P.S. Literary Agency
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📚💙 Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling & debut creators for over 20 years.
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To end the year, our clients have two highly anticipated titles coming your way!
"I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won't let you go. You have to be compelled to write. If you're not, nothing else that you do matters." —Rick Riordan
December 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter won't let you go. You have to be compelled to write. If you're not, nothing else that you do matters." —Rick Riordan
"Very often we write down a sentence too early, then another too late; what we have to do is write it down at the proper time, otherwise it's lost." —Thomas Bernhard in CONCRETE
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"Very often we write down a sentence too early, then another too late; what we have to do is write it down at the proper time, otherwise it's lost." —Thomas Bernhard in CONCRETE
"I'm looking for nonfiction exploring mental health topics, like HELLO I WANT TO DIE PLEASE FIX ME by Anna Mehler Paperny and REASONS TO STAY ALIVE by Matt Haig."
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December 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"I'm looking for nonfiction exploring mental health topics, like HELLO I WANT TO DIE PLEASE FIX ME by Anna Mehler Paperny and REASONS TO STAY ALIVE by Matt Haig."
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Which fictional character would you bring into the real world?
December 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Which fictional character would you bring into the real world?
What genre are you turning to most, lately?
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What genre are you turning to most, lately?
"I'm interested in pop culture histories in the vein of PAPERBACK CRUSH: THE TOTALLY RADICAL HISTORY OF '80s AND '90s TEEN FICTION and THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP."
Rose Ferrao #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
Rose Ferrao #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"I'm interested in pop culture histories in the vein of PAPERBACK CRUSH: THE TOTALLY RADICAL HISTORY OF '80s AND '90s TEEN FICTION and THE GREATEST NIGHT IN POP."
Rose Ferrao #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
Rose Ferrao #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
"Novels give you the matrix of emotions, give you the flavour of a time in a way formal history cannot." —Doris Lessing
December 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"Novels give you the matrix of emotions, give you the flavour of a time in a way formal history cannot." —Doris Lessing
"I'm drawn to big, messy feelings and characters screwing up over and over before succeeding."
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December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"I'm drawn to big, messy feelings and characters screwing up over and over before succeeding."
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"I didn't plan on either children or writing. Once I realized that writing satisfied me in some enormous way, I had to make adjustments. The writing was always marginal in terms of time when the children were small. But it was major in terms of my head." —Toni Morrison#Writing
December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"I didn't plan on either children or writing. Once I realized that writing satisfied me in some enormous way, I had to make adjustments. The writing was always marginal in terms of time when the children were small. But it was major in terms of my head." —Toni Morrison#Writing
What's your favorite Shakespearean insult?
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What's your favorite Shakespearean insult?
"Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. We have a pattern in mind which we wish to work out in words; but the words will not fit the spaces, or, if they do, they will not match the design." —Helen Keller
December 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. We have a pattern in mind which we wish to work out in words; but the words will not fit the spaces, or, if they do, they will not match the design." —Helen Keller
What do you wish you would have known when you first started writing?
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
What do you wish you would have known when you first started writing?
“For 20 years, we’ve had the privilege of representing extraordinary authors and creators,” said PSLA cofounder Curtis Russell. “This scholarship is our way of paying it forward—helping to nurture the voices that will shape the next 20 yrs of storytelling.”
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
P.S. Literary Launches Writers Scholarship
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the agency has launched its Emerging Writers Scholarship, which offers $1,000 and one-on-one mentorship to support unpublished and underrepresented writers. The...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“For 20 years, we’ve had the privilege of representing extraordinary authors and creators,” said PSLA cofounder Curtis Russell. “This scholarship is our way of paying it forward—helping to nurture the voices that will shape the next 20 yrs of storytelling.”
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
"Send me dark retellings of fairy tales and classic stories, with similar sensibilities to THE BLOODY CHAMBER by Angela Carter or WICKED by Gregory Maguire."
