Samantha Wekstein
@SWekstein
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TL_Agency . She/Her, Terp🐢, ENFJ, dog lover. Illustrators: wekstein-illustrators.weebly.com. Pitch to QueryManager.com/SamanthaWekste…
157 MSWL
124 Queries
88 Tips

Lastly, I'd love to see books featuring characters with celiac disease (which I have)--especially in the rom-com space. How does one navigate kissing on a first date when your partner has had gluten? This also goes for other autoimmune diseases and chronic illnesses. #MSWL

Jen Chen Tran
@jenchentran
Literary Agent
Literary Agent at Glass Literary Management. Former art major, publishing attorney, cheese lover, aspiring humorist. @aalitagents and @AuthorsGuild member.
33 MSWL
38 AskAgent
38 Tips

On the other end, I would love to find a rom com that feels like Cecily Song's Past Lives but w/ a touch more romance, a nod to The Lake House, something with a grounded but fantastical element that spans time or space. Past Lives made me cry and really touched me. #MSWL

Laura Dail Literary Agency
@LDLiterary
Literary Agency
2 MSWL

Here's Aashna's #mswl ! She's looking for authors and illustrators in a wide range of genres and categories!

Krista Van Dolzer
@KristaVanDolzer
Literary Agent
Literary agent at The Unter Agency. Once (and future?) author. Friendly neighborhood introvert. (Opinions are, of course, my own)
2 MSWL

Chatted with an editor on Friday who said her imprint is looking for less steamy rom-coms for readers who've aged out of MG but aren't ready for the spice of recent YA titles. This is exactly how I'd describe my own rom-com tastes, so if you've got one, please send it! #mswl

Lee Melillo
@LeeMelillo
Literary Agent
associate agent at dunham literary, inc. | theatre person | the original little guyā„¢ sunnyside, queens
2 MSWL

My #MSWL is officially live, and I can publicly announce that I've been promoted to Associate Agent at jenniedunhamlit.bsky.social. This is a dream. I'm so excited to begin building my list, and can't wait to hear from you! <3 www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/le...

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2757 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

"For rom coms, my taste veers towards genre-blends, i.e. a rom com that's also a family saga or a romcom com that's also a thriller. DIAL A FOR AUNTIES by Jesse Q. Sutanto is a great example and my all-time favorite rom com."
CeCe Lyra #MSWL

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

UPDATE: I'm currently open to queries for historical romance (yes, that's new!!!), romcom, contemporary romance, dark romance, romantasy, horror, women's fiction, and adult nonfiction. For more deets, go to my #MSWL page:
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/lynnette-novak/

P.S. Literary Agency
@PSLiterary
Literary Agency
Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling and debut creators.
2757 MSWL
71 AskAgent
3 Queries
179 Tips

ā€œI’m a major softie and I’m dying to read your sweet rom coms! I want emotional intelligence, tender steamy scenes, and genuinely funny dialogue.ā€
clairemharris.bsky.social #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/

Samantha Fabien
@samanthashnh
Literary Agent
āœž šŸ‡­šŸ‡¹ literary agent @rootliterary || pan🌈 || i’m the ultimate hype womanā„¢ļø for great people & great books—she/herāœØšŸ“ššŸŒ—
63 MSWL
1 AskAgent

I'm officially open to queries again!

In Adult & YA, I'm especially hungry for... ā¬‡ļø
(www.samanthafabien.com/mswl)

ā¤ļøā€šŸ”„ (Swoony) Romantasy: Give me sweeping worlds + all-consuming romances with characters I'd fight for (or with). +1 for inventive magic systems, unique premises, and marginalized POVs.

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
2 MSWL

#MSWL Fiction or nonfiction by Black writers about marijuana—a book of essays, a cookbook for special brownies and treats of the sort, political analysis of legalization, a queer romcom with a budtender main character, fiction where a character gets high responsibly and nothing bad happens to them…

Uwe Stender
@UweStenderPhD
Literary Agent
Founder @triadaus , Literary/Film Agent. Herthaner. Berliner Schnauze. Westend. QualitƤt kommt von Qual. 1982,1991, 2013, 2017. Books, Films, Music. ā¤ Berlin ā¤
81 MSWL
1203 AskAgent
44 Queries
81 Tips

My current #MSWL :
Adult Narrative Nonfiction (NOT memoir), Adult Fiction: Thriller, Suspense, Horror, Romance.
YA Fiction: Thriller, Suspense, Horror, Rom-com,
Boarding school settings, Fantasy.
#booksky

Paula Weiman
@TinyFairyHunter
Literary Agent
Literary Agent. Author Coach @BreakthroughWBC . Just chasing the high of live translating bad Italian rap to my friends. They/them.
2 MSWL

Looking for the same things as usual: YA rom-coms that combine shenanigans with some deeper social issue, YA suspense focusing on local injustice, YA heists (please send me your lesbian heist novels!). Still on the lookout for a story about child labor rights.
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Ruqayyah Daud
@RuqayyahDaud
Editor
Editor at LBYR šŸ“š
2 MSWL

Fantasy romcom like Assistant to the Villain (loved that book!) #mswl

Samantha Wekstein
@SWekstein
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @TL_Agency . She/Her, Terp🐢, ENFJ, dog lover. Illustrators: wekstein-illustrators.weebly.com. Pitch to QueryManager.com/SamanthaWekste…
157 MSWL
124 Queries
88 Tips

Lastly, I'd love to see books featuring characters with celiac disease (which I have)--especially in the rom-com space. How does one navigate kissing on a first date when your partner has had gluten? This also goes for other autoimmune diseases and chronic illnesses. #MSWL

Rebecca Johns
@RebeccaJohns
Editor
I am a novelist, a journalist, a professor of creative writing, and the Imprint Editor at Wildhouse Publishing, a new nonprofit publisher based in Boston.
2 MSWL

Running late on #MSWL Day but HMU if you have smart literary spec work like HOW HIGH WE GO JN THE DARK or STATION ELEVEN with a spiritual twist: whp.submittable.com

My MSWL editor’s page:
www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/rebecca-johns/

Shannon Snow
@ssnow_lit_agent
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Audio Subrights Manager at CMA. Mom of adult kids, owned by 4 chihuahuas, wife to a homemade soapmaker hubby, lover of books & their creators!
28 MSWL
5 Tips

#mswl Hungry for adult, NA, and YA. Genres. Send me your romcoms, sweet, steamy or dark romances. Favorite tropes: enemies to lovers, slow burn, sports heroes, forced proximity, mistaken identity, fake dating, tortured hero, etc.
#writingcommunity #amquerying #amediting #writer s #writer

Stephanie Winter
@readbystephanie
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @komediamanagement TCAF Board of Directors AALA & PACLA Member
54 MSWL
40 AskAgent
1 Queries

In graphic novels, I'd love to see the next contemporary swoony YA or adult romance/romcom, as well as stories set in the workplace or internships. On the NF side, I'd love to see more illustrated how-to books for kids in my inbox. #MSWL

Laura Mazer
@lauramazer
Literary Agent
Literary agent, Oaklander. Overenthused about toile. Queries go to: submissions@wsherman.com.
2 MSWL

Happy inaugural #mswl day to all who are #writing and #querying ! I’m a literary agent looking for adult fiction and nonfiction. You’ll find my full #mswl profile here, www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/la..., and below is a snapshot of what I'd love to represent this year.