A lot of fantastic querying writers out there have been visiting the blog and getting an idea for what I’m looking for through my blog pages and posts. It is always heart-warming for an agent to know that writers do their research.
Last year I posted my wishlist and this year I’ve updated it for you.
Here is my 2012 wishlist:
- Contemporary YA
- High Concept Picture Books
- The ‘Book Club Book’
- Commercial Literary Fiction
- Pop Science and Pop Psychology Proposals
- Women’s Fiction
- Women’s Non-Fiction: health, nutrition, relationships
- Platform Based Non-Fiction: must have a demonstrable expertise and a quantifiable market
If you have these, please send! Send submission emails to query@psliterary.com or find the P.S. Literary Agency’s submissions webpage here.
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Carly Watters is a SVP, senior literary agent and director of literary branding with the P.S. Literary Agency. She is a hands-on agent that develops proposals and manuscripts with attention to detail and the relevant markets. PSLA’s mission is to manage authors’ literary brands for their entire career.
Never without a book on hand she reads across categories which is reflected in the genres she represents and is actively seeking new authors in including women’s fiction, commercial and upmarket fiction, select literary fiction, platform-driven non fiction and select memoir. She occasionally represents children's book projects. Carly is drawn to emotional, well-paced narratives, with a great voice and characters that readers can get invested in.
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A lot of fantastic querying writers out there have been visiting the blog and getting an idea for what I’m looking for through my blog pages and posts. It is always heart-warming for an agent to know that writers do their research.
Ooh I have a contemporary YA you might like, I’ll send in a query!
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Do send!
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This posting is so encouraging! I’m polishing my query!
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Excellent! Glad to be a motivating factor :)
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High Concept Picture Book- right on top of that! Should I send my completed manuscript with my query letter?
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Review the submission guidelines on our site: http://www.psliterary.com. We never ask for full manuscript. Query letter only please.
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Hi Carly! I wonder if you could define “Contemporary YA” for me? I’m working on something that I’m not sure how to categorize, and I think it might fall under that.
Thanks! Love your blog :-)
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Hi Darci!
Sure, I’d be happy to elaborate on contemporary YA. It is YA fiction that is set in the current time period and setting. Ie. no supernatural, paranormal, fantasy etc. “True to life” characters set in a recognizable place/time, but is all fictional–or as much as you want it to be.
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Ah ha!In that case I think mine would be more along the lines of “YA supernatural” fiction… I’ve got special powers and super heroes, so even though it’s set in the current time, it’s a bit more specific than just “contemporary”… am I correct in this assumption?
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Yes, it sounds like yours would be paranormal YA.
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Just thumbing through your blog! You’ve got such great content, entertaining and informative!
I’m doing the Cupid LC contest and made it to the agent round. I’ve got a contemporary YA, so I’ll see ya there! :o)
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Terrific! Thanks for participating. It’s going to be an exciting month.
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