The Little Press Publishing
@little_press
Publisher
Independent Children's Book Publisher in New Jersey. New Talent. New Voices. Unlimited Possibilities.
2 MSWL

Attention!
To celebrate our 5th birthday we are having a #pitchparty !
March 20-details below & at littlepresspublishing.com/submissions
4+ editors participating! Many of our titles have come from pitch events! #MSWL #tlppitch
@fromajwithlove @mjbrowneditor @Literally_Lynne @michele_mcavoy

Jemiscoe Chambers-Black
@Jemiscoe
Literary Agent
Associate Agent @AndreaBrownLit -Authors & Illustrators. Wife, mom of 3, MFA grad, & former Asst. Director for film & TV. querymanager.com/query/Jemiscoe
27 MSWL

Ooo, I’m kinda late, but Happy #MSWL Day!!! I’m an agent at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency (andreabrownlit.bsky.social).

🤔, I’m especially looking for horror, thriller, romance, & artists (GN, PB, CB/MG, & covers). But you can find out specifics here:
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/jemiscoe-chambers-black/

Vicky Weber
@vickyweberbooks
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at CMA ❤ Publishing Coach + 🇵🇷 Children's Book Author - Repped by Karen Kilpatrick
18 MSWL

I'm actively searching for more author-illustrators of picture books and illustrated chapter books! #MSWL

Michelle Witte
@michellewitte
Literary Agent
Children’s literary agent with Mansion Street Literary (open to queries first 15 days each month) and mental health advocate. I also write craptastic books. She/her.
185 MSWL
18 Tips

A few more #MSWL a bit early: I would love to find some chapter books and early readers (even better if you're also an illustrator).

I love board books as well, but those I want to see from author-illustrators.

For picture books, I'm willing to see text only, but I do prefer author-illustrators.

Arden Jones
@ArdenElizaJones
Literary Assistant
🤘Working Class 🧹Rep'd by @MollyJamieson @UA_Books 📝Agency Assistant building Children's list @thegoodagencyuk 🎙@YA_BookJAM ❤#WilliamsSyndrome #ASD Mummy
49 MSWL

✨Exciting news! I'm open to CB's, MG & YA submissions!✨
*No PB's, sorry.

#MSWL - I'm open to anything, but I'm especially looking for funny, horror & romance. A mashup of the 3 in a YA sub would be perfect.💖
Submissions open 1st-21st of each month.
thegoodliteraryagency.org/submissions/

Brent Howard
@BrentMHoward
Literary Agent
Agent at Gramercy Literary, brent@gramercyliterary.com Former editor @ Penguin RH #MSWL Thrillers, suspense, horror, history, journalism, military & politics
49 MSWL

I don’t represent children’s picture books, but for the sake of my eight-year-old son, I’m open to chapter books for kids and teens. (He loves the Alex Rider series and I introduced him to old school Gordon Korman!)

Lorna Hemingway
@HemingwayLorna
Literary Agent
PB and illustration agent @BLM_Agency | Small obsession with Drag Race UK | She/Her | Bi 🏳️‍🌈
3 MSWL

As Summer has finally decided to arrive I am ready to grab an iced Diet Coke and my Kindle and dive into my submissions! I am on the search for #CB #MG and #YA ! My #mswl is very broad and wide - from the funny to the lyrical emotional and everything in between. Books I ❤️below!
x.com/HemingwayLorna/status/1805541327536361580

Jes Trudel
@jes_trudel
Literary Agent
Assistant Agent at The Rights Factory. OPEN!
49 MSWL

My client list is filling up, so I will be even more selective this time. My #mswl includes:
- high concept board, picture, and chapter books (new concept easily understood in just a few words)
- YA contemporary like Jenny Han and John Green (commercial but bends a bit literary).

Jackie Kruzie
@JackieKruzie
Literary Agent
Literary Associate @FocusedArtists
49 MSWL

I am excited to announce that I am now a part of the team @FocusedArtists ! With my new role I can expand my #mswl to include children's titles #kidlit is my passion and I am excited to read your stories!
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/jackie-kruzie-2/

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
💫 Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf 🇧🇩 Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
18 MSWL

4. Adding on chapter books (5-15k words)

Really interested in stories that teach older kids about life through adventures.

