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Agents representing picture books
Adria Goetz
Literary Agent · KT Literary
Adria has eclectic taste but particularly enjoys projects that are tinged with magic, have so much heart you can practically hear their heartbeat, …
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Adriana Dominguez
Literary Agent · Aevitas Creative Management
Adriana has a long trajectory of supporting authors and illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds and always welcomes submissions that offer a…
Middle GradePicture BooksNarrative Nonfiction
Alex Adsett
Literary Agent · Alex Adsett Literary
As a literary agent, Alex is always seeking amazing manuscripts, with a focus on fiction and narrative non-fiction, especially SFF, crime and roman…
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Alexandra Levick
Literary Agent · Writers House
Alexandra is committed to working with writers from diverse backgrounds and is looking to put forth a list of outstanding creators who will be able…
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Alexandra Weiss
Literary Agent · Jennifer Azantian Literary Agency
Alexandra represents fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, and select adult fiction and nonfiction. She …
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Allison Hellegers
Literary Agent · Stimola Literary Studio
Allison is excited to find author/illustrator picture books—particularly those that take finite childhood experiences and turn them into something …
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Amy Flynn
Literary Agent · Aevitas Creative Management
Amy represents writers and illustrators of fiction and nonfiction for children, from picture books to young adult novels. Of particular interest ar…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Amy Nielsen
Literary Agent · The Purcell Agency, LLC
In all age ranges and genres, Amy’s looking for succinct and simplistic writing, and iverse representation from authors to main characters, includi…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture Books
Anjanette Barr
Literary Agent · Dunham Literary, Inc.
Anjanette represents books across most genres and all age categories. She is especially hoping to build her non-fiction list. Send her your compell…
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Anne Clark
Literary Agent · Anne Clark Literary Agency
Anne is keen to hear from talented writers from all backgrounds, whether this is your first book or you have already been published. Submissions fr…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Ashlee MacCallum
Literary Agent · Howland Literary
Ashlee is passionate about championing marginalized creators and uplifting historically underrepresented voices. She gravitates toward high-concept…
Speculative FictionYoung AdultMiddle GradePicture Books
Becca Langton
Literary Agent · Darely Anderson Children’s Books
Becca is looking for bold, ambitious stories suited to the US market—books with epic scope, unrelenting plots, or highly original concepts. She is …
Young AdultMiddle GradeNew AdultPicture Books
Becky Bagnell
Literary Agent · Lindsay Literary Agency
The Lindsay Literary Agency is currently on the look out for exciting children’s scripts from both debut authors and published writers. They are pa…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture Books
Bonnie Swanson
Literary Agent · FinePrint Literary Management
Bonnie is looking for underrepresented authors across all age groups, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled creators. Her tastes are eclectic, an…
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Carter Hasegawa
Literary Agent · Tugeau 2, Inc.
Carter is looking forward to finding and developing new talent — authors, author-illustrators, and illustrators — and having a hand in crafting som…
Picture BooksMiddle Grade
Charlotte Atyeo
Literary Agent · Greyhound Literary
Charlotte represents a select number of non-fiction, children’s and fiction authors. She is currently only open for submissions of:
Picture BooksNonfiction
Cheyenne Faircloth
Literary Agent · Handspun Literary Agency
Cheyenne is most interested in manuscripts from historically excluded communities, i.e. queer, BIPOC, AAPI, neurodivergent, and disabled voices, et…
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Christa Heschke
Literary Agent · McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
Christa is actively acquiring for all age groups in children’s. For YA, she is especially interested in contemporary fiction, thriller/mystery, and…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksRomance
Claire Draper
Literary Agent · Au Literary Management
Claire represents adult romance, graphic novels, young adult, nonfiction, memoir, and select picture books. They prefer to work with books that are…
Young AdultPicture BooksGraphic NovelsRomance
CoCo Freeman
Literary Agent · Linda Chester Literary Agency
CoCo Freeman recently joined Linda Chester Literary Agency. She is a graduate of Bard College with a B.A. in Written Arts. Before joining Linda Che…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksThriller
Cori Deyoe
Literary Agent · 3 Seas Literary Agency
Cori is actively looking to expand her list of clients. She represents all sub-genres of romance, women’s fiction, young adult, middle grade, pictu…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksRomance
Courtney Donovan
Literary Agent · Writers House
Courtney is primarily looking for authors and illustrators of picture books, middle grade, and graphic novels, and is open to select young adult an…
