"Great dialogue has transparency. Something is being said while something else is being felt." —Robert McKee
P.S. Literary Agency
@psliterary.bsky.social
📚💙 Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling & debut creators for over 20 years. 📍 U.S. & Canada linktr.ee/psliterary
What's your must-have book on the craft of writing?
LOST AND FOUND is out today! This final work in USA Today bestselling author @tarahdewitt.bsky.social's Spunes, Oregon series is a small-town romance filled with heartbreak and hope. Get the deluxe limited edition: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250329462/lostandfound/
"A piece of writing has to seduce the reader, it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust." —Po Bronson
⛔️ For anyone preparing a query letter or nonfiction proposal for us: Please be aware that our inbox will have a brief pause from August 22nd–September 7th for our summer hiatus. We’ll be re-open to submissions on Tuesday, September 8th. Plan accordinly!
"I have written a great many stories and I still don't know how to go about it except to write it and take my chances." —John Steinbeck
Your words have power. What will you write to make an impact this week?
"I'm seeking supernatural and psychological thrillers." @alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Have you read any books from a debut author in the past year?
"Writing sets off a spark in my heart, and I'm going to start a fire." —Tiffany Ferentini
"Give me The Secret Garden (1993 film adaptation) but for adults." Gemma Paynter #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
"Novel writing is largely about building a big structure through small increments." —Grant Faulkner
"I want an LGBTQIA+ novel in the vein of ONE DAY, A LOVE SONG FOR RICKI WILDE (high concept, unique structure, deep and sweeping love story)." Carly Watters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
Is there a particular genre you would love to write but only under a pseudonym?
If your TBR stack is looking a little short this August, we have some recommendations for you right here.
📬💤 Plan ahead! Our inbox will be paused soon which means we will not be accepting submissions from August 22nd–September 7th.
It’s a pleasure to welcome @madisonpotter.bsky.social to #TeamPSLA as an Associate Literary Agent. Madison has five years of agency experience and is based in Vermont. She likes to get to know her clients professionally and personally to support the working relationship.
"What is the best way to write? Each of us has to discover her own way by writing. Writing teaches writing." —Gail Sher
"I would love fantasies with unique magic systems, strong characters, and stories inspired by myth or folklore, particularly outside the Western canon." Marina Green #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
If you could have dinner with any fictional character from a book you've read, who would be sitting across the table from you?
POST-MAN: ESSAYS ON BEING A NEURODIVERGENT NON-BINARY PERSON by @alexicon.bsky.social was named as one of the ”15 Canadian Books to Read for Disability Pride Month and Beyond” by CBC Books! https://www.cbc.ca/books/15-canadian-books-to-read-for-disability-pride-month-and-beyond-9.7278464#
"I'd like to see more speculative fiction, and psychological thrillers in my inbox." Elizabeth Guthrie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
"Every time a written word is put to page it is an opportunity to expand our minds, whether we are the writer or the reader." —K. Lamb
LOST AND FOUND by Tara DeWitt was named as a Library Reads Hall of Fame pick for August. Check out all of this month's honorees: https://libraryreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/August26.pdf
"Trust your reader. Not everything needs to be explained. If you really know something, and breathe life into it, they'll know it too." —Esther Freud
"I’d love to see projects like FROM HERE TO ETERNITY by Caitlin Doughty, YOU WERE BORN FOR THIS by Chani Nicholas, and THE RADIUM GIRLS by Kate Moore in my inbox." @alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
