Quressa Robinson
@qnrisawesome
Literary Agent
I like good books. I cannot lie. MFA @ColumbiaSOA . Fire Nation. Agent @folioliterary @foliojr . Hella Bay. Lover of Dragons. Sith Rights. PW Star Watch Finalist
135 MSWL
1 AskAgent
27 Tips
Dina Davis
@DinaJDavis
Editor
Associate Editor at MIRA Books. Loves stories: books, fanfics, TV, movies, videogames. Steelers Fan. World traveler. Opinions mine. she/her
18 MSWL

If any BIPOC authors would like to submit to any of these options, my DMs are open for questions or pitches. #mswl

Dina Davis
@DinaJDavis
Editor
Associate Editor at MIRA Books. Loves stories: books, fanfics, TV, movies, videogames. Steelers Fan. World traveler. Opinions mine. she/her
18 MSWL

Also, I'm acquiring for the new LI Trade program, which will publish inspirational books in these genres: Romantic Suspense, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Women’s Fiction and Amish Fiction. I'd love to see agented submissions for this from BIPOC authors #mswl

Dina Davis
@DinaJDavis
Editor
Associate Editor at MIRA Books. Loves stories: books, fanfics, TV, movies, videogames. Steelers Fan. World traveler. Opinions mine. she/her
18 MSWL

I'd also really love to see submissions for Love Inspired (bit.ly/3cRS25B) and Love Inspired Suspense (bit.ly/3cRGDCO) from BIPOC authors. #mswl

Dina Davis
@DinaJDavis
Editor
Associate Editor at MIRA Books. Loves stories: books, fanfics, TV, movies, videogames. Steelers Fan. World traveler. Opinions mine. she/her
18 MSWL

I'd love to see some inspirational historical romance manuscripts from BIPOC authors. You can check our guidelines and submit here: harlequin.submittable.com/submit/161372/… #mswl

Melissa Edwards
@MelissaLaurenE
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at @stonesongNYC . Lawyer. Lover of TV, movies, and books. Slow runner. Let Bartlet be Bartlet.
218 MSWL
10 Queries
58 Tips

I'd love to see more thrillers from BIPOC authors. #MSWL

Savannah Brooks
@SBLitAgent
Literary Agent
Literary agent at @ktliterary & U of MN pub and lit lecturer (opinions my own) // I believe books make people better people // she/her 🏳️‍🌈
87 MSWL
2 Tips

All right, I’m putting my stake in the ground. I want your #own #poc YA protest meet-cutes. I want them all. #MSWL

Deborah Nemeth
@DebNemeth
Editor
Fey editrix, history geek, armchair sleuth, hobbit matriarch. She/her.
97 MSWL
12 Tips

✊🏽✊🏽 NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE ✊🏽✊🏽 @swindlesoiree

It is more radical to publish Black joy than it is to publish Black trauma, pass it on.

Top of my wish list for manuscript acquisitions (and freelance jobs) are romantic comedies by #ownvoices authors featuring BIPOC protagonists who make each other laugh.

#MSWL

Maura Kye-Casella
@AgentMKC
Literary Agent
Literary agent at Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
9 MSWL

Hello #PitMad participants! I'm looking for fresh new voices, especially highlighting #BVM and #POC pov's.

My #MSWL includes #MG #Thriller and #NF.

If I ❤️your tweet please send your query and 3 sample chapters to my attn at dca@doncongdon.com with #s in subject line. Ty!

Katie Shea Boutillier
@AgentShea
Literary Agent
VP/Rights Director & Lit Agent w/ DMLA, specializing in commercial adult fiction & young adult. Open to queries as of 8/15/23 Query email: ksbqueries@gmail.com
17 MSWL
62 Tips

Looking for both YA and adult contemporary stories of #ownvoices and #POC. Raw, honest voices. Real emotions, with a commercial hook. Please query me. I am always, always on the hunt for great storytellers. #MSWL

Lynnette Novak
@Lynnette_Novak
Literary Agent
Literary agent at The Seymour Agency. See my pinned tweet for deets. (she/her)
192 MSWL
68 Tips

Seeking: manuscripts from POC, diverse authors, #LGBTQ, #OwnVoices, & all voices that have been silenced but NEED to be heard. I support you & want to share your stories with the world. Querying guidelines & wish list: theseymouragency.com/About-Us.html. #MSWL #WritingCommunity #amquerying

