Literary Agent
I can't look at #MoodPitch today 😞 but I'm going to list a couple random #mswl wants I've been thinking abt lately:
🍩 contemp sff in the vein of LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS: gorgeous, moving, queer, making magic out of the ordinary
🌜 a ferocious, heart pounding love story
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Literary Agent
Literary Agent
#MSWL
+value-based fiction (fic that will appeal to faith-based + gen market readers)
+upmarket and book club fiction
+historical fiction with a unique hook/ setting
+hallmark type holiday romance
+books about books, bookstores, libraries, writers
+compelling bio fic
Literary Agency
"I'm on the hunt for a submission on misandry. I'm open to all categories and formats: essay collection, narrative nonfiction, short story collection with misandry as a common theme, memoir manifesto, etc."
@ceciliaclyra #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
Today was a super busy day filled with contracts and car repairs, so I may have missed your #moodpitch post. Feel free to query me if you think we’d be a good fit. Check out my #MSWL page here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/amy-…
Literary Assistant
I won't be able to drop by #moodpitch before this too-short week ends, but my queries are open for work that aligns with my #MSWL, and feel free to include your mood board if you have one: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/roma…
(I'm strongly prioritizing adult submissions at the moment!)
Literary Agent
Since I'm participating in #MoodPitch, I'm opening my inbox to general sub until 8PM! I am NOT open to YA at this time. Would love to see more #NF proposals + happily seeking #illustrators interested in creating coloring/activity #books geared toward #mindfulness! #MSWL
Assistant Editor
Ali A Olomi @aaolomi
According to ibn al Mujawir there is a great ten-headed jinn chained underneath its city.This multi-headed being was a nuisances to passerby humans who he would challenge to poetry contests.
#MSWL, PLEASE! Someone write the ten-headed nuisance poetry jinn into an epic fantasy. Please and thank you 🙏
Literary Agent
I can't remember if I have asked for this before, but I desperately want a picture book inspired by the cats with their own tiny prayer mats. #MSWL
cheezburger.com/17747205/cat-o…
Literary Agent
Brendan Deneen @BrendanDeneen
THREAD. Years ago, my wife (who's a middle school librarian) told me that students who came into her library often asked for novels set in the medical world (based on their love of @GreysABC). Not an obvious/easy genre when it comes to middle grade and young adult fiction! ButLiterary Agency
"Seeking illustrated and photography gift books—i.e. LITERARY WITCHES by Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan, ACCIDENTALLY WES ANDERSON by Wally Koval, and WHAT WE SEE IN THE STARS by Kelsey Oseid."
@agentvicente #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
Literary Agent
I hate to do this, but I'm behind in my reading and have so many good things in my inbox that I'm going to close to queries at the close of today in order to catch up. I'll still check out #moodpitch tomorrow. #WritingCommmunity #amagenting #MSWL
Editor
Literary Agent
Alright, I am finally on the Succession train—better late than never! And now I am itching for a Succession meets The Gilded Age historical…
#MSWL
If you've queried someone else at the Belcastro Agency and they've passed, you are welcome to query me. Please, only one at a time though. If you've queried me in the past but have *significantly* revised the project, you can query me again.
Random elements I'm into:
🍇Magic schools, carnivals, deserted islands
🍇Unreliable narrators
🍇MCs with questionable pasts
🍇Revenge stories
🍇Heists
🍇Ensemble casts
🍇Banter
🍇Angst
In Graphic Novels (young readers, MG, and YA), I'd love to see:
📷 STEM topics for young readers
📷 Tweens saving the world
📷 Queer teens living their best lives
In YA, I'd love to see:
🌞Queer romance
🌞Thrillers with isolated settings
🌞Horror with gothic and atmospheric vibes
🌞Historical that centers on POC stories
🌞Subversive and dark fantasy
In Middle Grade, I'd love to see:
⚽️Fantasy inspired by myths, folklore, or legends
⚽️Historical that centers POC stories
⚽️Contemporary with an environmental bent
⚽️Horror with ghosts, creepy crawlies, and witches
⚽️Growing up in non-traditional settings
⚽️Earth-based sci-fi
In Picture Books, I'd love to see:
🍎Family traditions and how they shape us
🍎Silly and fun wordplay (no rhyming books plz)
🍎Poetic, lyrical books that show emotional resilience 🍎Biographies and nonfiction focusing on people and eras that have been historically overlooked