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I would sell my soul for the next The Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. That's not hyperbole.
Literary Agent
I like YA on the weirder side & YA with really lyrical voices: I still cannot stop thinking about Midwinterblood, The Accident Season, All the Truth That's in Me, or We Were Liars.
Literary Agent
I'd love to see MG you could comp to Mary Downing Hahn & in general, more middle grade horror of all kinds, including darker MG involving mysteries/puzzles/scavenger hunts.
Literary Agent
I want to see more super-atmospheric haunted houses & ghosts for MG, YA, & adult.
Literary Agent
(A slight exception to this is that I am a fan of gore & body horror like Ilsa Bick's Ashes trilogy & Wilder Girls. But even those are very character- & setting-driven.)
Literary Agent
Erin Clyburn @erin_clyburn
Here's a specific list of the kind of darker lit I want to see. (I really, really love darker lit. It's my favorite.) If your MS fits this list, please query me! #MSWL #PitDarkFor adult & YA, I gravitate more toward character-driven horror/fantasy/sci-fi than plot-driven. I prefer dark lit to reflect truths about humanity through relationships & setting over tangible monsters. I don't really get excited about werewolves, vampires, zombies, demons, etc.
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Annie Bomke @ABLiterary
Ermagerrd! Sixteen mystery authors (including the fabulous Libby Klein) all in one place this Saturday! Ellicott City, you're in for a real treat! facebook.com/events/2511127…Sounds like the beginning of a locked room novel. Somebody write that!!! #mswl
Literary Agency
"Send me your baking cookbook proposals, especially allergy-sensitive ones. Reinvent the wheel on attention-grabbing cakes and easy-to-make recipes." @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Literary Agent
If I missed your #PitDark pitch, paste query & 1st 5 pages in email. Adult: horror, thriller, SFF, cont. romance, & mystery. YA: thriller, SFF, horror, mystery, & cont. MG: SFF, mystery, cont., & horror. #diversity #MSWL #ownvoices querylynnette (@) theseymouragency (.) com
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Tara Ghoulbert 👻🏳️🌈📖🔮 @Literary_Tara
Does anyone write YA Historical without magical elements? Because I would LOVE to see more of that in my box. #amwriting #amquerying #MSWL pic.twitter.com/oGEUxcGkdAI adored Little Women, Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, and Little Princess and a child. I'd love to see stories like those but with a modern/diverse voice like GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO VICE AND VIRTUE. #mswl
Literary Agent
Does anyone write YA Historical without magical elements? Because I would LOVE to see more of that in my box. #amwriting #amquerying #MSWL
Literary Agent
I’m in the mood for a good heist story. YA or MG. Bonus points if it’s an all women crew. #MSWL
Literary Agent
For the record, I’m ALWAYS looking for southern lit across nonfiction, fiction, YA, and middle grades. Always. There is never a time I’m not actively looking for that. #mswl
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Mason Deaver @masondeaver
“Clean Teen” books? 🤔Seems to be code for “straight” imo, or at the very least “isn’t it great how they’re gay but it’s not, like, a big deal!” plus no sex/cursing/drugs/drinking. SO, new #mswl: write me a “clean teen” book with a SUPER QUEER mc that I can rub in their faces.
Literary Agent
Someone write me Meghan Markle fanfic where all the mean people get their cumuppance. #MSWL.
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Carina Press @CarinaPress
Attention romance writers! @carrielofty wants your reconciliation romances. Save a once-loving couple from disaster! Find more information and submission guidelines here ► bit.ly/2I4xFF0#AmWriting #CarinaWants pic.twitter.com/RbLjxwrDcJ
Reconciliation romances? Oh yes!!! Gimme 🤗😍🤗
#amediting #CarinaWants #MSWL
Literary Agency
“In science fiction I’m looking for space opera with complex worlds, complex characters and voices and thrilling adventures, like LIGHTLESS or LEVIATHAN WAKES.” @maureen_moretti #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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Literary Agent
I would love to read a lighthearted fantasy. I still want conflict and stakes, but it would be nice to read something that is fun and upbeat! #mswl