Emily S. Keyes
@esc_key
Literary Agent
Founder of the Keyes Agency, LLC. Bookish. Short. Invisible Disability. Brooklyn, NY. She/her
102 MSWL
1 AskAgent
36 Tips

I put my #mswl on tumblr because I am weird and verbose. esckeyes.tumblr.com/post/139111809…

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips

#MSWL: MG that includes solving puzzles or clues, turns into grand adventure.

Elana Roth Parker
@ElanaRoth
Literary Agent
Kidlit agent w/ @LDLiterary . @aalitagents communications committee. Avid quilter. Still not Elena. Open to queries. She/her.
103 MSWL
3 AskAgent
196 Tips

Great hooks! High-concept! And contemporary #MG and #YA with a splash of something extra, be it fantasy, sci-fi, magical realism, etc. #mswl

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TriadaUS | Opinions my own | she/her
148 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Would adore a #YA or #A retelling/expansion of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, or YA Crusades (historical or hist-inspired fantasy) #HF #F #WF #MSWL

Mandy Hubbard
@MandyHubbard
Literary Agent
Author of eleven novels. Founder of Emerald City Literary. Follow me for book talk… stay for pictures of my cows.
67 MSWL
28 AskAgent
1 Tips

#MSWL: YA w/an anti-hero, a la BREAKING BAD.

Victoria Marini
@LitAgentMarini
Literary Agent
Literary Agent Not tall, just loud. Wants Books in which Things Happen
116 MSWL
45 Tips

#MSWL anything that gets me to laugh! KING DORK, WHERE'D YOU GO BERNADETTE and SCARLETT EPSTEIN all cracked me up #MG #YA #Adult

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

Send me great women's fiction w suspense/mystery hook or domestic thriller like The Husband's Secret, The Good Girl #MSWL #A #T #S

Victoria Marini
@LitAgentMarini
Literary Agent
Literary Agent Not tall, just loud. Wants Books in which Things Happen
116 MSWL
45 Tips

#MSWL Magical Realism with strong plotting. Think PRACTICAL MAGIC or GARDEN SPELLS or 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE #YA #Adult

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

Smart “Book Club” book. Literary writing meets commercial storytelling = upmarket (Lori Lansens, Joyce Maynard, Meg Mitchell Moore) #MSWL #A

Victoria Marini
@LitAgentMarini
Literary Agent
Literary Agent Not tall, just loud. Wants Books in which Things Happen
116 MSWL
45 Tips

#MSWL literary coming-of-age with a great hook. #adult #YA

Victoria Marini
@LitAgentMarini
Literary Agent
Literary Agent Not tall, just loud. Wants Books in which Things Happen
116 MSWL
45 Tips

#MSWL a creepy gothic or southern gothic or near ghost story a la WINTER PEOPLE in #MG #Adult #YA

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

I’ve been looking for a historical upmarket novel about a cult or commune (like Arcadia by Lauren Groff) for awhile #MSWL #A

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

Looking for a historical: well-paced is most important, larger than life characters, big love story hooks (i.e. Beatriz Williams) #MSWL #H

Victoria Marini
@LitAgentMarini
Literary Agent
Literary Agent Not tall, just loud. Wants Books in which Things Happen
116 MSWL
45 Tips

#MSWL #MG or #YA I'd love a voicey, literary novel where the setting and/or time is almost a character.

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

Dramas that are serious, but funny with a rich, lively cast of characters (This Is Where I Leave You, Seating Arrangement) #MSWL #A

Elana Roth Parker
@ElanaRoth
Literary Agent
Kidlit agent w/ @LDLiterary . @aalitagents communications committee. Avid quilter. Still not Elena. Open to queries. She/her.
103 MSWL
3 AskAgent
196 Tips

MG and YA with rich cultural backgrounds that are integral to the depth of the story but aren't the problem/issue. #mswl

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

I love coming-of-age stories but a plot bigger than the internal struggles (i.e. The Age of Miracles, The Secrets of Lake Road) #MSWL #A

Carly Watters
@carlywatters
Literary Agent
SVP & Senior Lit Agent @PSLiterary MA in Publishing Studies @CityUniLondon Co-host of @TSNOTYAW VP of Professional Assoc. of Canadian Literary Agents
153 MSWL
229 AskAgent
334 Tips

Family secrets with deep rooted drama & single events that change the course of lives: i.e. Atonement, Labor Day #MSWL #A

Jennifer Ung
@JenPanda
Editor
executive editor @ quill tree books/harpercollins. professional dog meme generator. (thoughts are my own.) she/her.
7 MSWL
6 AskAgent

#mswl: a contemporary YA novel in which a teen doesn't speak the same language as his/her parents. also, definitely #ownvoices.

Kurestin Armada
@kurestinarmada
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @RootLiterary . Specializes in science fiction, fantasy, & graphic novels for all ages.
57 MSWL
137 AskAgent
2 Queries
20 Tips

#MSWL But I ALSO love characters that just want SO BADLY to do good, like in THE GOBLIN EMPEROR or Finn from SW:TFA