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.
202 MSWL
18 Tips
Chris Hernandez
@ChrisMakesBooks
Editor
Senior Editor @RazorbillBooks (@PenguinKids/@PenguinTeen) • Children’s book author • Formerly @HarperChildrens & @Scholastic • 🇵🇷 • he/him
30 MSWL
Elizabeth Lynch
@eliz_lynch
Editor
12 MSWL

In MG, I'd love to see body image tackled honestly and thoughtfully, in a fresh way. #MSWL

Lisa Abellera
@LisaAbellera
Literary Agent
Literary agent w/@K_C_Associates, book designer, writer, VONA alum, Filipina/Pinay, and lover of all things books 📚🦄🧙🏽‍♂️🐲🧞‍♀️👾🤖💃🏽🕵️‍♀️👮🏽‍♀️✍🏾📚
102 MSWL
42 AskAgent
44 Tips

Middle grade mystery, smart, funny w/heart & sense of place (think Greenglass House), positive familial relations #MSWL

Susan Hawk
@susanhawk
Literary Agent
Children's and YA Book Agent at Upstart Crow Literary. Excited to read your query!
120 MSWL
26 AskAgent
3 Tips

An American Agatha Christie, for MG or YA! #MSWL

Susan Hawk
@susanhawk
Literary Agent
Children's and YA Book Agent at Upstart Crow Literary. Excited to read your query!
120 MSWL
26 AskAgent
3 Tips

HUMOR. If you're writing something funny - esp like wry, smart humor - I'd love to see it. PB, CB, MG, YA. #MSWL

Lisa Abellera
@LisaAbellera
Literary Agent
Literary agent w/@K_C_Associates, book designer, writer, VONA alum, Filipina/Pinay, and lover of all things books 📚🦄🧙🏽‍♂️🐲🧞‍♀️👾🤖💃🏽🕵️‍♀️👮🏽‍♀️✍🏾📚
102 MSWL
42 AskAgent
44 Tips

STEM-focused middle grade or YA, strong female MCs-bonus points for diverse, POC #MSWL

Susan Hawk
@susanhawk
Literary Agent
Children's and YA Book Agent at Upstart Crow Literary. Excited to read your query!
120 MSWL
26 AskAgent
3 Tips

I'd love a fantasy that's based on American tall tales and folklore. YA or MG. #MSWL

Susan Hawk
@susanhawk
Literary Agent
Children's and YA Book Agent at Upstart Crow Literary. Excited to read your query!
120 MSWL
26 AskAgent
3 Tips

I'm always looking for YA or MG fantasy. Want it to feel NEW, and to really sweep me away. #MSWL

Susan Hawk
@susanhawk
Literary Agent
Children's and YA Book Agent at Upstart Crow Literary. Excited to read your query!
120 MSWL
26 AskAgent
3 Tips

Always liked stories about cloning. If you have an original take on this theme, send it along! MG or YA. #MSWL

Susan Hawk
@susanhawk
Literary Agent
Children's and YA Book Agent at Upstart Crow Literary. Excited to read your query!
120 MSWL
26 AskAgent
3 Tips

Interested in MG or YA that deals with the struggle of faith, what it's like to be a doubter in a community of believers. #MSWL

Susan Hawk
@susanhawk
Literary Agent
Children's and YA Book Agent at Upstart Crow Literary. Excited to read your query!
120 MSWL
26 AskAgent
3 Tips

If you have MG or YA about the early days of TV, or radio at it's height, send my way! #MSWL

Susan Hawk
@susanhawk
Literary Agent
Children's and YA Book Agent at Upstart Crow Literary. Excited to read your query!
120 MSWL
26 AskAgent
3 Tips

I'd love MG or YA that's set in the 1950s - anything about the post-WWII world. #MSWL

Chris Hernandez
@ChrisMakesBooks
Editor
Senior Editor @RazorbillBooks (@PenguinKids/@PenguinTeen) • Children’s book author • Formerly @HarperChildrens & @Scholastic • 🇵🇷 • he/him
30 MSWL

Middle grade versions of Fresh Off the Boat and Blackish. #mswl

Chris Hernandez
@ChrisMakesBooks
Editor
Senior Editor @RazorbillBooks (@PenguinKids/@PenguinTeen) • Children’s book author • Formerly @HarperChildrens & @Scholastic • 🇵🇷 • he/him
30 MSWL

Creepy middle grade that's more about the emotion than the horror factor--like that you'd see from Neil Gaiman or Holly Black. #mswl

Penny Moore
@literarypenny
Literary Agent
Senior Agent at @AevitasCreative .🇰🇷혼혈. Cat Mom. Opinions are my own. Here’s a resource if you need it: literaryagentsofcolor.com
126 MSWL
80 Tips

I'm going to squeeze in one #mswl request today. Please give me an emotional and heartwarming MG about a kid and their pet!

Jennifer Laughran
@literaticat
Literary Agent
I’m a literary agent for children’s books. Also a life-long bookseller. Also there’s a podcast in the mix. she/her 🏳️‍🌈😘 header art by @cuddlefishpress
31 MSWL
259 AskAgent
11 Queries
4 Tips

Surprising MG and YA that breaks new ground, POVs that are under-represented, particularly from #OwnVoices creators. #MSWL

Alex Arnold
@alexyarnold
Editor
Senior Editor of fiction & nonfiction for small kids, big kids, & teens @quirkbooks . Former child who hasn't forgotten a thing.
46 MSWL

A kid-and-her-dog MG novel with depth and complexity, a la BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE. It's a high bar because I am in love with that book. #MSWL

Alex Arnold
@alexyarnold
Editor
Senior Editor of fiction & nonfiction for small kids, big kids, & teens @quirkbooks . Former child who hasn't forgotten a thing.
46 MSWL

Alex Arnold @alexyarnold

Looking for a MG that gives me a crazy amount of feelings. I love MG because as a 12 yr old, you're feeling A LOT for the first time...#MSWL
Replying to @alexyarnold

And I think the best MG fiction makes me look at "basic" human emotions (love, grief, loneliness) anew, through the eyes of a kid. #MSWL

Linda Camacho
@LindaRandom
Literary Agent
Agent @GalltZackerLit ; wise Latina; children's VCFA MFA and Cornell alum. Loves TV and giving unsolicited advice. She/her. (Profile Image: Marjorie Buell)
53 MSWL
95 AskAgent
5 Tips

I want to be surprised in the realm of MG, YA, and adult fiction. Pirates! Epic love! Plus-sized protags! Creepy tales! Historicals! #MSWL