Caitlin O'Connell
@CaitlinOconnell
Editor
Edits books and comics for kids. Probably here to be a weird gremlin anymore. She/her 🏳️‍🌈
21 MSWL

#MSWL A few specific things I'd love to see: lady knights! Time loops! (I loved THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA by Tasha Suri) Historical detectives, like Sherlock Holmes or Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, but with queer girls. Painterly graphic novels that still have a punchy hook.

Caitlin O'Connell
@CaitlinOconnell
Editor
Edits books and comics for kids. Probably here to be a weird gremlin anymore. She/her 🏳️‍🌈
21 MSWL

#MSWL I am primarily eager for queer stories! Please please send me your queer books! If there is sapphic yearning, particularly in any of the genres I'm most interested in, why is it not in my inbox already?? There also remains a lack of trans girl stories in kidlit, I'd love to see some!

Jonathan Villegas
@caribbeanguy
Literary Agent
New Literary Associate @ Olswanger Literary. //Gay//Biracial//
21 MSWL

🌈💡 I'm looking for adult fiction (literary to commercial, upmarket welcome) and nonfiction. I'm prioritizing LGBT+, Latino/Hispanic, Asian, and African writers. Submission info on my Instagram (linked in my profile) 💡🌈
#MSWL Day

Mark O’Brien
@bookmarkobrien
Literary Agent
associate literary agent at Azantian Literary Agency • stay-at-home astronaut • freelance editor • queer • tryhard made of cherry blossoms • he/him
21 MSWL

Happy #MSWL day! I’m an associate agent at Azantian Literary Agency, building my list in YA, queer romance, select nonfiction, and graphic novels for all ages. Query me here!
querytracker.net/query/bookmarkobrien

Nina Richner
@NinaRichner
Literary Agent
Literary agent at HMLA; they/them; eternally so tired
21 MSWL

I'm also expressly looking for queer and trans narratives, stories by Palestinian authors, and weird/quirky books (a la Bunny by Mona Awad, Skydaddy by Kate Folk, My Death by Lisa Tuttle, etc) #mswl

Sidney Boker
@SidneyBoker
Literary Agent
Agenting @ InkWell Management
21 MSWL
Michelle Hauck
@Michelle4Laughs
Literary Agent
Associate Literary Agent with Storm Literary Agency | Author Birth of Saint Series | she/her |
39 MSWL

I absolutely would love to see more #LGBTQ + stories in my queries next week. I like vegan characters. I'm not a fan of time travel stories or stories with circus settings. #MSWL

Rebecca Matte
@RebeccaLMatte
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Contract Manager at @Bradford_Agents . NYC DOE Lawyer. Author in Progress. Always a nerd. She/her.
36 MSWL
68 AskAgent

#MSWL day

1) Gayer, swoonier romance (gay, here, meaning any LGBTQ+ pairing that leans into the queerness of it)

2) Small stories with BIG personal stakes (e.g. TJ Klune esque), preferably with magic but not required if romance

Ann Rose
@annmrose
Literary Agent
agent: @TheTobiasAgency & #rosebudauthor wrangler | author: ROAD TO EUGENICA & BREAKOUT | opinions are my own | she/her rep:@evascalzo layout:@ana_scribe
241 MSWL
448 AskAgent
11 Queries
127 Tips

Romance. I love romances and would love to see more (especially queer) romances in my inbox. YES, it has to end in a HEA or HFN--otherwise it's NOT a romance.
Would also love to see things that aren't enemies to lovers. Still open to it just would love to mix it up a little #MSWL

Paula Weiman
@TinyFairyHunter
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Author Coach @BreakthroughWBC . Just chasing the high of live translating bad Italian rap to my friends. They/them.
21 MSWL

#mswl I still haven't signed a YA rom-com and I'd love to! Send me rom-coms please. I love fun, bantery romance with thoroughly teenage priorities, especially when grounded in queer or multicultural identities.

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Paula Weiman
@TinyFairyHunter
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Author Coach @BreakthroughWBC . Just chasing the high of live translating bad Italian rap to my friends. They/them.
21 MSWL

#mswl heists please! YA or adult, contemporary or fantasy settings. Bonus if the heist is intended to right a legal injustice in the vein of the show Leverage or the book Portrait of a Thief. Extra bonus if there's a lesbian protagonist.

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Madelyn Knecht
@MadelynKnecht
Literary Agent
Writer (Rep: Danai Christopoulou & Ann Rose @ The Tobias Literary Agency) Associate Literary Agent at @StormLiterary RevPit Board Member & lover of all things spooky and queer. She/they
21 MSWL

I'm primarily looking for upper YA and Adult:
-Everything queer
-Everything unapologetically feminist
-Marginalized voices

I'm more ready than ever to bring important voices to the forefront. Let's do this!
stormliteraryagency.com/madelyn-knecht.html

Kristie Choi
@minjipatterson
Editor
Editor @ Atheneum (S&S) | 🌈 bi/pan genderfluid (she/they); neurospicy; 최민지, Korean-Am; plant witch meets punky morbid grandma/cat daddy; opinions my own.
33 MSWL

💕character & voice-driven stories of first love, queer awakening, enemies/rivals to lovers, tension, yearning, forbidden romance; complex characters trying their best; stakes that feel world-ending or that are literally world-ending; intersectionality (BIPOC, queer, disabled); trans; Indigenous 💕

Ciara Smith
@ciarasmithwrite
Literary Agent
AuDHD, disabled, and genderfae/pansexual. Associate Literary Agent @ Spencerhill Associates. Owner of Witch and Words. Author account: @CaseySharpWords
21 MSWL

OK haven't updated my #MSWL but while I'm still open wanted to let yall know I'm being super picky about fantasy. If you have:

-grumpy FMC / golden retriever MMC

-MM written by a gay man

-FMC is actually popular and loved and falls

-Grounded fantasy in Asia or Africa

Gimme!

Kiana Nguyen
@KianaNguyen
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Donald Maass Literary Agency Representing YA & Adult Fiction; Horror, SFF, Thriller, Romance, and WF
21 MSWL

All I want right now is a Horror, Thriller, a Spec novel (YA or Adult) with time loops, parallel universes, or alternate realities #mswl Preferably dark and queer.

Think Oxenfree (video game), and Dark (Netflix, German).

I want it baaad.

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
3007 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"I’m especially looking for stories from BIPOC and queer authors."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

Erinn Pascal
@erinnpascal
Editor
Occasionally Cala Spinner, sometimes Lana Crespin. Senior Editor at @amp_kids . Black lives matter. Trans rights = human rights. Opinions mine.
5 MSWL
P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
3007 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"I want literary and upmarket fiction about contemporary life, queer characters, mental health, friendship, nostalgia, existential dread—anything with 'cool girl' or 'sad girl' vibes."
mariavicente.com #MSWL

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
3007 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"Seeking generational stories of parenthood and family with non-binary and/or trans characters in the commercial or historical adult fiction genre (ie. heavy with plot!)"
Carly Watters #MSWL

Rebecca Williamson
@RebeccaWilliamson
Literary Agent
Assistant Agent at Sheldon Fogelman Agency 📚| writer 🖊| CPC & Geneseo alumna 💞 | all thoughts and opinions my own 💅
21 MSWL

#MSWL A YA or NA historical romance with a swoony love story and a strong hook in a setting that feels different. While regency England can be fun, I’d love something that hasn’t been done before. Bonus if it’s an LGBTQIA historical romance.