Hilary is seeking middle grade and young adult fiction. Jennifer is looking for authors of childrens fiction, respectively picture books, and middle grade and young adult fiction although she is open to. Literary agents for childrens books 20192020 children. To submit a picture book, please attach a pdf of your dummy. Literary agents for childrens books find all childrens book agents on our list of literary agents using the official directory of literary agents. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. Middle grade literary agents find all middle grade book agents on our list of literary agents using the official directory of literary agents. The bent agency represents well over a century of experience in the publishing industry, and our agents have backgrounds in editorial, marketing, and subsidiary rights. Literary agents are important decision makers in the publishing process for authors who wish to be published by many of the big publishers. Sally apokedak is an associate agent with the leslie h. A lot of people and my friends say it could be the next percy jackson or harry potter. This is the second of three articles on current agents for childrens books. A specialist literary agency proudly representing writers and illustrators of picture books, young fiction, middle grade, ya and nonfiction.
The 1% was a middle grade childrens book, the last survivor of laurens initial impulse, when starting the lkg agency, to handle childrens fiction as well as practical howto. Middlegrade archives madeleine milburn literary agency. Things i want in a middlegrade christian fantasy, by agent. Shes also seeking picture book illustrators and authorillustrators. She is also a professional actor, voiceover artist, and speechwriter, and lives in a yurt in the country with one husband, too many cats, and just the right. My book is a 77,000word middle grade novel titled the lion king. Im looking for picture books, middle grade, and ya no chapter books please. Monica clarkrobinson writes picture books and contemporary middle grade fiction. Every publishing professional faces 7 questions and i have not edited their responses in any way. The most common pitfalls in middle grade manuscripts nelson. To query us, please select one of the agents at kt literary at a time.
Wendy strothman has long been an advocate for authors and freedom of expression. On a side note, while both lauren and caitlen consider young adult and middle grade, lauren tends to look more for middle grade, while caitlen deals more with young adult fiction. She accepts queries for picture books, middle grade, young adult, as well as quirky gift books and christian devotionals. Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. I am a literary agent with the irene goodman agency based in new york city, established 40 years ago. Chelsea eberly was a senior editor at random house before she joined greenhouse literary agency. After interning at fineprint literary management, joseph enrolled at st. Hellie represents fiction, childrens books and nonfiction and enjoys novels with bold storytelling, moving prose and vivid, thoughtprovoking characters.
Middle grade book genre complete list of book genres. Tag archive for middle grade nelson literary agency. H ere are seven literary agents actively building their client lists. Middle grade literary agents open to submissions writer. Finding literary agents are almost impossible because sometimes you may not hear back from them within months, a year and sometimes years. But her specialty, and her success, was primarily in nonfiction, so when that last middle grade.
Mar 03, 2015 as the manager of the kidz book buzz blog tour she was privileged to work with bestselling and awardwinning authors such as jeanne duprau, ingrid law, and shannon hale. Looking for a literary agent who represents middle grade books. Picture books, middle grade and ya fiction notes writing teacher and author darcy pattison discusses writing novels and picture books. Review this list of popular examples to help you get a better understanding of the middle grade book. For the previous thirteen years he was a literary agent at trident media group, where he built a diverse list of successful authors. Heather alexander of pippin properties is looking for picture books, middle grade, ya, and literary graphic novels. Previously, he worked at floren shieh productions, where he had to find books for production entities to develop and turn into movies or tv shows. Finding a publishing agent for middle grade books is easier when you know the facts. Sally apokedak is a literary agent with the apokedak literary agency. I have published a book called james phoenix and the egyptians. The book group usa literary agencies and literary agents. Sifting through manuscript submissions was once the job of editors, but these days its literary agents who are the first line of gatekeeping for much of the publishing industry. Stephen barr is an agent with writers house, and holy crap does he like books unexpected memoirs with itchy voices, narrative nonfiction that tackles hardtotackle issues, wry and rarely paranormal ya, laughuntilyousquirtmilkoutofyournose middle grade, sweet and wacky but still logical. Writing middle grade a look at the numbers hannah holt.
Mar 29, 2019 welcome to the book group, a fullservice literary agency located in the heart of manhattan. Bookends was created with a desire to collaborate with authors to bring the books we have fallen in love with to the rest of the reading public. In 2018, madeleine won literary agent of the year at the british book awards. Glass literary management was set up in 2014 by alex glass after an eighteenyear career in book publishing. Books that surprised me way better than i thought they would be. If you rely on those directories to find middle grade literary agents, youre going to hurt your chances of getting a literary agency to represent you. Shelley adina carolita blythe alyssa carlier richie tankersley cusick diane duane carrie gaffney harper glenn anna gracia kim harrison alex higgins shaun david hutchinson justina ireland joe iriart. See more ideas about writing conferences and writers conference.
