Last #MSWL post for the moment, promise. 💖

Looking to get a clearer idea of my interests? Here is a VERY INCOMPLETE list of some of my favorite books, movies, TV shows, & characters to get you started. If your manuscript has any similarities to something/one on this list, I’d love to check it out!

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Here’s a bit more info on what I’m looking for this submission window! & be sure to check out my #MSWL for more: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/lee-melillo

#openforqueries #literaryagent

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"Send me history, business, politics, current affairs, memoir."
CurtisPSLA #MSWL

Hi everyone!

I expanded my genre list to include Horror! Here's what I'm looking for in this genre:

- New Adult/Adult Paranormal horror (supernatural elements)
- New Adult/Adult horror based on folklore!! Especially non-Western
- NO SA or DV! (this is an auto-reject)

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burning need for a literary dark academia horror pls #mswl

"Historical fiction based on interesting yet little known women."
CeCe Lyra #MSWL

I'm hoping to rep YA, New Adult, and Adult fiction written by, for, and about traditionally underrepresented communities -- authors who write in these categories and are BIPOC, neurodiverse, queer, disabled, immigrants, etc., please come say hi! I want to work with you. :) #MSWL

My #MSWL is officially live, and I can publicly announce that I've been promoted to Associate Agent at jenniedunhamlit.bsky.social. This is a dream. I'm so excited to begin building my list, and can't wait to hear from you! <3 www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/le...

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#PB #CB #MG #YA

"Deep dives into specific events and people fascinate me, such as THE RADIUM GIRLS and THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS."
Rose Ferrao #MSWL

"Latinx novelists: I want to hear from you! Some of my favorite books include WHAT HAPPENED TO RUTHY RAMIREZ, VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE, and FAMILY LORE."
CeCe Lyra #MSWL

"I'm interested in horror novels with a big layer and/or critique on class, society, or social dynamics."
nourhasbooks.bsky.social #MSWL

Some of my favorite Literary novelist include: Stewart O'Nan, Elizabeth Strout, Lauren Groff, Jean Thompson, Andrew Porter, Lee Martin, Megan Abbott, James Wade, Amy Jo Burns, Christian Kiefer, Tim O'Brien, Chris Bohjalian, Dani Shapiro #MSWL

"For fiction and nonfiction: I fall in love with stellar writing on the level of the line, voice, and rhythm."
CeCe Lyra #MSWL

I love the crime and mystery, but my heart is in need of a gorgeous literary novel! Send me those queries! #MSWL

So if you have a gorgeous literary novel, I'd love to fall in love with it!
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It dawned on me this morning that this is my first summer without a new Elin Hilderbrand novel 💔 anyone else got one for me? #MSWL

"Send me dark retellings of fairy tales and classic stories, with similar sensibilities to THE BLOODY CHAMBER by Angela Carter or WICKED by Gregory Maguire."
mariavicente.com #MSWL

As a note, I'm fluent in Spanish and French, can read and understand a bunch of Italian and Portuguese, have studied a bit of Korean, and am currently obsessed with Chinese dramas. I absolutely want to get more queries from BIPOC authors and illustrators to better fill that hole in my list. #MSWL