Marrissa Childs
@MarrissaChilds
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Ladderbird Literary// Writer Owner of JourneyWriter, A Literary Innovation Team Lover of BTS, romance, Doctor Who, Sherlock, and foreign dramas.
14 MSWL

Editor 1 (cont.): She would also love a "Lessons in Chemistry" with a BIPOC lead and pushing for change. (I don't think she meant the female lead had to be a chemist, but that she appreciated that the LIC lead was ambitious in a field dominiated by men.... #MSWL

Mark O’Brien
@bookmarkobrien
Literary Agent
associate literary agent at Azantian Literary Agency • stay-at-home astronaut • freelance editor • queer • tryhard made of cherry blossoms • he/him
14 MSWL

#MSWL I want to see projects with the vibes of this song and music video: Queer with a capital Q, set in or heavily influenced by ballroom and drag culture, preferably by queer and trans BIPOC creators. This is at the top of my wishlist.
youtu.be/XXIX2WnfbpE?si=F8wNapTt_tS9PR5U

Erin Casey Westin
@erincaseywestin
Literary Agent
Associate Agent at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency. Closed to queries. She/her. Profile photo by DMOimages.
38 MSWL
27 AskAgent

-A highly illustrated chapter book or young graphic novel from a BIPOC author-illustrator.
-A story set in Appalachia, featuring the region’s idiosyncrasies written by someone who knows them well.
#mswl

Kristie Choi
@minjipatterson
Editor
Editor @ Atheneum (S&S) | 🌈 bi/pan genderfluid (she/they); neurospicy; 최민지, Korean-Am; plant witch meets punky morbid grandma/cat daddy; opinions my own.
33 MSWL

Super specific #MSWL : survival stories (including post-apocalyptic) w/a fresh spin on the survival genre & BIPOC/queer rep. Emotional MG like Alone or Hatchet or humorous and fun like The Last Kids on Earth. YA like Wilder Girls, The 5th Wave, or a grounded ownvoices Island of the Blue Dolphins

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
3005 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"I’m especially looking for stories from BIPOC and queer authors."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
3005 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"Send me nonfiction by BIPOC food writers."
Carly Watters #MSWL

Ellen Moore
@EllenMoore
Literary Agent
allennotellen everywhere else • tx literary agent apprentice
14 MSWL

dropping back in with a career update and a cheeky #mswl 🤪 link to query is in my bio!! #literaryagent

Shelly Romero
@ShellyRomero
Literary Agent
Associate Agent | Azantian Literary Agency • PW Star Watch Honoree• Bi Final Girl • she/her 🇭🇳
14 MSWL

Sidebar: I’m not really the agent to try if your books are about BIPOC characters, but you don’t come from that background. And I’m going to be brutally honest, I don’t care if you’re married or something to a person from that race/ethnicity, because it’s not the same as a lived experienced. #MSWL

Michelle Witte
@michellewitte
Literary Agent
Children’s literary agent with Mansion Street Literary (open to queries first 15 days each month) and mental health advocate. I also write craptastic books. She/her.
202 MSWL
18 Tips

I have a soft spot for Southern Gothic. Especially from/about POC. And I don’t mean just tossing a side character who practices hoodoo/voodoo into a mostly white story. *side eyes Hollywood* #MSWL

Tricia Skinner
@4triciaskinner
Literary Agent
Champion of underdogs. Nerdy Senior Agent @FuseLiterary . PW Star Watch Honoree. INFJ. Likes the hero, but loves the villain. 한국어를 공부하고 있어. 스트레이키즈.
33 MSWL
10 Queries
7 Tips

#MSWL Adult science fiction, fantasy, romance, and horror by BIPOC authors. More info at
triciaskinner.com/manuscript-wish-list-mswl/

Lee Melillo
@LeeMelillo
Literary Agent
associate agent at dunham literary, inc. | theatre person | the original little guy™ sunnyside, queens
14 MSWL

#mswl in adult fiction, i'd love to see:

Fiction centered around spaces and communities.

Late-bloomers (particularly autists) experiencing their first love.

Hooky romcoms with unique premises and queer and/or BIPOC protagonists.

‘Weird girl’ lit, but from voices less represented in this genre.

Marrissa Childs
@MarrissaChilds
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Ladderbird Literary// Writer Owner of JourneyWriter, A Literary Innovation Team Lover of BTS, romance, Doctor Who, Sherlock, and foreign dramas.
14 MSWL

It's #MSWL Day!! I am an agent for ladderbird.bsky.social!
Just to give some insight on me: I am looking for writers that value showing BIPOCs in our full-spectrum- our lows and our highs. I love writing that is designed to show the most natural state of a community and its culture. +

Alex Grana
@alexmgrana
Literary Agent
writer. jd. horror lover. associate literary agent w/ corvisiero literary agency. she/her
14 MSWL

#MSWL I gravitate towards commercial writing and writing with an upmarket bend. I’m specifically prioritizing BIPOC authors and stories, as well as LGBTQ authors and stories.

Send me all your messy relationships, intense yearning, eat the rich, good for her stories!

Sidney Boker
@SidneyBoker
Literary Agent
Agenting @ InkWell Management
14 MSWL
Ashlee MacCallum
@AshleeMacCallum
Literary Agent
junior literary agent @howlandlit | brewing banned books, spinning stories, and raising feral protagonists | powered by coffee and chaos | rep: @amandalitagent
14 MSWL

✨I'M OPEN TO GRAPHIC NOVELS✨
Here is a visual #mswl for what I'd love to see in my inbox 👀

Kristie Choi
@minjipatterson
Editor
Editor @ Atheneum (S&S) | 🌈 bi/pan genderfluid (she/they); neurospicy; 최민지, Korean-Am; plant witch meets punky morbid grandma/cat daddy; opinions my own.
33 MSWL

💕character & voice-driven stories of first love, queer awakening, enemies/rivals to lovers, tension, yearning, forbidden romance; complex characters trying their best; stakes that feel world-ending or that are literally world-ending; intersectionality (BIPOC, queer, disabled); trans; Indigenous 💕

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
3005 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"I’m especially looking for stories from BIPOC and queer authors."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

Erinn Pascal
@erinnpascal
Editor
Occasionally Cala Spinner, sometimes Lana Crespin. Senior Editor at @amp_kids . Black lives matter. Trans rights = human rights. Opinions mine.
5 MSWL
P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
3005 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"I want unique cookbook concepts by BIPOC bloggers."
Carly Watters #MSWL

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
3005 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"Send me nonfiction by BIPOC food writers."
Carly Watters #MSWL