Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

12/ I collect stickers! I love them! I have never seen or read a book in which this has been a theme or story, but I absolutely want to! Jigsaw puzzles and Legos are also strong interests of mine.

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

11/ @LouRaguse's true crime book VANISHED IN VERMILLION comes out soon, and I would LOVE to do more non-fiction crime stories. If you have read, watched, or listened to something true crime, I probably have, too. And if I haven't, please tell me about it.

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

10/ I grew up in the church, I continue to be a church nerd, and I am absolutely fascinated by the ups and downs of religions and spirituality. I am particularly keen on Mormonism and Utah, as well as spiritual cults. I devoured PRIESTDADDY by @TriciaLockwood.

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

9/ I was a child of the 90's, I LOVE 90's culture, and especially children's media. FOREST HILLS BOOTLEG SOCIETY by @nicolegoux and @xDaveBakerx was an INSTANT pre-order when I discovered it.

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

8/ Historic tragedies and melodramatic tragic figures have always FASCINATED me. I read Anne Frank's journal cover to cover repeatedly as a child. I PORED over photographs of the Titanic. I think of Marie Antoinette's cruel and misattributed "let them eat cake" regularly.

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

7/ Mental illness and psychiatric disability is always an area of interest of mine, since it both affects me and I've worked in the field extensively. I often refer people to non-fiction on this topic, but another favourite is @sentencebender's DESTROY ALL MONSTERS.

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

6/ Related, but not the same, I am also very interested in human-animal-nonhuman relationships. This is actually what I studied in my PhD. I've read many fantastic books on the subject, but still highly recommend LOVE NOTES by @philip_mckibbin, who is now ALSO doing his PhD.

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

5/ Animals. I have worked with and studied animals from childhood to present, including my PhD. My favourites are bees, bears, and kākāpōs, and I am highly interested in birding in general. @KellyOhlert nailed this interest of mine in her forthcoming TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE!

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

emmy, purveyor of spines @emmy_of_spines

3/ If your book, fiction or non-fiction, involves one of my special interests in any way, I would LOVE to see it in my submissions when I am open! So here are some of mine...

4/ Books! Surprise! I love books. Sometimes, the market for books about books and bookish things can be oversaturated, but I still do love them, and I'm always interested in a fresh take. Comp: Victoria Schwab's THE ARCHIVED duology.

Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
@_saskeah
Literary Agent
πŸ“š lit agent @WCA_LitAgency πŸ“– advisor @TheFOLD_ ✍ faculty @MSWLMA πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί recovering PhD 🌈 they/them; Sal: Dr. β™Ώ clients #SpineSquad πŸ“˜
178 MSWL
12 Queries
71 Tips

1/ I had a call with an editor the other day, and I asked her what she always wanted to see in her inbox. She responded, ZERO hesitation: I LOVE MANATEES! This brought me SUCH joy! I thought I would be useful do a thread of some of my special interests! #MSWL

Bethany Jett
@BetJett
Literary Agent
Assoc Literary Agent β€’ AALA ✨ #Milspo & #WingMom πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Booktrovert & Planner Addict #FSU β€οΈπŸ’› 2 Chron 7:11b ESV πŸ™πŸ»
18 MSWL
James McGowan
@jmcgowanbks
Literary Agent
Literary agent, author, sitcom enthusiast, professional snacker... @bookendslit (he/him)
115 MSWL
18 AskAgent
7 Tips
Lauren Spieller
@laurenspieller
Literary Agent
LitAgent @FolioLiterary + @FolioJr - Full Adult + Kidlit wishlist on Pub Marketplace! ~ Author w/ S&S ~ I love dogs like it's my job ~ She/Her
633 MSWL
98 AskAgent
2 Queries
91 Tips

I would love to see more diversity in my inbox generally, but especially in both YA and Adult Suspense/Thrillers. #mswl

Bethany Jett
@BetJett
Literary Agent
Assoc Literary Agent β€’ AALA ✨ #Milspo & #WingMom πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Booktrovert & Planner Addict #FSU β€οΈπŸ’› 2 Chron 7:11b ESV πŸ™πŸ»
18 MSWL

Agent-y updates:
With 2 upcoming in-person conferences & my current clients’ subs, this is my last week of being open to unsolicited queries.

I hope to respond to all current queries in QM by the end of this weekend. *crosses fingers* πŸ˜‚

#mswl #amquerying

Lauren Spieller
@laurenspieller
Literary Agent
LitAgent @FolioLiterary + @FolioJr - Full Adult + Kidlit wishlist on Pub Marketplace! ~ Author w/ S&S ~ I love dogs like it's my job ~ She/Her
633 MSWL
98 AskAgent
2 Queries
91 Tips

Guess what? I am OPEN to queries again!

Here's my updated #mswl: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/laur…

When you're ready, please query me via Query Manager:
QueryManager.com/LaurenSpieller

I can't wait to hear from you!!

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2740 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"Seeking nonfiction like Matthew Crawford's SHOP CLASS AS SOULCRAFT."
@CurtisPSLA #MSWL

psliterary.com/submissions/

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2740 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"I'd love to find a graphic novel that has the same vibes as Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls show."
@adriamgoetz #MSWL

psliterary.com/submissions/

Antoinette Van Sluytman
@Antoinight
Literary Agent
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ΎπŸ‡¨πŸ‡· | Writer | Artist β€’ Dark Polymath β€’ @VS_Antoinette agent acct β€’ The Decolonizer β€’ Aspiring filmmaker β€’ Chaos by milk teaπŸ₯·πŸΎπŸ§‹ Repped by: @julieacrisp
13 MSWL
Kayla Tostevin
@ktostevinbooks
Editor
πŸ“š Senior Editor of picture books @PageStreetKids β€’ she/her β€’ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ β€’ Happiest when adventuring πŸšΆπŸ»πŸ• πŸ” πŸš΄β€β™€οΈ β›΅
9 MSWL

New specific whim for my #MSWL! I'd love to see more PB bios of contemporary musicians. Give me rock bands, give me rappers, give me pop stars currently killing it. (Lizzo, anyone?? πŸ‘€) I LOVE music across many genres, try me with anyone who has a fascinating, kid-OK story!🎸🎡🎢

Trisha de Guzman
@trishadeg
Editor
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ Filipino immigrant ✨ Editor at Farrar Straus Giroux Books For Young Readers ✨ wannabe outdoorsman @mackidsbooks @fiercereads #WNDB #POCinPub
36 MSWL

dipping my lil toes back into Twitter to announce that i'm on the hunt for those special *fiction* #picturebook mss--i don't have many on my list, but am looking to change that! #MSWL