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Courtney Miller-Callihan
Literary Agent · Handspun Literary Agency
Courtney is always looking for stories she can’t stop reading. For adult fiction, she represents a wide range of genres, including historical ficti…
Speculative FictionMiddle GradePicture BooksRomance
Elizabeth Bennett
Literary Agent · Transatlantic Literary Agency
Elizabeth represents a balanced list of talented picture book, graphic novel, middle grade, and YA authors and illustrators. She loves books that p…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
Elizabeth Harding
Literary Agent · Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Elizabeth Harding represents authors and illustrators of picture books, middle-grade, and young adult fiction. She began her career at the agency a…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture Books
Emily Keyes
Literary Agent · Keyes Agency
Emily represents middle grade fiction, young adult fiction, graphic novels, picture books, fantasy, horror, women’s fiction, science fiction, pop c…
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Emily Talbot
Literary Agent · United Agents, Ltd
Emily represents children’s illustrators and authors of picture books, middle grade, YA, and non-fiction. She loves books that touch on the gritty …
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Emily van Beek
Literary Agent · Folio Literary Management
Emily is looking for picture books by author/illustrators, middle-grade, and young adult fiction. In middle grade, she is currently on the look-out…
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Erica McGrath
Literary Agent · Writers House
Erica is looking to work with authors and illustrators across all age ranges, in genres ranging from picture books to middle grade and YA, to adult…
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Erin Casey Westin
Literary Agent · Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Erin is open to all kid lit age groups, from picture books through YA, and is particularly drawn to work that shows the author’s world- and charact…
Young AdultPicture BooksGraphic Novels
Fredrica Friedman
Literary Agent · Fredrica S. Friedman & Co.
Fredrica S. Friedman & Co., Inc. accepts query letters by e-mail for both fiction and nonfiction representation. They DO NOT, however, represent po…
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Heather Cashman
Literary Agent · Storm Literary Agency
Heather is seeking submissions for middle grade, young adult, and adult in fiction and nonfiction. For fiction, she considers all genres and loves …
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksUpmarket Fiction
Hillary Fazzari
Literary Agent · Bradford Literary Agency
Hillary is a highly editorial agent who represents a wide array of book types, although she is not always open to queries in every area that she re…
Young AdultPicture BooksGraphic Novels
Holly McGhee
Literary Agent · Pippin Properties, Inc.
Holly has a particular taste for powerful and deep graphic novels, poignant middle-grade and young adult literature that speaks to the human spirit…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
Jemiscoe Chambers-Black
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Jemiscoe considers herself a generalist when it comes to agenting and represents adult fiction, YA, MG, picture book authors, illustrators, graphic…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Jenna Satterthwaite
Literary Agent · Storm Literary Agency
Jenna is looking to represent authors over the course of their careers who are passionate about their work and willing to arm themselves with the t…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
Jennie Dunham
Literary Agent · Dunham Literary, Inc.
For adults, Jennie represents upmarket literary fiction and non-fiction. For children, she represents picture books writers and illustrators, middl…
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Jennifer March Soloway
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Jennifer loves working with writers and illustrators, and nothing gives her greater joy than to help an author elevate their story. She is most dra…
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Jennifer Weltz
Literary Agent · Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Coming from a mediation background, Jennifer sees herself as a liaison between her author and the editor and publishing house that acquire her auth…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
Jessica Saint Jean
Literary Agent · Root Literary
Jessica is a literary agent specializing in visual storytellers. She primarily represents illustrators and author-illustrators, along with a select…
Middle GradePicture BooksGraphic NovelsUpmarket Fiction
Jordan Hamessley
Literary Agent · JABberwocky Literary Agency
Jordan represents a list of diverse children’s fiction from picture books through YA and select adult genre and pop culture writers. She also repre…
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Kaitlyn Sanchez
Literary Agent · Bradford Literary Agency
Kaitlyn is an editorial agent and always works with her clients to make sure we’re putting out their best work. She’s highly communicative and inve…
Middle GradePicture BooksGraphic NovelsNonfiction
Kate McKean
Literary Agent · Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
Kate is primarily interested in fiction for adults, young adults and middle grade readers in the areas of contemporary fiction, literary fiction, h…
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Katie Gisondi
Literary Agent · Laura Dail Literary Agency, Inc.
