Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

Anything that doesn't fit any of these is great too, of course, and generally anything that is too 'weird' or bold to fit into a definable genre or category. I have all kinds of (wonderful) stories and writers on my client list already, but I can't wait to grow it. Send away!

Heather McCorkle
@McCorkle_Editor
Editor
AQ editor w/City Owl, Editorial Director of Mystic Owl, romance in: SF/F genres for adults only! Love is love. cityowlpress.com enigmaticeditor.bl
95 MSWL
78 Tips

#MSWL: Polished stand alone adult urban fantasy romance packed full of tension, excitement, and powerful women. Under 68K. enigmaticeditor.blogspot.com/p/submit.html

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

More #ownvoices queer and trans love stories in YA would be excellent! And YA graphic novels, too.

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

YA / crossover is the big one, and there I'm looking for new takes on big commercial / genre, as well as funny, uplifting, voice-led novels, and (always) teen books full of sex, politics and content that teenagers actually want to read but that gatekeepers are sh*t scared of...

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2641 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

“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 ericsmithrocks.com/mswl

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

I'm largely a kids and YA agent, but I do also represent adult work - especially bold non-fiction with a clear hook and (often) socially progressive aspect - feminism; socialism; environmentalism; internationalism; mental health; prison reform - I'd love to see it.

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

Would love more graphic novels and author-illustrators for all ages, too!

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

I also love horror horror - YA, middle-grade, even commercial-literary adult fiction. Creepy, cinematic psychological horror with some kind of genre twist or social justice message would be an absolute dream.

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

I'd also love some comedy-horror in middle-grade. I don't know what that looks like, but I do know I love ghosts and zombies.

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

On the subject of middle-grade, I'm still not seeing enough comedy by women. I continue to wax about it, but @sharnajackson's HIGH RISE MYSTERY is the perfect example of a funny, clever adventure with all the life and representation that I'm looking for.

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

I would so love for these stories to be funny, silly, celebratory - in all possible genres (but especially comedy or horror, FYI) and up and down the age-ranges, but especially middle-grade.

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

...trans characters; incidental working-class backdrops; all kinds of BAME stories...give me life in all it's beautiful variation! My inbox is still not showing me this, so at JULA we're cooking up ways of removing this barrier that still must exist for writers submitting to us.

Rachel Mann
@rachelpmann
Literary Agent
Literary agent | She/her
23 MSWL

Rachel Mann @rachelphilippa

While we're all locked up reading and writing / glued to social media, I thought I might do a thread about the kinds of submissions I'm looking for, because it worked pretty well last time...

Always, always, #ownvoices stories from under-represented writers and characters – including neuroatypical protagonists; characters with visible and invisible disabilities; stories involving unpaid carers and young carers; the broadest definition of queer love / sex stories...

Maile Beal
@MaileBeal
Literary Agent
Literary agent at Arc Literary Management • maile@arcliterary.com • she/her
1 MSWL
Lauren Appleton
@LBApple
Editor
Senior Editor at Avery/TarcherPerigee, a @penguinrandom imprint. I enjoy wit and sarcasm. She/Her
9 MSWL

Is the time right for an apocalypse journal? Could be! #MSWL

Norma Perez-Hernandez
@normajeanesays
Assistant Editor
assistant editor | writer | sometimes actor | founding member, @LatinxinPub and @PocPub | BTS! BTS! | rep: @jcastillobooks | messaging and data rates may apply
60 MSWL
25 AskAgent

sarah maclean @sarahmaclean

@normajeanesays Norma. Only one of us is an editor. FIND ME SOME ALPHAS.

So, this dovetails pretty nicely into my other Book Twitter convo today.

Agents, please help me. For Romancelandia, and Sarah 💕 #MSWL

Elizabeth Lee
@EleeReads
Editor
☁️ Editor at Penguin Workshop, an imprint of @penguinteen and @penguinkids ☁️ Opera singer & stress baker ☁️ Author as @elshenwrites She/her #WNDB #POCinPub
31 MSWL
Anne Moore Armstrong
@childbookart
Literary Agent
wonderhunter ✨ Senior Art Agent @BrightAgencyUS • children's book publishing • art direction • #kidlitart insta: @annebrightart ✨ love living near #LakeErie
5 MSWL

now that many editors are working remotely from home, I've been sending out lots of new picture book stories from my author/illustrators... here's to reading! #MSWL and big hugs to #kidlitart peeps xo

Erica Bauman
@Erica_Bauman
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @AevitasCreative , writer, cat lady, musical theater superfan, TV watcher, donut obsessed, she/her. All views are my own.
148 MSWL
17 Tips

This is weirdly specific (blame my subconscious) but I’d love to see a YA where the MC is dealing with the fallout of a parent’s very public arrest as a serial killer, and the true crime aficionados and podcasters who now hound their family. #MSWL