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Susan Lautenslager

@slautenslager.bsky.social
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She/her. Writing middle grade fiction. 🌱 On the lookout for the weird and wonderful. Happiest hiking in the woods. Works in progress: sites.google.com/view/susan-lautens…

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P.S. Literary Agency @psliterary.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
"The less attention I pay to what people want & the more attention I pay to just writing the book I want to write, the better I do." —Lawrence Block
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Adam Jarvis 🇨🇦 @nemacocy.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
MGHub's pitch party is back! Last year 50 agents and editors joined us. 66% of our 282 authors received at least one request. All #kidlit genres are accepted! Plus, you can join a critique group to polish your materials! Full details and links to sign-up are on our site: mghubpitch.com
Banner describing the MGHub pitch party schedule. This includes the critique group sessions (sign-up deadline: March 20; pitch: March 25 - April 7; query: April 8 - April 21; synopsis: April 22 - May 5; first page: May 6 - May 19; and submission package: May 20 - June 2). It also includes the pitch party, from June 3 - June 9, and the agent showcase, from June 10 - June 16.
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Erin Dealey--> Kidlit Author*Playwright @erindealey.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Found it! #KidlitAgentWeek —moving over to 🦋 next week. Get ready!
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Ooo, this sound so intriguing!
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Jen 🧡 is Querying @brisolyn.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Gorgon and Gallows 🧪🕯️👀 Poppy Gorgon and Gemma Gallows are perfectly normal twelve-year-olds who assist their fathers in a perfectly normal family candle shop.... except the candle shop is a cover for a dark artifact business hiding a powerful secret. #GhostPit #MG #F #Q
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Mia A. @bookowlmoon.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
#ghostpit #MG #Q #PN #M Ghost Conductor When 12yo Scout moves into an old mansion with his dad, he’s finally able to look forward to a new beginning after losing his mom. But the ghost girl stalking him has other plans. Now, he must race to help her before whatever is chasing her comes for him.
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🇨🇦 Multi-genre author - PLS IGNORE MY X ACCT - IT'S BEEN HACKED!! @suzelsonauthor.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
#GhostPit #MG #Q #PN #MM #H CITY OF GHOSTS V GOOSEBUMPS 👩‍👧Sibling rivalry 💘First crush 🪦Psychic tweens 👀Restless ghosts 🚪Disappearing doors 😱Haunted corridors 🛳️Family cruise ship vacay
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a painting of a pirate ship with the name erkan yure on the bottom
ALT: a painting of a pirate ship with the name erkan yure on the bottom
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J.J. Phillips | #SCBWI #KidLit @jjphillipsyo.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Hunted for his meteorite wand, twelve-year-old Catch must master spell-hacked spycraft to stop the Acolytes from enslaving the Guardian Spirits and seizing the Minerals of Power. #GhostPit #F #MG #Q #AmQuerying #AmWriting #SCBWI #KidLit
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
WOOLERS When her parents take temporary jobs at a remote living history museum, 13-year-old Effie is thrilled about skipping the start of eighth grade—until she discovers the museum’s actors aren’t living at all, and she must save her family from becoming permanent exhibits. #GhostPit #Q #MG #PNH
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Jen 🧡 is Querying @brisolyn.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Gorgon and Gallows #MG #F #Q 74K Poppy Gorgon discovers a mysterious quill that is rumored to communicate with the dead and is left wondering how much she is willing to risk for the chance to have one final conversation with her recently deceased father. #GhostPit
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
WOOLERS When her parents take temporary jobs at a remote living history museum, 13-year-old Effie is thrilled about skipping the start of eighth grade—until she discovers the museum’s actors aren’t living at all, and she must save her family from becoming permanent exhibits. #GhostPit #Q #MG #PN #H
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
The Top 3 Scary Movies www.nytimes.com/video/podcas... Suspense vs. Dread …..
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Video: The Top 3 Scary Movies
Wesley Morris, and Eric Hynes, a film curator, talk about what elements make a horror movie great on this week’s episode of “Cannonball.”
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Thank you, @katemessner.com!
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Thinking outside the box re: comps …
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Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈💖💜💙 @kellyamangan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Librarians, booksellers, & educators— when you talk about banned books, please focus on the thousands of CONTEMPORARY books that are being banned right now. For example…. #BannedBooksWeek
Book cover: Sofia Valdez future prez Book cover: all boys aren’t blueBook cover: Pride puppyBook cover: last night at the telegraph club
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Kwame Mbalia @kwamembalia.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Naps for the people. Also my new book is out today. Both are important to me 😌.
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
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Spooky Middle Grade Still Sells
With editors looking for shorter, more plot-driven middle grade projects these days, agents have seen an uptick in the horror genre for younger readers.
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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Horror Offers Young Readers Safe Spaces in Scary Times
Taylor Hunsberger, a children’s librarian at the East Flatbush branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, reflects on the ways that horror stories provide children with a vital testing ground to face thei...
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Many, many thanks to all the editors for sharing such valuable feedback. 🙏 This is my first #RevPit, and I’ve been amazed by the level of support and encouragement from editors and authors alike! It’s been a great experience! #10Queries #RevPitTeasers
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Word hippo is great! #RevPit
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SCBWI @scbwi.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
SAVE YOUR LIBRARY! Your library is more than just books—it’s the heart of your community—a place of learning, discovery, and connection for all ages. But now, it’s at risk. A recent executive order issued by President Trump takes away vital funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Movers and shakers behind five newish imprints are aiming to turn the tide on sales in the middle grade category.
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Turning the Tide on Middle Grade Books
Movers and shakers behind five newish imprints are aiming to turn the tide on sales in the middle grade category.
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The fun continues? #RevPitWaiting? I didn't know! Love being part of #RevPit this year!
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Susan Lautenslager @slautenslager.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Excited to be submitting WOOLERS to #RevPit this year! Good luck, everyone, and thank you, editors!
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Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
LIVE NOW! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 #RevPit forms.gle/A4GjmyAHJmPN...
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#RevPit 2025 Submission Form - Open March 13
Welcome to #RevPit! Submissions will be accepted from March 13th, 2025 at 12:00pm EDT and remain open until 12pm EDT on March 16th, 2025. In this form, writers submit their manuscript information to ...
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