Matthew Valdez, Megibow Literary

Happy #QuestPit! For this and all future pitch events, if I like your post please feel free to send my way if you think we’d be a good fit! Email your query materials and first ten pages to matthewquery at megibowliterary dot com.

It’s come to my attention that someone is impersonating me with a fake email address, asking authors to submit work. While I’m flattered that someone thinks I’m important enough to impersonate, please do not reply to any email address that doesn’t match the Spencerhill website!

Bidding link is in my Link Tree!

So excited to have been invited to participate in the first ever in person live literary agent pitch event at the Louisville Book Festival! Bidding for all 20 spots starts on May 30th! See y’all soon!

⭐️ WIP ALERT ⭐️ I’m so excited to finally share THE DESERT KEEPS HER DEAD, my weird western fantasy heist WIP featuring: ☀️ a death-obsessed paleontologist ☀️ her bounty hunting ex best friend ☀️ a fossil worth stealing ☀️ a desert worth saving #WIPPit #A #F #LGBT

@saraduranauthor There is no way 😂☠️ it was meant to be!

Trying to update people on my life when I’m a Sara who is married to a Matthew and also represented by a Matthew whose mentor is a Sara

@henryindy Memoir is hard because I rep fiction exclusively. I wouldn’t necessarily have the right contacts. Maybe down the line as I get more established I can take on some non-fiction though. :-)

@MLA_Matthew Even if its memoir?

In case my MSWL wasn’t clear… if your book is queer in any way, I want to see it! If it’s slightly outside of what I’m looking for, but it’s queer… SEND IT! 🏳️‍🌈💕 (Not counting side characters, I’m talking MCs!) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 Also I reopened to queries yesterday!

We are dealing with the same thing, unfortunately. PLEASE pay close attention to the email addresses. Agents do not use Gmail or Aol or Yahoo.

@Rosemar53886396 sure!

@MLA_Matthew The antagonist? Baby gay?

@mjvalentour Feel free to send!

@MLA_Matthew I have one that's on a short timeline for reasons I can't say on here 🫣 that I'd be up to discuss. It's very TJ Klune-esque which I know you love.

@DaemiRhys This is why I became an agent in the first place! :)

@MLA_Matthew Genuinely appreciate how open you are about championing queer MC’s, I’d been waiting for you to reopen to SF and was thrilled yesterday to send in my query. 🏳️‍🌈

@Eleonorawrites8 Woohoo!

@MLA_Matthew Yay! Been waiting for you to open 🥳 My queer romance will land in your inbox - watch out!

@LastSinistral Yes, feel free to send!

@MLA_Matthew What if the MC is bisexual, but it's not overtly stated? The signs are there in his inner reflections because from day one I wrote with his backstory in mind, but it's subtle.

@dawnfeatherauth Yes, technically- but happy to take a look!

@MLA_Matthew Hi! Is Megibow reject from one = reject from all? 95k romantic fantasy with queer elements🙂

@pippawestauthor Hiya! Yes, please feel free to send! I have not finished reading through my January requests so I can easily make that swap. :)

@MLA_Matthew Hi, Matthew! Quick question: if I submitted a QuestPit requested query in January, would you recommend re-sending? I've since done a lot of edits, but wasn't sure if it had not made it to the inbox🙂

@rrreadsbooks Yay Renee!!!

how it started: how it’s going:

@rrreadsbooks Happy Birthday Renee!!!

It’s my birthday 🥳 and @ editors, the best gift ever would be an offer on any of my fabulous clients’ projects 😉

A reminder that I am taking pitches along with some other FABULOUS agents this Saturday! Really looking forward to it!

@vickyweberbooks This is amazing! 🤩

New agent milestone...in just 2 years at CMA, I've hit OVER A MILLION DOLLARS in deals for my clients! 🥺🎉

@ebthornwriter @DaleODellJr1 Feel free to send now! I’d like to have it before I reopen next month :-)

@MLA_Matthew @DaleODellJr1 Hi Matthew! You actually have a query of mine for a different project in your inbox already, but I'd be happy to send this one along whenever you're ready for it! Just let me know!

For #QuestPit here's a new-and-improved #agentguide for my 75k m/m college love triangle romance 💔OFFSIDES💔 HEATED RIVALRY x DEEP END w/ big 5 editor interest! #A #NA #R #LGBT #Q #amquerying