Trisha de Guzman
@trishadeg
Editor
🇵🇭 Filipino immigrant ✨ Editor at Farrar Straus Giroux Books For Young Readers ✨ wannabe outdoorsman @mackidsbooks @fiercereads #WNDB #POCinPub
36 MSWL

MIDDLE GRADE

- gentle contemporary romances about queer young people falling in love for the first time
- historical fiction highlighting overlooked events or individuals from marginalized groups
- contemporary novels about POC immigrants/second generation Americans

#MSWL

Trisha de Guzman
@trishadeg
Editor
🇵🇭 Filipino immigrant ✨ Editor at Farrar Straus Giroux Books For Young Readers ✨ wannabe outdoorsman @mackidsbooks @fiercereads #WNDB #POCinPub
36 MSWL

Trisha de Guzman @trishadeg

Like many of us in these strange times, I’ve been taking comfort in books. And it’s made me think of the kinds of stories I want to champion.

Most of this won’t be a surprise, but for what it’s worth, here’s my current #MSWL:

YOUNG ADULT

- high-concept, darkly comic modern fables with literary writing and crossover appeal like THE PISCES or GEEK LOVE
- eerie and atmospheric fantasies inspired by non-Western mythology
- sweet contemporary rom-coms about QPOC main characters

#MSWL

Cheryl B. Klein
@chavelaque
Editor
Editorial director, Algonquin Young Readers; author of THE MAGIC WORDS, HAMSTERS MAKE TERRIBLE ROOMMATES, & more; toddler mom. Opinions my own. She/her. #BLM
47 MSWL
3 Tips

Are there any SFF stories/novels about a pandemic that mostly kills white people (e.g. the reverse of the one we're living now) & its effects on society? If not, & a BIPOC writer wants to write it for YA: #MSWL

Kat Kerr
@thekatsmews
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at DMLA, writer, foodie, theatre nerd. ESTP. Horribly mundane person. All views my own. 💖💜💙🇰🇷QueryMe.Online/katkerr
27 MSWL
6 AskAgent
10 Queries
23 Tips

Kat Kerr @thekatsmews

It’s another social-distancing Saturday so I’ve decided to do a thread on some things I’d like to see in my inbox because...why not? Buckle up guys, here comes my #mswl

During this whole time, I’ve been catching up on a ton of K-Drama and I. Am. Obsessed with opposites-attract such as CLoY, My Secret Romance, and Oh My Ghost. I’d love to see something like these featuring POC in my inbox bc I’m not letting go of these feels. #mswl

Romance

Sarah Guan
@Sarah_Guan
Editor
Works in the book trade: publisher & 2x Hugo Award-nominated editor of speculative fiction @erewhonbooks . @Stanford 🎓, New Yorker, Earth citizen. (she/her)
160 MSWL
5 AskAgent
2 Tips

Sarah Guan @🏡 @Sarah_Guan

All this chatter about a vampire (and werewolf) comeback. I have thoughts...

I like my supernatural, human-but-not characters. But I’d love some new takes—not the resurrecting of classics that worked the last time around. Let’s see new perspectives get a bite at that apple.

If a vampire comeback materializes, I’m just going to remind the world that this thread exists and is still on my #MSWL. Give me all the PoC vampires with messy family drama and historical traumas that won’t go away esp. since great-granny vamp is still salty about the Opium Wars

Carolina Ortiz
@pushthepanorama
Editor
🇨🇱❤️💜💙 Editor @ Harper Children's | @PocPub Co-Director | @LatinxinPub Mentorship Co-Director | Lover of bookstores y tequila| She/Her| Avi @emcorm
42 MSWL
5 AskAgent

Agent friends! Please know that I would love to see more middle grade, young adult, and graphic novel projects from trans women and trans POC #mswl

Jessica Faust
@BookEndsJessica
Literary Agent
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
396 MSWL
574 AskAgent
191 Tips
Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
931 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips
Tiffany Shelton
@TiffanyDiahann
Editor
Editor & Manager, Acquisitions Outreach @StMartinsPress • Foodie • Tattoo + Tea Addict • Siren of Sass • Opinions are mine • 🇨🇦-🇺🇲 (🇯🇲🇮🇳🇨🇳)
110 MSWL
2 AskAgent
2 Tips