Examples: The Magic Tree House series, Yusuf and Yusra's Holiday Dilemma series, Jeronimo Stilton, Naruto (in book format)

Samiha Hoque
@hijabi_soldier
Editor
💫 Earth/Environmental Sci. grad turned Acquiring Editor @shaherazadshelf 🇧🇩 Bengali-American Muslim with a passion for books, justice, & religion.
18 MSWL

For the first time, I will be open to select picture book submissions for Shush or Sorra Books (on top of chapter books)!

What I'm looking for — a quick #MSWL 🧵

Page Turner Literary Agency
@PageTurnerLit
Literary Agency
Page Turner Literary reps kid lit authors & illustrators. I stand with all people whose right to choose/privacy was taken away. 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him)
10 MSWL
Jes Trudel
@jes_trudel
Literary Agent
Assistant Agent at The Rights Factory. OPEN!
49 MSWL

I'm now open to queries! I won't be posting any cryptic or highly specific #mswl items at this time. 😅 Details of what I'm looking for and the submission form are all conveniently located in Query Manager: querymanager.com/query/jestrudel

Christie Megill
@christiemegill
Literary Agent
Associate Agent at The CAT Agency. Spooky middle grade author. Kidlit advocate, horror fan, Brooklynite. Rep'd by @kristinostby .
49 MSWL

While my website is undergoing an update, I currently have a visual #MSWL , full of favorite picture books, chapter books, & graphic novels.
pinterest.co.uk/cmegill0036/mswl/

The Little Press Publishing
@little_press
Publisher
Independent Children's Book Publisher in New Jersey. New Talent. New Voices. Unlimited Possibilities.
2 MSWL
Anjanette Barr
@bookbarrista
Literary Agent
Agent @ Dunham Literary, Author, YouTuber, mother of four in Juneau, AK. 💕📚💕🫖💕🥃💕 Member AALA, SCBWI, Alaska Writers Guild, Catholic Writers Guild.
25 MSWL

Some #MSWL additions that I want right now… secret passageways in old houses, fully illustrated chapter books for all ages, Enola Holmes vibes, epistolary gothic horror with multiple narrators (like Dracula), fiber arts (Fiction or NF), STEM books heavy on the M.

Marietta B Zacker
@AgentZacker
Literary Agent
obsessions: 📚🍦💃🏽, representation in books & in all of life matters to this unabashed Latinx; co-owner & literary agent at @galltzackerlit ; author (she/her)
17 MSWL
44 AskAgent

In Early Readers/Chapter Books:
•Standout characters with series potential
•Laugh-out-loud moments that are written with the reader in mind
•Stories that show marginalized kids having fun
4/7

Erin Casey Westin
@erincaseywestin
Literary Agent
Associate Agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. Closed to queries. She/her. Profile photo by DMOimages.
35 MSWL
27 AskAgent

#MSWL Graphic novels of all sorts! I’m most drawn in by art that I can recognize as that artist’s in a crowd. I would love to see more GN chapter book and early reader proposals.

Erin Casey Westin
@erincaseywestin
Literary Agent
Associate Agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. Closed to queries. She/her. Profile photo by DMOimages.
35 MSWL
27 AskAgent

#MSWL While chapter books are hard, the market needs more kids of color getting to have all the shenanigans and adventures white kids have been having for forever. I’d love to help non-white creatives break into that space and tell stories that resonate with their inner child.

Laurel Symonds
@LaurelSymonds
Literary Agent
Literary agent at @ktliterary (closed to queries). I tweet about books and desserts in equal measure. My dog is the best office assistant ever. She/her
39 MSWL
1 Tips

The categories I’m looking for, in order of priority, are:
- YA and MG graphic novels from author-illustrators (one person)
- MG and YA prose novels
- Nonfiction for kids and teens
- Chapter books and picture books from author-illustrators (one person)
(3/7 #MSWL)