Elaine Spencer
@ElaineSpencer
Literary Agent
Literary Agent w/@knightagency.
39 MSWL
7 Tips

More on humor- I particularly like unabashed wit from my protags in YA/MG - their uncensored/unjaded view of the world can be awesome #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.
191 MSWL
18 Tips
Annie Berger
@EditorALB
Editor
Editor of great children's books at Sourcebooks, reality TV enthusiast, amateur homemaker, junk food lover, and reader of YA and Middle-Grade everything.
6 MSWL

Funny/sophisticated middle-grade with a mystery. Like The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place or The Mysterious Benedict Society #MSWL

Beth Phelan
@beth_phelan
Literary Agent
she/her. mg & ya literary agent @galltzackerlit . founder 501c3 NPO @_DiverseVoices (#DVpit/#DVart, DVcon &more). closed to unsolicited submissions.
129 MSWL
125 AskAgent
27 Tips
Alec Shane
@alecdshane
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Writers House, LLC. Wannabe Patriots sportswriter. ashane@writershouse.com
100 MSWL
1 AskAgent
346 Queries
122 Tips

#MSWL any kind of MG that involves kids getting into shennanigans. Humorous and heartfelt. Throw in a big dog as well and I'm yours

Moe Ferrara
@inthesestones
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent @BookEndsLit . 🏳️‍🌈 Violinist | Cosplayer | Anglophile | Geek Extraordinaire | Corgi Minion | Wine Enthusiast | Coffee Addict | #TeamMoe
156 MSWL
117 AskAgent
35 Queries
68 Tips

I want to find a creepy & atmospheric book a la Coraline for MG. Something with beautiful writing that gets under my skin. #MSWL

Molly O'Neill
@molly_oneill
Literary Agent
Literary agent & builder of bookmakers @RootLiterary . Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. @MarquetteU alum.
121 MSWL
2 Tips

Redemption stories, particularly when the road to reaching redemption looks anything but familiar. YA or MG. #MSWL

Catherine Laudone
@CatherineLaud
Editor
Editor at Paula Wiseman Books and freelance editor on the side. Author rep’d by @DorianMaffei . Lover of all things chocolate.
57 MSWL

Would love a magic/adventure #MG with lush world building and fun twists in same vein as Ella Enchanted/The Princess and the Hound. #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.
191 MSWL
18 Tips

YA/MG that's dark, spooky, atmospheric. Gothic and/or Southern Gothic tone. #MSWL Think CURIOUS TALE OF IN-BETWEEN amzn.to/298gox8

Molly O'Neill
@molly_oneill
Literary Agent
Literary agent & builder of bookmakers @RootLiterary . Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. @MarquetteU alum.
121 MSWL
2 Tips

Smart, sharp, intelligent writing will always catch my eye, in any YA/MG genre. As will rich, lush, lyrical prose if well-controlled. #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.
191 MSWL
18 Tips

Magical realism, forever and ever. YA or MG. #MSWL Not sure what that is? I did series of posts explaining it here: michellewittebooks.com/2015/07/what-i…

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.
191 MSWL
18 Tips

#MSWL Contemp realistic YA/MG about sisters and/or best friends. Like SWEETNESS OF SALT, which is $1.99 on Kindle rn amzn.to/295Bxm4

Molly O'Neill
@molly_oneill
Literary Agent
Literary agent & builder of bookmakers @RootLiterary . Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. @MarquetteU alum.
121 MSWL
2 Tips

Magical realism. Magical realism. Magical realism. Magical realism. Magical realism. Magical realism. Magical realism! YA or MG. #MSWL

Molly O'Neill
@molly_oneill
Literary Agent
Literary agent & builder of bookmakers @RootLiterary . Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. @MarquetteU alum.
121 MSWL
2 Tips

I'd like a memorable historical YA or MG where what the characters go thru feels deeply resonant & accessible to readers' lives today. #MSWL

Alec Shane
@alecdshane
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Writers House, LLC. Wannabe Patriots sportswriter. ashane@writershouse.com
100 MSWL
1 AskAgent
346 Queries
122 Tips

#MSWL MG adventure. Ordinary kids placed into extraordinary circumstances, realistic or otherwise - but ideally still on this planet

Molly O'Neill
@molly_oneill
Literary Agent
Literary agent & builder of bookmakers @RootLiterary . Collector & connector of words + art + people + stories. Shameless sharer of cat pics. @MarquetteU alum.
121 MSWL
2 Tips

Send me yr wildly original YA or MG fiction. Not derivative of recent hits w/a few elements changed; ideas that feel All & Only Yours. #MSWL

Katie Grimm
@grimmlit
Literary Agent
literary agent, garrulous book collector, bon vivant. she/her
20 MSWL

Contemporary #MG about a latchkey kid set in NYC/major city about the adventure & struggles that come with it taking care of yourself #mswl

Tracy Marchini
@TracyMarchini
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at @BookEndsLit Jr. | Author CHICKEN WANTS A NAP & PRINCESSES CAN FIX IT! | she/her 🖤🤍💜 demi | Join the Quacktory! bit.ly/1DfU0Wk
147 MSWL
144 AskAgent
13 Tips

Would love an epistolary or non-traditional mg or ya - but format MUST be integral to plot. #MSWL

Carlisle Webber
@carliebeth
Literary Agent
Literary agent at @FuseLiterary 📚 Princess on the outside, villain on the inside 🖤 She/her, Ms. 👸🏼
113 MSWL
10 Tips

#MSWL friendship stories, esp MG or adult

Liz Kossnar
@liz_adventures
Editor
Senior editor at LBYR. Lover of music, wine, and the obscure. Quips and opinions my own.
56 MSWL

Realizing my #MSWL tweets are very stream of consciousness today, which coincidentally is something I'd like in #MG or #YA if done well.