I feel very strongly that we need to focus on literary quality as well as accessibility in our books for children. Anything YA or MG that does any of the above, ideally with hook & humour, I’d love to see.

…returning to nature & to ourselves.

I will always be drawn to international stories and settings - what is unfamiliar (& uncomfortable!) to a Western reader.

I don’t tend to rep high fantasy, but love magic & a speculative hook.

Every kind of love, please.

Themes: always, always work that in some way acknowledges the ecological crisis in which we now & will always exist.

Radical reimaginings of how we might live, in terms of collective care, eradicating borders, tearing down capitalist, colonialist & imperialist structures…

Commercial-literary fiction in general: Bunny,Tender is the Flesh & Paul Takes the Form of Mortal Girl are all good examples.

I’m also looking for something big - perhaps a family drama, perhaps multi-generational - still with voice. I love Iris Murdoch, Toni Morrison & Barbara Kingsolver.

Literary / commercial-literary horror - see above…

Graphic novels across the market, but see 🧵 for general themes that I’m interested in.

Literary / commercial-literary romance. Especially if bi / pan / queer. I’m looking for both something sweeping & epic, & something more contemporary.

Writers of this better place: I’m closing submissions soon but before I do, I’d love some final books to sell! Here’s my #mswl :

High-concept YA - if it includes & addresses untold histories / historically marginalized characters, all the better

YA horror - ALL OF IT

Sophisticated MG, by which I mean MG that tackles big things, that plays with form. Think HOLES, THE INQUISITOR’S TALE, or for a film comp, THE IRON GIANT.

#mswl

In 2025, I would love to sign my first adult non-fiction project. Top of my list is food writing/food memoir. Some recent favorites in this genre:
- CORK DORK
- NATIONAL DISH
- CRYING IN H MART
- KOSHERSOUL

#mswl

#MSWL I'm closed to queries at the moment, BUT...I will ALWAYS be open to INDIGENOUS VOICES. This is a special passion of mine, yet I don't have a single Native American author or story. If this describes you/your project, PLEASE REACH OUT! I will open a link for any Indigenous creator (fiction).

My whole personality is books but I do like to lie & say there is more to me than that. I also love: pop culture, taylor swift, fashion & sustainability, lattes, stickers, cute stationary, going down a research rabbit hole about something random and objectively unimportant, literally anything mini.

Right now, I’m especially looking for:
📚Smart upmarket & book club fiction
📚 Women’s fic
📚 Horror
📚 Thrillers with a twist
📚 Rom-coms (any spice level)

A snapshot of some genres I don’t rep:
🚫 Kidlit
🚫 SF / F
🚫 Memoirs (but I am open to hybrid memoirs!)

I’m what you’d call a baby agent 🤓 so I’m actively building my client list & looking for more projects in my inbox that would give me brain butterflies ✨You can find my #MSWL linked below with all the deets👇🏼

noursallam.com/manuscriptwishlist

Hi new pals! I thought I’d introduce myself and what I’m looking for in this thread 👀

I’m a lit agent at ps literary agency repping adult fic + nonfic. I’m excited to be here!! I’m hoping to connect with more authors, readers, and publishing folks so if you fall into one of those buckets drop a 👋🏼

#MSWL Murder-mystery meets the Dull Club - inspired by this wonderful piece in NY mag

nymag.com/intelligence...

I’m always down for folk religion, cults, and religious deconstruction.

And if you have a book (esp for MG) about swimming/swim team, please send it my way!

#MSWL

I’m prioritizing BIPOC and queer & trans writers atm! I’m really hunt for
- MG horror & mystery
- YA horror & mystery
- Adult spec fic, gothic horror, horroromance, romantasy
- sister stories
- mother daughter stories
- mermaids
- stories in the PNW, Appalachia, or arctic!
- dual timelines

Hi #amquerying #writingcommunity ! I’m open for queries today through December 13! I’m including highlights from my MSWL in the thread. Can’t wait to hear from you!

Query me here: QueryManager.com/3000

Picture Book #MSWL I want to see in the new year:
-spooky adjacent
-weird but with a heart of gold

#MSWL

If you have anything that fits, I'd love to see it. There is so much great children's fiction out rn, it was so hard to choose.

I did miss having somewhere to do #MSWL so I am happy this is an option

#MSWL for thriller procedurals. They're what I want to read right now.