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7 agents have named The Hate U Give as a comparable title on their wishlist, and 2 are open to queries. If you’re pitching something in this lane, these are the agents to know. Always confirm an agent’s submission window before you query.
Any genre is welcome — contemporary, historical, fantasy, science fiction, romance, horror — as long as the writing is polished and the story is genuinely capti…
View wishlist →Long-standing core of the list and where many of the bestsellers sit. Knapp wants strong-perspective YA — a rom-com with a queer point of view, a sweeping fanta…
View wishlist →Very short fantasy novellas aimed at teen readers, strictly within the hi-lo format (14,000–18,000 words, short chapters, linear plots, single protagonist). Mus…
View wishlist →Timely, emotionally charged fiction exploring the legal system, racial justice, feminism, and the struggles of marginalized young people — but she is equally in…
View wishlist →Voice is everything here — she will forgive a lot for a narrator who crackles off the page. She loves speculative YA: fresh angles on familiar tropes, viscerall…
View wishlist →She wants contemporary YA with distinct, authentic voices and books that feel culturally urgent. Romance, friendship, identity, and social themes are all in ran…
View wishlist →YA across all the speculative and genre categories is explicitly on Rodgers's list. Non-traditional narrative structures — epistolary, found-document, non-linea…
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