Katie is currently looking mainly for adult romance, fantasy, mystery, or any mix of the three! The more commercial and trope-filled the better. Sh…
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Kayla Cichello
Literary Agent · Upstart Crow Literary
Kayla is seeking everything from heartfelt or humorous picture books (she has a soft spot for animal protagonists) to dynamic, unpredictable YA (sh…
Young AdultPicture BooksRomanceThriller
Kelly Dyksterhouse
Literary Agent · The Tobias Literary Agency
Kelly represents picture books, middle grade and young adult, both fiction and nonfiction, as well as graphic novels. She also represents illustrat…
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Kelly Thomas
Literary Agent · Serendipity Literary Agency
Kelly considers herself a generalist who is drawn to lyrical writing and strong voices. She is interested in nonfiction (narrative nonfiction, memo…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksThriller
Kristin Ostby
Literary Agent · Salky Literary Management
Kristin Ostby represents authors of middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction, as well as picture book author/illustrators, and she is actively …
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksRomance
Lara Perkins
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Lara represents bestselling and award-winning authors and illustrators of board books, picture books, early readers, chapter books, middle grade, a…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Laura Rennert
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Laura specializes in all categories of children’s books, from picture books to young adult. On the adult side, she represents literary-commercial f…
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Laura Strachan
Literary Agent · Strachan Literary Agency
Laura has represented a wide range of authors in both fiction and nonfiction. She is a popular speaker on the publishing industry and publishing pr…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksLiterary Fiction
Laurel Symonds
Literary Agent · KT Literary
Laurel represents picture books, middle grade and young adult novels, graphic novels, and select nonfiction. When Laurel is not reading, she enjoys…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
Lee Melillo
Literary Agent · Dunham Literary, Inc.
Lee represents Young Adult and Adult Fiction written by, for, and about traditionally underrepresented communities, especially authors of color, di…
Science FictionMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
Lisa Amstutz
Literary Agent · Storm Literary Agency
Lisa represents nonfiction for all ages (preschool–adult), picture books and middle grade fiction, and picture book author/illustrators. She loves …
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Lisa Rambert-Valaskova
Literary Agent · Transatlantic Literary Agency
Lisa reads broadly and can spark to a wide range of stories. She especially loves cheeky protagonists that make her laugh, glamorous settings that …
Middle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Lori Steel
Literary Agent · SteelWorks Literary
Lori Steel considers fiction and nonfiction projects from picture books to New Adult/crossover books, and author-illustrators who create picture bo…
Picture BooksGraphic NovelsNonfiction
Lydia Silver
Literary Agent · Darley Anderson Children’s Books
Lydia represents clients across all age groups, including picture book, chapter book, middle grade and YA, and has a particular focus on non-fictio…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Maile Beal
Literary Agent · Arc Literary Management
Maile is interested in adult non-fiction as well as children’s, middle grade, and YA fiction and non-fiction. In all categories, she is looking for…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Maria Vicente
Literary Agent · P.S. Literary Agency
Maria is accepting submissions for literary and upmarket fiction, non-fiction book proposals, select children’s books, and graphic novels. In ficti…
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Marie Lamba
Literary Agent · Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Marie has worked as an editor, an award-winning public relations writer, a book publicist, and has taught classes on novel writing and on author pr…
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Michael Bourret
Literary Agent · Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
Michael represents a wide range of genres and age groups; his children’s list is broad, spanning from picture books to young adult, while on the ad…
Young AdultPicture BooksLiterary FictionMemoir
Michelle Witte
Literary Agent · Mansion Street Literary Management
Michelle Witte is an author and literary agent with Mansion Street Literary Management specializing in children’s fiction and nonfiction. As an age…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Minju Chang
Literary Agent · Bookstop Literary Agency
Minju represents both fiction and nonfiction in all children's book categories: picture books, chapter books, middle-grade, graphic novels and YA. …
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
Miriam Cortinovis
Literary Agent · Ki Agency
Miriam defines themself an omnivore in regard to Science Fiction and Fantasy, never turning down an original unique piece with a strong voice—so ne…
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Morgan Hughes
Literary Agent · FinePrint Literary Management
Morgan believes that books can change the world and is committed to discovering and uplifting underrepresented voices. She is seeking Middle Grade …
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Natalie Lakosil
Literary Agent · Looking Glass Literary & Media
For over fifteen years she has championed and helped to build the careers of numerous award-winning, critically acclaimed and bestselling authors. …
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Natascha Morris
