To ring in the new year, SteelWorks Literary will open to unsolicited queries Jan 1-5, 2025! Scroll through to learn more about what Lori is hoping to find. QM link in bio above.
#amquerying #amagenting #kidlit #picturebooks #PB #MG #YA #GN #illustrators #kidlit illustration #kidlit art #mswl

Would really love to see something that blends fantasy and murder mystery #mswl

*From BIPOC authors only*

okay. okay wait. okay. bear with me........... #mswl

a speculative new gilded age and the folk hero outlaws of the evolving modern era ????? oh good god let us cook, someone give it to me

Two of my goals for the new year are to try and find more romance and Hispanic/Latinx authors to represent. My #MSWL is linked in my bio. #Queryme !

#mswl Hells yeah me too

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Agreed! I want it all! #MSWL

I do it want all of those, actually. #MSWL

I’m closed to subs through Dec, but I really want to find a kid friendly cookbook from a Latinx or BIPOC author featuring recipes from their culture. Something that adults/kids can do together in the kitchen. If you have this or know someone who does, please msg me ❤️ #MSWL

very specific things I am looking for right now #mswl
- non-western retellings
- Goosebumps for adults
- anything that can be comped to THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE (YA & adult)
- just unhinged FMCs (take that as you will)
- something that will make me sleep with lights on

Given my current workload, I think I'm going to have to close to queries in January. But before I do, I'd love to acquire a super steamy, dark, why choose romance. *grabby hands* #MSWL #amagenting #writingcommunity

#MSWL Would really love some nf writing on the wellness space, with a focus on how women's wellness has changed in the past 50 years. Journalists on the wellness/fitness beat, pls!

That sums up what I'm most interested in currently - if you have something that sounds like it might fit, please do send a cover letter, synopsis and the first 30 pages to hattiesubmissions[at]theblairpartnership.com I can't wait to read!

I'm not the right agent for fantasy novels, particularly involving too much world-building, but I'm happy to read books with a touch of magic

I'm keen for books about mothers and daughters. I love foodie settings. I'm interested in books that look put the current technological challenges, particularly in AI, in a fresh light.

I enjoy a good plot and prefer stories with a bit of pace and where plenty happens. I love novels with deeply layered characters and don't mind a protagonist who is difficult to root for.

In historical fiction, I'm leaning towards more recent stories - 20th century and beyond. I'm very keen to see underrepresented settings and characters - the kinds of stories we don't usually get to see told.

Rom-coms! I'm being slightly picky in this area as I have quite a full list, but I am still looking for incredibly tropey, spicy and laugh out loud funny rom-coms!!

I always - always - want to see high concept love stories. Relationship stories that upend tropes, play with time and space or technology, that use the tools of form and coincidence.

And I'm always looking for Big Pitch Thrillers. If your story has an idea that makes people go "wow, that sounds amazing", please send it my way.