Contemporary
Thank you to the TikTok video my kids were watching this morning. May I please have a contemporary YA set in a boarding school. Could be bubbly, could be broody. You do you. #MSWL
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn · 5h
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
As the holidays approach, some news:I'll be closing to queries Dec. 1 - 31. I have a pile of queries & subs to catch up on, so please add yours to it before Dec. 1 if you wish!
#amquerying #amagenting #WritingCommunity
While I'm at it, a quick #MSWL of things I would love to see right now:
- Big-hearted contemporary MG
- MG horror
- A domestic thriller
- YA thriller/horror
- YA/A speculative/light sci-fi (think Black Mirror)
- MG/YA/A with a culinary theme
Jaime Collins @JaimeLoren · 2d
Writers!
Please send me your contemporary YA; I'd love some Mean Girls or Veronica Mars-style mss.
I'm also open to adult romance! Please send me your ridiculously cute and quirky characters!
#MSWL
Teenage Dirtbag comes up on my playlist and I now want to read a f/f YA Contemporary Romance embodiment of this song. #mswl
Tara Gilbert๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐ฎ @Literary_Tara · 5d
RL Martin @AuthorRLMartin
@Literary_Tara What genres are you seeing a lot of in your inbox, or are wishing you were seeing more of? #askagentMy top three (that I see in my box) are YA Fantasy, Fantasy, and Horror.
I'm desperate for more Romance and Contemporary in YA. Also, I'd love more MG. #AskAgent #mswl
Sarah Homer @SarahHomerReads · 6d
I would love to read a YA contemporary with an incredibly strong friendship, a la Amy and Molly in BOOKSMART. Bonus points if the conflict does NOT stem from romance/love interest complications (between the friends or another character)! #MSWL
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐. ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ @hwhittenwrites
someone write an f/f contemporary horror where someone falls in love with bloody mary#mswl WHOS GONNA DO IT
heck, proposal is fine too if youre established I HAVE A NEED
Elise LeMassena @eliselemassena · 6d
I want a contemporary romance about a VSCO girl & an e-boy falling in love. tik tok enemies to lovers. #mswl
Bibi Lewis @Bibi_Lewis · Nov 13
I'm on the hunt for a juicy and high concept Contemporary YA. Bring on those big hooks! #mswl
Katie Greenstreet @ktgreenst · Nov 13
ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL and MIRACLE CREEK were two of my favorite reads from the past few years. Anyone with a fresh courtroom drama touching on contemporary issues, please please query me! #mswl
Alexandra Sehulster @ASehulster · Nov 13
I am back. Give me something unique. Give me something fierce. I am ready #MSWL (agented- contemporary fiction, mystery/thrillers, YA)
beth phelan (closed to unsolicited queries) @beth_phelan · Nov 11
Catching up on subs and i notice i have excellent YA here, but not much MG! #mswl WHEN I REOPEN: I really want to work on more MG! Commercial or literaryโgive me your big series hooks, magic, light and fun contemporary, hopeful stories touching on tough topics, queer characters!!
Heather Cashman @HeatherCashman · Nov 7
I'm wondering why I almost never get queried with contemporary manuscripts. Perhaps it's the 'all genres' that's making people shy away...
Is anyone out there writing rom-coms or contemporary with fresh twists?
I love contemporary too. :)
#MSWL
#amquerying #writingcommunity
Naomi Davis, literary agent @NaomisLitPix · Nov 4
Toni Rhodes @rhodestonib
@NaomisLitPix Are u looking for kidlit?Yes, certain genres! MG fantasy and contemp, YA contemp, and picture books with certain themes on my #MSWL
Linda Epstein @LindaEpstein · Nov 3
The Beccadook @RebeccaPodos
@LindaEpstein I wish one for you ๐๐ผThanks, friend! I'd LOVE to see a contemporary YA Jewish girls in (surprise!) love come into my inbox. Like, maybe neither one knows the other's queer? Or maybe at camp? Or something... #MSWL
Kristin Temple ๐ @_kristintemple · Oct 31
Contemporary horror set in NYC. Gimmie haunted apartments, office buildings, subways (can you imagine ๐ฑ)! #MSWL
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary · Oct 30
"A diverse, contemporary YA novel about strong guy friendships. Think Poe and Finn. <3"ย @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl
Naomi Davis, literary agent @NaomisLitPix · Oct 28
Naomi Davis, literary agent @NaomisLitPix
Updating my #MSWL!I desperately want YA contemporary. Powerful female friendships fraught w/tension & drama. An updated YA Girl: Interrupted. Show me how a peer catastrophe in high school truly feels like the end of the world. Validate those moments & their impact.
Still REALLY looking for this updated YA Girl: Interrupted sort of story! #MSWL