Literary Agent · The Tobias Literary Agency
Natascha is primarily looking for bold, emotional narratives with layered characters; lyrical and atmospheric writing; voicey genre-blending tales;…
Speculative FictionYoung AdultMiddle GradePicture Books
Paige Terlip
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Paige Terlip represents all categories of children’s books from picture books to young adult, as well as select adult fiction, including thrillers/…
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Paula Weiman
Literary Agent · ASH Literary
Based in New York and with a background in foreign rights, Paula brings an international approach to selling their clients’ work. Their goal is to …
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Penny Moore
Literary Agent · Aevitas Creative Management
Penny is a Senior Agent at who represents children’s literature, mainly middle grade, chapter books, young adult, and select picture books. Though …
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture Books
Pippa Masson
Literary Agent · Curtis Brown, Australia
Pippa loves fiction that sits neatly in that sweet spot: something with a a meaty plot that’s beautifully written in an engaging voice exploring bi…
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Rebecca Angus
Literary Agent · Howland Literary
Rebecca focuses on diverse literature, advocating for young adult books and marginalized voices. She is currently looking for: Young Adult:
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Rick Richter
Literary Agent · Aevitas Creative Management
Rick’s areas of interest include self-help, pop culture and music, memoir, history, science, politics and social justice, narrative food writing, a…
Young AdultPicture BooksThrillerCrime
Robert Broder
Literary Agent · Martin Literary Management
Rob served on the Board of the Independent Book Publishers Association and has a Certificate of Public Librarianship from the Vermont Department of…
Middle GradePicture BooksGraphic NovelsMemoir
Rosa Frazier
Literary Agent · The Seymour Agency
Rosa is drawn to underrepresented BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled creatives, hoping to help them reach their authorial and artistic dreams. Caribbean …
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksRomance
Sally Kim
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Sally represents a wide range of children’s book authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators of picture books through middle grade. Sally is dra…
Middle GradePicture BooksGraphic NovelsNonfiction
Sally M. Kim
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Sally represents a wide range of children’s book authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators of picture books through middle grade. Sally is dra…
Middle GradePicture BooksGraphic NovelsNonfiction
Samantha Wekstein
Literary Agent · Thompson Literary Agency
In YA, Samantha loves creative and epic fantasies, but she is also drawn to realistic stories with multi-dimensional female characters. She is alwa…
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Sandra Proudman
Literary Agent · Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Sandra is continuing to look to diversify her list this year as its important to her to continue to strive for all kids to see themselves on the pa…
Picture BooksGraphic Novels
Saribel Pages
Literary Agent · Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Saribel is an agent focusing on picture books and graphic novels of all ages. She strongly believes that graphic novels should be seen as a medium,…
Picture BooksGraphic Novels
Saritza Hernandez
Literary Agent · Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Saritza specializes in romance and young adult fiction by and for diverse audiences but also represents writers and illustrators for picture books,…
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Shari Maurer
Literary Agent · Stringer Literary Agency
Shari represent Picture Books/Middle Grade/Young Adult and Non-fiction. In picture books, she wants something totally original, with a dash of soci…
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Sheila Fernley
Literary Agent · Storm Literary Agency
Sheila is seeking authors and author illustrators, especially diverse and traditionally underrepresented voices, but first and foremost she looks f…
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Stefanie Molina
Literary Agent · Ladderbird Literary Agency
Stefanie is primarily looking for BIPOC stories, inclusive of intersectional identities (LGBTQ+, disability, mental illness, neurodiversity…). In a…
FantasyYoung AdultPicture BooksRomance
Stevie Finegan
Literary Agent · Zeno Literary Agency
Stevie is particularly interested in fantasy with original, immersive worlds, strong characters, and unique twists, as well as character-driven sci…
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Susan Hawk
Literary Agent · Upstart Crow Literary
Susan represents work for children and teens only: picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult, along with some non-fiction for you…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksNonfiction
Syrone Harvey
Literary Agent · Belcastro Agency
Across the board, Syrone is currently focused on finding stories with strong diverse and multi-cultural voices. She is drawn towards picture books …
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
Tasneem Motala
Literary Agent · Belcastro Agency
Tasneem is looking to work with authors writing character-driven Picture Books, YA, Graphic Novels, and Adult fiction, with or without a touch of m…
Science FictionSpeculative FictionYoung AdultPicture Books
Tracy Marchini
Literary Agent · Tracy Marchini Literary
Tracy is especially looking for illustration portfolios, author-illustrator picture books, chapter book length graphic novels, hilarious picture bo…
Young AdultMiddle GradePicture BooksGraphic Novels
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