 MSWL

Another one! #queryingauthor friends.. show me what you got!

Think- The Notebook kiss in the rain, Kate and Anthony from Bridgerton, knock over the table and mean it kiss- 180 Second by Jessica Park

#mswl #epicromance #UnforgettableLove #unforgettablekiss

Ismita Hussain
@ismita_h
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @greatdoglit Founding Member @DisabilityinPub Open to Queries: querymanager.com/query/IsmitaHu… MSWL & more info on website!
14 MSWL
1 Queries

#MSWL 2. Cookbooks! I love cookbooks that concentrate on 1 central ingredient, those that make different cuisines accessible without sacrificing authenticity, & cookbooks that tie food to different aspects of life and lived experience. And yes, I am a garlic girl 🧄