Elana Roth Parker
@ElanaRoth
Literary Agent
Kidlit agent w/ @LDLiterary . @aalitagents communications committee. Avid quilter. Still not Elena. Open to queries. She/her.
107 MSWL
3 AskAgent
196 Tips

Totally fine if you want to publish under a pen name, but can you please query with your real one? K, thanks. #querytip

Kim Lionetti
@BookEndsKim
Literary Agent
Literary agent of adult and young adult fiction. Autism mom. British period drama addict. Gosling aficionado. Penn State alum. She/her.
70 MSWL
66 AskAgent
27 Tips

#querytip The #DIS #disability #DV subs I'm receiving are nailing authenticity & voice, but focusing on the condition at expense of plot 1/3

Laura Crockett
@LECrockett
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent & Foreign Rights Manager at Triada US Literary Agency | Musician | Traveler | Cook-In-Progress | Cat Mom | she/her
149 MSWL
24 AskAgent
322 Queries
88 Tips

Not all dialogue needs to be banter & sarcastic one-liners. People do speak to each other without all of that. #writingtip #querytip

Dana Newman
@DanaNewman
Literary Agent
Literary Agent/Attorney (contracts, publishing law), mom, aspiring yogi. @SantaMonicaLibr Board Member. A reader who loves discovering a great story, well told.
3 MSWL
39 Tips

A Basic Guide to Getting Permissions + Sample Permissions Letter janefriedman.com/sample-permiss… via @JaneFriedman #pubtip

Paige Wheeler
@pwheeler_agent
Literary Agent
Lit Agent, wine lover, reluctant runner, book reader, recovering Luddite, badass, mom
7 MSWL
31 Tips

Should You Make a Book Available for Preorder? 14 Authors Weigh In. bit.ly/2sN8tsJ by @CarlynRobrtson #writetip #pubtip

Uwe Stender
@UweStenderPhD
Literary Agent
Founder @triadaus , Literary/Film Agent. Herthaner. Berliner Schnauze. Westend. Qualität kommt von Qual. 1982,1991, 2013, 2017. Books, Films, Music. ❤ Berlin ❤
81 MSWL
1203 AskAgent
44 Queries
81 Tips
Mary C. Moore
@Mary_C_Moore
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
110 MSWL
42 AskAgent
222 Tips

This may be just me, but I really really don't like it when a query tells me how I'm going to feel about the book. #querytip

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
Jessica Schmeidler
@TheWriteShadow
Literary Agent
My eyes sting, my hands are shaking, and the coffee is never strong enough... Welcome to my literary reality. Literary Agent, Golden Wheat Literary
10 MSWL
56 Tips
Kaitlyn Katsoupis
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
290 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips
Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1015 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

Authors, if your manuscript is more than 100K words, seriously look at how to cut word count. #querytip

Danielle Bukowski
@dani_bukie
Literary Agent
Literary Agent @SterlingLordLit / small plant looking for sun / she/her
38 MSWL
6 Tips

#querytip "I'll let the writing speak for itself" tells me you haven't bothered to try to describe your plot or come up with comps!

Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent
Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency.
1015 MSWL
31 AskAgent
194 Queries
46 Tips

#querytip Most agents have a large workload. If you send a query, please be patient and don't follow up on Twitter to publicly ask. Bad form

Sara Megibow
@SaraMegibow
Literary Agent
she/her Literary Agent at KT Literary. Reading, parenting, table top gaming, baking challah, hiking and wine tasting. Always LGBTQIA+ friendly!
17 MSWL
13 AskAgent
298 Queries
525 Tips

#QueryTip = Loved a book? Keep a doc with title, author, publisher, agent and even editor. Great data for when it's time to query!

Kelly Van Sant
@bookishchick
Literary Agent
Literary Agent & Contract Maven at KT Literary (QueryManager.com/kellyvansant). A mind at work. I'm a witch, and I'm hunting you. She/her
50 MSWL
70 AskAgent
8 Queries
44 Tips

Working my way through May queries! (Still behind, catching up quick). #querystats so far are up on the blog: penandparsley.com/blog/2017/7/6/…

Kaitlyn Katsoupis
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
290 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips

Please don't email an agent's personal, non-agency email. That's rude and a good way to simply be deleted #CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying

Kaitlyn Katsoupis
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
290 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips

There's no need to include images in your query. 1) I care about pages 2) half the time they don't show up #CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying

Kaitlyn Katsoupis
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
290 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips

If we have a previous query from you and you send in a new one, tell us! Multiple queries are confusing #CLAqueries #amquerying #querytip

Kaitlyn Katsoupis
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
290 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips

"My novel cannot be placed into a genre" - this says you haven't researched or your story isn't clear #CLAqueries #querytip #amerquerying

Kaitlyn Katsoupis
@RedPenKaitlyn
Literary Agent
Agent @belcastr . insta: kjbelcastro. Freelance Editor. Serial comma for life. She/her. Query at QueryManager.com/1147
290 MSWL
345 AskAgent
55 Queries
385 Tips

Just for those who don't know: I don't represent novellas, short stories, or poetry ❤️ #CLAqueries #querytip #amquerying