Middle grade literary agents 20192020 find literary agents for childrens books on our list of literary agents, featuring mg literary agents looking for new writers. In fiction, she is looking for young adult, middle grade, and chapter book. How to submit books to scholastic and disney hyperion without. Dream projects to arrive on my desk today might include. But you dont want someone who will simply represent your workyou want an agent who can and will fall in love with your manuscript and then sell it to a top publisher. Popular upper middle grade books goodreads share book. The most common pitfalls in middle grade manuscripts. Books in the middle grade genre are often 2040,000 words in length. The marvellous middlegrade competition skylark literary. Literary agents for childrens books 20192020 use our free list of literary agents to find childrens literary agents accepting submissions for fiction and nonfiction. Our list is diverse, which means we represent what we love, including writers of history, humor, lifestyle, inspiration, memoir, literary fiction, childrens books. In that time, feldman has represented national book award winners and bestsellers of literary fiction, historical fiction, memoir, middle grade, and young adult. Writing middle grade fiction madeleine milburn literary agency.
Heres just one way to look at the agents for middle grade novels. Kathleen rushall the official manuscript wish list website. Dec 08, 20 the 1% was a middle grade childrens book, the last survivor of laurens initial impulse, when starting the lkg agency, to handle childrens fiction as well as practical howto. Finding a literary agent for childrens books is easy using our literary agency. Laurie abkemeier defiore and company, josh adams adams literary, and miriam altshuler miriam altshuler literary agency. Middle grade literary agents open to submissions bibi lewis of the ethan ellenberg literary agency. Writing middle grade fiction madeleine milburn literary.
Jennifer laughran andrea brown literary agency, 14 deals. These agents are seeking childrens literature, including picture books, middle grade, and young adult in all genres. The marvellous middle grade competition to find sparkling and original talent in fiction for children as part of our agency s commitment to seek out and support the best writing for young people, we are. Information about literary agents for middle grade writers. Tips, techniques and encouragement for the writing life. The definitive list of middle grade literary agents 2020. If we pass, you can feel free to submit to another.
But her specialty, and her success, was primarily in nonfiction, so when that last middle grade project was done, we didnt really look for any more. Essie white sold out of pitch appointments is a literary agent and founder of storm literary agency. She represents adult literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, young adult, middle grade, and select picture book. Shes mainly looking for middle grade and young adult. She represents adult literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, young adult, middle grade, and select picture book authors. Middle grade literary agents 20192020 find mg book agents. Agents and editors in attendance the 2020 minnesota. Tracy is looking for picture book, middle grade and young adult manuscripts across most genres, including contemporary, mysteries, thrillers, magical realism, historical fiction, graphic novels and nonfiction. A stonewall honor book the book s exquisite, bygone meter and vernacular sit comfortably on a contemporary shelf. Caryn has been an agent with the andrea brown literary agency since 2003, and she has sold over 425 books. And the friction of racism, tyrannical entitled politicians, and misguided disapproval of homosexuality also have a relevance rooted in current cultures xeno and homophobia. Literary agents michigan usa literary agencies and literary. They often tell you their favorite books growing up, where they went to college, and the types of books would love to represent. Middle grade literary agents open to submissions writers digest.
All work with reputable literary agencies with solid track records. She is most interested in middle grade and young adult novels for children and in nonfiction, mysteries, and romance novels for children or adults. Middle grade literary agents love to put personal information in their bios. Most book agent directories print and online are outdated, incomplete, and riddled with mistakes. Create an exceptional pitch for mg literary agents. Jul 07, 2014 literary agents for textbook authors instead of textbooks, i prefer to handle the licensing of trade books, which are sold to the general public. And its free not because theres a catch, but simply because not enough things in this world are free. Chuck sambuchino of writers digest books edits the guide to literary agents and the childrens writers and illustrators market. Igla represents a wide range of distinguished authors. Mg fantasy literary agents and those looking for middle grade mystery, mg paranormal, middle grade. How to pitch a literary agent in 5 easy steps tomi. Find middle grade literary agents open to submissions in this post. Scroll below now to see 25 middle grade book genre examples, or click here to see all book genres for kids.
Literary agents for childrens books free book agents list. She also represents some middle grade fiction and middle grade nonfiction. Launched in 2015 by publishing industry veterans julie barer, faye bender, brettne bloom, and elisabeth weed, the book group shares a singular passion. The definitive list of middle grade literary agents 2020 wmg. Sounding like an adult pretending to be a child instead of using an authentic middle grade voice. Apr 07, 2020 before founding perry literary, joseph began his book publishing career when he attended the new york university summer publishing institute in 2010. Middle grade literary agents free book agents directory. If youre writing middle grade fiction, wed love to see your work check out our submissions page now to find out what our agents are looking for.