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psliterary.com/submissions/
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December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Send me dark retellings of fairy tales and classic stories, with similar sensibilities to THE BLOODY CHAMBER by Angela Carter or WICKED by Gregory Maguire."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sxifn5ckgc2bghswuzh2mwfs" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@mariavicente.com #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
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"Always get to the dialogue as soon as possible. I always feel the thing to go for is speed. Nothing puts the reader off more than a big slab of prose at the start." —P.G. Wodehouse
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
"Always get to the dialogue as soon as possible. I always feel the thing to go for is speed. Nothing puts the reader off more than a big slab of prose at the start." —P.G. Wodehouse
"P.S. Literary Agency is capping off a month-long celebration of its 20-year anniversary with the announcement of a new scholarship for emerging writers." - @quillandquire.bsky.social
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P.S. Literary Agency launches emerging writers scholarship - Quill and Quire
The PSLA Emerging Writers Scholarship includes $1,000 to help cover writing-related expenses and a one-on-one mentorship with a literary agent.
quillandquire.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"P.S. Literary Agency is capping off a month-long celebration of its 20-year anniversary with the announcement of a new scholarship for emerging writers." - @quillandquire.bsky.social
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quillandquire.com/omni/p-s-lit...
"I want unlikely friendship novels with heavy plot and a feel-good ending."
Carly Watters #MSWL
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Carly Watters #MSWL
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December 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"I want unlikely friendship novels with heavy plot and a feel-good ending."
Carly Watters #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
Carly Watters #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
The wait is over for AT WHIT'S END, the 4th in the bestselling Wells Ranch series by Bailey Hannah.
A single mom struggling to raise her rebellious son finds support in a kind cowboy in this spicy romance.
Get it!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804169/at-whits-end-by-bailey-hannah/
A single mom struggling to raise her rebellious son finds support in a kind cowboy in this spicy romance.
Get it!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804169/at-whits-end-by-bailey-hannah/
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The wait is over for AT WHIT'S END, the 4th in the bestselling Wells Ranch series by Bailey Hannah.
A single mom struggling to raise her rebellious son finds support in a kind cowboy in this spicy romance.
Get it!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804169/at-whits-end-by-bailey-hannah/
A single mom struggling to raise her rebellious son finds support in a kind cowboy in this spicy romance.
Get it!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804169/at-whits-end-by-bailey-hannah/
Have you ever learned something while researching a writing project that significantly changed your life?
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Have you ever learned something while researching a writing project that significantly changed your life?
"Literary fiction & poetry are real marginalized right now. The audience only wants to go this deep, but if an art form is marginalized it's because it's not speaking to people." —David Foster Wallace
December 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"Literary fiction & poetry are real marginalized right now. The audience only wants to go this deep, but if an art form is marginalized it's because it's not speaking to people." —David Foster Wallace
Imagine that you're having dinner with your favorite fictional character. What's on your plate?
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Imagine that you're having dinner with your favorite fictional character. What's on your plate?
TEN THOUSAND LIGHTYEARS FROM OK by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman is out now! 👏👏
After Thea's husband's tragic death mirrors a plotline in her debut novel, she fears that anything she writes could come true again!
https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Thousand-Light-Years-Okay/dp/1662531265/
After Thea's husband's tragic death mirrors a plotline in her debut novel, she fears that anything she writes could come true again!
https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Thousand-Light-Years-Okay/dp/1662531265/
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
TEN THOUSAND LIGHTYEARS FROM OK by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman is out now! 👏👏
After Thea's husband's tragic death mirrors a plotline in her debut novel, she fears that anything she writes could come true again!
https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Thousand-Light-Years-Okay/dp/1662531265/
After Thea's husband's tragic death mirrors a plotline in her debut novel, she fears that anything she writes could come true again!
https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Thousand-Light-Years-Okay/dp/1662531265/
Mondays are for fresh starts. 🌟
What's your writing focus this week? Share your goals and let's inspire each other to chase our literary dreams.
What's your writing focus this week? Share your goals and let's inspire each other to chase our literary dreams.
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Mondays are for fresh starts. 🌟
What's your writing focus this week? Share your goals and let's inspire each other to chase our literary dreams.
What's your writing focus this week? Share your goals and let's inspire each other to chase our literary dreams.
In honor of our anniversary, we’re proud to launch the PSLA Emerging Writers Scholarship — supporting unpublished and underrepresented writers at the start of their journey. 💙 #PSLA20
Applications open Monday, January 5th, 2026.
https://form.jotform.com/202746305642048
Applications open Monday, January 5th, 2026.
https://form.jotform.com/202746305642048
December 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In honor of our anniversary, we’re proud to launch the PSLA Emerging Writers Scholarship — supporting unpublished and underrepresented writers at the start of their journey. 💙 #PSLA20
Applications open Monday, January 5th, 2026.
https://form.jotform.com/202746305642048
Applications open Monday, January 5th, 2026.
https://form.jotform.com/202746305642048
To end the year, our clients have two highly anticipated titles coming your way!
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
To end the year, our clients have two highly anticipated titles coming your way!