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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
Sarah Davies
💼 Agency - The Greenhouse Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Fairfax, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.greenhouseliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices
Previous clients
Megan Miranda, Tae Keller, Elle Cosimano, Ashley Elston, Cori McCarthy, Winifred Conkling
Margaret Connolly
💼 Agency - Margaret Connolly Literary Agency 🌍 Location - Sydney, AU 🧑💻 Website - https://margaretconnolly.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Online submission form
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book
Previous clients
Les Murray, Kate Jennings, David Ireland, Rachael Treasure, Julie Vivas
Caitlin McDonald
💼 Agency - Donald Maass Literary Agency 🌍 Location - New York, US 🧑💻 Website - http://maassagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Feminism, LGBTQ
Previous clients
C.L. Polk, A.J. Hackwith, Caitlin Starling, Wendy Trimboli
Marietta Zacker
💼 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, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Ann Bonwill, Dawn Lairimore, Stephanie Sanders, Hilary Wagner
Claire Anderson-Wheeler
💼 Agency - Regal Hoffmann & Associates 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://rhaliterary.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Children's Book, Diverse Fiction, #ownvoices, BIPOC, Crime Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics
Previous clients
Dan Cluchey, Patrick Dacey, Eldonna Edwards, Faith Gardner, Samantha Mabry
Elizabeth Harding
💼 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
Jane Yolen, Karen Cushman, Robert Cormier, S.E. Hinton, Nikki Grimes
Lisa Leshne
💼 Agency - The Leshne Agency 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.leshneagency.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email ☑️ Interested in debut authors
Genres
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Business Book, Cookbook, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Spirituality, Sports, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, Feminism
Previous clients
Julissa Arce, Leslie Lehr, Christie Pearce Rampone, AJ Mendez, Ivan Klima
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
Andrea Morrison
💼 Agency - Writers House 🌍 Location - New York City, US 🧑💻 Website - http://www.writershouse.com/ 📣 Preferred contact method - Email
Genres
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book, Diverse Fiction
Previous clients
Hillary Frank, Shreya Gupta, Diana Sudyka, Aja Gabel, Aimee Sicuro
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