His 2010 humor book, how to survive a garden gnome attack, was optioned by sony pictures. They negotiate contract details and provide representation if any part of the book is illegally reproduced. Alice works with new and established writers and illustrators at. Childrens, graphic novel, lgbtq, middle grade, picture books, young adult. Oct 23, 2010 i have published 2 books, but i wish to publish with scholastic and disney hyperion. Carly watters senior vp, senior literary agent, and director of literary branding carly is currently closed to queries. Maria vicente literary agent maria is acquiring childrens fiction, nonfiction for readers of all ages, and illustrated books. As soon as you enter your name and email address to the right, youll be able to see complete profiles for all book agents in michigan as well as literary agents in every other city and state. His guide to literary agents blog is one of the largest blogs in publishing. Her agency, leigh feldman literary, is the culmination of experiences and lessons learned from her 20plus years at darhansoff, verrill, feldman literary agency and writers house. Our free database includes literary agents for middle grade fiction and nonfiction. Literary agents association of canadian publishers.
She represents picture books authorillustrators only, please, middle grade books, young adult, adult inspirational christian fiction, and nonfiction. But if your goal is selling book length fiction or general nonfiction to a big publishing house or a larger independent, the answer is yes. At tck publishing, we can publish your middle grade or ya book in ebook, print, and audiobook formats, and then distribute it to readers all over the world. It is so important for you to see through the eyes of a middle. Interviews with publishing professionals 7 questions is a series of interviews conducted with some of todays top literary agents, editors, public relations experts, audiobook narrators, and more.
Hannah is only open for marginalized writers in young adult, middle grade, and speculative adult fiction. Find middle grade literary agents guide to finding mg book agents step 1. Johns university school of law to learn about the legal aspects of publishing and graduated with a juris doctor in 2015. Ill be adding more agents here as im able, so its a good place to check back. Aug 07, 2019 the literary agent is an unusual breed and quite easy to spot in public. A very nice literary agent indulges in polite rants about queries, writers, and the publishing industry. Was your middle grade book published with the help of an agent. In nonfiction she is looking for unique personal stories, cookery, lifestyle, and work that has a social following with crossmedia potential. Agentquery find the agent who will find you a publisher. Middle grade readers usually ages 8 to 12 are enthusiastic and passionate about books and the writers they love.
The book is totally captivating and pageturning on one level, completely soulful and honest on another level, beautifully written and in touch with the good living of live in a hemingway sort of way on another level still, and all the while it raises all kinds of fascinating questions about fiction and fact and the writing process without. Her debut picture book, let the children march, will be published by houghton mifflin harcourt in 2017. Some books might be suitable for either type of publishing, but often the author is not. Ya and middle grade fiction and nonfiction, graphic novels, chapter books, and fiction and nonfiction picture books. Sheldon fogelman agency specializing in childrens book. Seeking middle grade, young adult, science fiction and fantasy as well as howto and coffee table nonfiction, leslie tends to champion ambitious plots with. This website uses cookies to improve user experience. The first thing you notice is the glazed over often crosseyed look from reading endless queries about the next huge best seller. Oct 04, 2016 12 literary agents seeking picture books now. Here are seven literary agents actively building their client lists. Raymie nightingale by kate dicamillo, grenade by alan gratz, ghost boys by jewell parker rhodes, beyond the bright s.
This is significantly higher than for picture book authors, where only about 50% of debuts were published with the help of an agent. This is the definitive list of literary agents who represent middle. We want to help get your book out to young readersand youngatheart readers. Information about literary agents for writers looking to publish books for middle grade and young adult readers. No longer an agent dan balow of steve laube literary agency is looking for nonfiction for. For middlegrade and ya fiction, im on the lookout for.
Youve written a middle grade book that youre proud of and now youre ready to find an agent. Middle grade is a very robust area of the market and an exciting place to be as an author. Liza dawson liza dawson associates, renee nyen kt literary, and laurie mclean fuse literary. This is, by far, the primary issue i see in the middle grade manuscripts in my inbox. Apr 16, 2020 the mpwas find maine writers site find. Simba is a rambunctious lion cub living in the animal kingdom of tanzania.
777 935 662 1056 864 1027 1374 911 1095 1246 1247 1376 714 811 434 93 549 755 1012 709 1509 927 1116 550 550 1103 659 875 904 12 760 1495 702 1122 646