The Best Literary Agents Seeking Children's Book Submissions
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Jess Regel
💼 Agency - Helm 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://helmliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Emily Danforth, Julie Bourbeau, K. Ryer Breese, Jeryl Brunner, Jillian Cantor
Laura Blake Peterson
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown, Ltd. 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - https://curtisbrown.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Chick Lit, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Christian, Memoir, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Kathleen Dean Moore, Wendy Corsi Staub, Thor Hanson
Laurie McLean
💼 Agency - Fuse Literary 🌍 Location - San Francisco, US 🧑💻 Website - http://fuseliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Julie Kagawa, Brian D. Anderson, Pip Ballantine, Melissa D. Savage, Linda Wisdom
Brianne Johnson
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Wesley King, Fran Manushkin, Margo Kelly, Andrew Root
Kristin Nelson
💼 Agency - Nelson Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Denver, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.nelsonagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices
Previous clients
Marie Lu, Josh Malerman, Courtney Milan, Gail Carriger, Hugh Howey, Ally Carter
Rebecca Sherman
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Daniel Salmieri, Andrea Beaty, Grace Lin, John Hendrix
Ginger Knowlton
💼 Agency - Curtis Brown, Ltd. 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - https://curtisbrown.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade
Previous clients
Gail Carson Levine, Wendelin Van Draanen, Jonah Winter, Helen Frost
Julia Churchill
💼 Agency - A.M. Heath & Co. Ltd 🌍 Location - London, GB 🧑💻 Website - https://amheath.com 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Joan Aiken, Lloyd Alexander, Zillah Bethell, Helen Douglas
Nancy Gallt
💼 Agency - Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Newark, US 🧑💻 Website - https://www.galltzacker.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book
Previous clients
Rick Riordan, Bety G. Birney, Sophie Blackall, Jeanne DuPrau, Bagram Ibatoulline
Lauren Spieller
💼 Agency - Triada US Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Pittsburgh, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.triadaus.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
Laura Weymouth, Jen Wilde, Wendy Heard, Marilou Reeder, Erica Waters
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