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Kayla Lightner @LightnerKayla
It had everything I love: an unapologetically ruthless female protag; messy royal family drama; non-Eurocentric inspired mythology. But because I wasn’t an agent at the time, I couldn’t offer rep. I STILL THINK ABOUT IT TO THIS DAY(2/3)And so I am throwing my hopes into the Twitter void and seeing what comes back! #amquerying folks and #writingcommmunity, if this sounds like a project you are working on, send it my way😊
Literary Agent
Kayla Lightner @LightnerKayla
Ok, so...screw it. This is part #MSWL, part “the Manuscript that got away”. In 2018 someone sent a fantasy ms to one of our associates about a female protag. who was competing against her 4 older brothers to be named her dictator father’s successor (1/3)It had everything I love: an unapologetically ruthless female protag; messy royal family drama; non-Eurocentric inspired mythology. But because I wasn’t an agent at the time, I couldn’t offer rep. I STILL THINK ABOUT IT TO THIS DAY(2/3)
Literary Agent
Ok, so...screw it. This is part #MSWL, part “the Manuscript that got away”. In 2018 someone sent a fantasy ms to one of our associates about a female protag. who was competing against her 4 older brothers to be named her dictator father’s successor (1/3)
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Romcom (or just rom) mystery in a kooky setting or strange land. Think a contemporary twist on Mary Stewart and Victoria Holt. #MSWL
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Adult, YA, or MG magical realism from an author that understands the roots of the genre. #MSWL
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Strong epic fantasy with a matriarchal society. Give me GoT without the boys. #MSWL
Will make exception for Oberyn Martell.
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Always hunting for fem fantasy. If you grew up on a diet of Robin McKinley, Patricia McKillip, Anne McCaffrey, etc. I want to see your manuscript. #MSWL
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Contemporary intersectional Latinx voices.
Magical Realism.
Immigrant stories.
Romance.
Historical.
#MSWL
(Si tenias español en tu ms, me encantaría verlo.)
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Biology-based science fiction. Stories that explore the future of evolution, ecology, zoology etc. #MSWL
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Writers! Where are your deliciously twisted, intensely compelling and highly relevant #thrillers? #mswl
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Intersectional female detective stories. #MSWL
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Detective stories with intriguing protagonists, a multi-layered community, and vivid settings like BLUEBIRD BLUEBIRD or SHETLAND. #MSWL
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Adult fantasy that crosses over to bookclub fiction a la THE SNOWCHILD or NIGHT CIRCUS. #MSWL
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Women's fiction that explores a shifting gender identity. #MSWL
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Contemporary MG with hints of magic a la TWO GIRLS, A CLOCK, AND A CROOKED HOUSE or ALL THE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS. #MSWL
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If I missed your #IWSGPit pitch, paste query & 1st 5 pages in email. Adult: Horror, thriller, cont. romance, rom-com, & mystery. YA: thriller, SFF, horror, mystery, & cont. MG: SFF, mystery, cont., & horror. #diversity #MSWL #ownvoices querylynnette (@) theseymouragency (.)com
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“I’m looking for a cat and mouse story like the one in Killing Eve.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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Good Morning! I'm now open to submissions. I represent all genres of fiction in MG, YA, and adult. I'll be tweeting my #MSWL all day. If you're not sure, query me anyway! I'd love to be surprised. marycmoore.com/index.php/subm…
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OPEN TO QUERIES: Please note the genres I rep or don't rep. Adult, young adult, and middle grade. Authors in marginalized communities encouraged to query. #mswl fuseliterary.com/triciaskinner/
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Viv 🌲LBM MK201 @viv_tanner
Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm passionate about illustrating characters in atmospheric settings 🔸 I'd especially love to work on book covers & interiors, (board)games and children's books.🔸vivtanner.com
🔸tanner.viv.iane@gmail.com pic.twitter.com/LoCgrcZQDv
#mswl looking for illustrators with a similar style for GN and PB.