Ali Herring
@HerringAli
Literary Agent
Literary Agent, Spencerhill Associates. Twin mom+1 📚 Eclectic in life & books. I 💙 Jane Austen & SFF in equal doses. #TeamSpencerhill Ali-ens 👽 rock!
240 MSWL
1 AskAgent
11 Queries
33 Tips

#MSWL a story set on earth in a time that’s been lost to us. Think about all the monumental buildings and structures that we wonder how the agents built. What if they existed in a technological world that was lost to us. I want a story set in that world.

Eric Smith
@ericsmithrocks
Literary Agent
Literary Agent (@PSLiterary), Author. Latest, YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY (@InkyardPress) and JAGGED LITTLE PILL: THE NOVEL (@abramskids). Loves @BeautyBritches .
175 MSWL
63 AskAgent
4 Queries
8 Tips
Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Lit Agent at Tobias Literary Agency, kidlit all the way. QueryManager: QueryManager.com/natascha bookshop.org/lists/teamnat
906 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

After lunch, I am going to do a #MSWL for YA Non-fiction. Because I am ready to start seeing more in that arena.

Tara Gilbert
@Literary_Tara
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @ktliterary | 🌈she/them | ✨magical | opinions my own | Gemini ☼ Pisces ☽ Capricorn ↑
245 MSWL
46 AskAgent
25 Tips

Also, does anyone have a YA historical horror MS? Please query me. All the better if it's gothic and queer. #MSWL

Sorche Fairbank
@FairbankLit
Literary Agent
Lit Agent (Sorche Fairbank) tweeting about books, queries, small victories, cultivating joy, books, books, books.
9 MSWL

I’m cautiously expanding my children’s list for picture books and middle grade, but illustrator authors only, please, for now. #MSWL

Sorche Fairbank
@FairbankLit
Literary Agent
Lit Agent (Sorche Fairbank) tweeting about books, queries, small victories, cultivating joy, books, books, books.
9 MSWL

I’m also open to unusual and/or weird craft or DIY books; smart unexpectedly clever humor (I know it when I see it); artists who elicit unexpected laughter, joy, tears, reflection; books on architecture and design; books with a specific but surprising lens on the world. #MSWL

Sorche Fairbank
@FairbankLit
Literary Agent
Lit Agent (Sorche Fairbank) tweeting about books, queries, small victories, cultivating joy, books, books, books.
9 MSWL

For anything narrative, give me a first paragraph, a first page that tells me I’m going to be in good, capable hands, but that also gives me the joy of discovery. @louisethebaker's first paragraph of The City Baker's Guide to Country Living is a mater class in exactly that. #MSWL

Sorche Fairbank
@FairbankLit
Literary Agent
Lit Agent (Sorche Fairbank) tweeting about books, queries, small victories, cultivating joy, books, books, books.
9 MSWL

If you write about food and life, do it with the passion and beauty of Ruth Reichel, or Molly Wizenberg. #MSWL

Sorche Fairbank
@FairbankLit
Literary Agent
Lit Agent (Sorche Fairbank) tweeting about books, queries, small victories, cultivating joy, books, books, books.
9 MSWL

If you write literary fiction, elevate the ordinary and let it be exquisite (not precious), like Simon van Booy, and Colum McCann. Surprise me, make me look or think twice, as does Anne Enright in the Forgotten Waltz. #MSWL

Sorche Fairbank
@FairbankLit
Literary Agent
Lit Agent (Sorche Fairbank) tweeting about books, queries, small victories, cultivating joy, books, books, books.
9 MSWL

For those of you w/ short story collections, I adore Wells Tower, Miroslav Penkov, Jim Shepard, Laura van den Berg, Charlotte Forbes, and Lauren Groff, who IMHO is a national treasure. #MSWL

Sorche Fairbank
@FairbankLit
Literary Agent
Lit Agent (Sorche Fairbank) tweeting about books, queries, small victories, cultivating joy, books, books, books.
9 MSWL

If you write memoir or essay collections, show me your rawest, most honest self on the page, like Jo Ann Beard, or Alexandra Fuller. I also am looking for memoir that tells two compelling stories, such as H is for Hawk. #MSWL

Sorche Fairbank
@FairbankLit
Literary Agent
Lit Agent (Sorche Fairbank) tweeting about books, queries, small victories, cultivating joy, books, books, books.
9 MSWL

If you think Fleabag had some of the best writing in the last fifteen years, we think alike. True story––last night I had a visit with a close friend I hadn’t seen in a few years, and when I asked if she’d seen Fleabag, she lunged over to hug me tightly as her answer. #MSWL

Sorche Fairbank
@FairbankLit
Literary Agent
Lit Agent (Sorche Fairbank) tweeting about books, queries, small victories, cultivating joy, books, books, books.
9 MSWL

#MSWL: Rich, chewy, literary-leaning fiction. Characters I haven’t seen 10 times over, characters with internal & external conflict. I’m especially drawn to international voices, women’s voices, and voices of the other, as they often help us understand our own familiar world.

Lauren Spieller
@laurenspieller
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Author of Books for Young Adults | Check my website for book info & query status. I love dogs like it's my job. She/Her
622 MSWL
98 AskAgent
2 Queries
91 Tips

If you have a fantasy or a sci-fi or a thriller with horror elements, I really really really want to read it #mswl

Tara Gilbert
@Literary_Tara
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @ktliterary | 🌈she/them | ✨magical | opinions my own | Gemini ☼ Pisces ☽ Capricorn ↑
245 MSWL
46 AskAgent
25 Tips

I might also just mention that I tend to love very "voicy" books. If your writing style tends to be more character-driven and voice-driven, please submit to me! To name some Becky Albertalli, Rick Riordan, Maggie Stiefvater, TJ Klune, Casey McQuiston. #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