My goal is to keep y'all in the loop as much as possible. As a new agent, I'm pretty much going to be open to most genres in YA and Adult. Eventually, I see myself opening up to MG further down the road. That being said, I'll do a #MSWL thread early next week (2/11)

Thursday Transparency 🧵before I open to queries next week!
I'm so excited for this next step in my career as an agent and can't wait to read all of your stories. As an author who's been on the other side, I wanted to provide some details about my agenting process. (1/11)

If your picture book is:

Halloween 🎃
Funny 🤣
Cute ☺️
(And it rhymes +)

I want to read it! 🙋🏻‍♂️

📚 #MSWL and contact link in bio! Agented or not!

#kidlit #BookTwitter #writingcommunity #picturebooks #querying #litagents #kidsbooks welove #kidsbooks #graphicnovels #Editor

"I'd really love to get more YA horror in my inbox. Smart horror. I don't want gore, I want a story that creeps me out, and asks questions I don't want answers to."
@ericsmithrocks #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

Horrifying and beautiful. #MSWL

Novelists of Twitter (I refuse the other name): where is the RushTok romance we all need? Or…a mystery? Pls hmu with this important literary contribution. And also note I was in charge of recruitment for all sororities at my college so I mean business. #mswl

Here’s what I’d love to find in my inbox:

A stellar suspense manuscript written by a POC.

The suspense shelf is full of white women, and while they are very talented, we definitely need to diversify this section of the bookstore.

#mswl

👀 #MSWL

I’m not ready for this show to be cancelled… but also, if you’ve got a story like this, I want to see it. #MSWL

I am less than a week away from getting back into my classroom, and I am craving a good PD book for educators.
Any recommendations? Better yet... Any queries?👀 #mswl

"I am on the hunt for nonfiction in MG. Show me glimpses of history that haven't been taught to younger students before, collections of pieces, anthologies."
@ericsmithrocks #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

"Looking for crime fiction like Laura Lippman, Patricia Cornwell, and Lorna Barrett."
Curtis Russell #MSWL

psliterary.com/submissions/

#amwriting #amquerying I want:
👀Psych&domestic suspense set behind closed doors of exotic/aspirational/unusual places
🦻Crime&thrillers w/ own voices disabled characters as main protagonists
👯‍♀️Historical crime&adventure w/ a focus on women’s stories and/or queer narratives #mswl

"When it comes to cookbooks, I love unique projects from platformed authors that explore topics that are hard to find in the bookstore, or haven't been explored at all."
@ericsmithrocks #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

I just played/finished Venba (takes less than 90min, maybe less than an hour?)

A/YA Cozy Fantasy or YA Contemporary like this please #MSWL

"Send me nonfiction by BIPOC food writers."
@carlywatters #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

I think about this every single day so.. #MSWL if you have a story like this (preferably YA), query me when I open in September!

I also have a soft spot for weird gothic stories like Sweeney Todd or Corpse Bride. Would love to find a spacegothic similar to the vibe of Vampire Hunter D (without vampires though)

In modern fantasy I'm looking for things like Jade City. Give me family shenanigans, politics, with really unique magic systems. Babel and Black Sun are always top on my list. Overall anything with colonizer bashing themes, non-western mythos, pirates, or dark academics

Since my ventures into MHA I'm curious to read about more unlikeable heroes or grumpy protagonists with the character development of Katsuki Bakugou. Also give me friends to enemies like JJK Gojo and Geto. I love blurred lines and moral grayness.