The Best Literary Agents Seeking Children's Book Submissions

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Alice Tasman

💼 Agency - Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
🌍 Location - New York City, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.jvnla.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade

Previous clients

Emily Gray Tedrowe, Dianne Dixon, Catherine Greenman, Stephen Wetta, Ellen Potter

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Adria Goetz

💼 Agency - Martin Literary Management
🌍 Location - Seattle, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://martinlit.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Graphic Novel, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Christian, Cookbook, Spirituality, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book

Previous clients

Juliann Law, Rebecca Harrison Reed, Amy Nielander

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Benython Oldfield

💼 Agency - Zeitgeist Agency
🌍 Location - Sydney, AU
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.zeitgeistagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Children's Book

Previous clients

Sophie Hardcastle, Lech Blaine, Dawn Parker

Renuka Chatterjee

💼 Agency - Speaking Tiger Books
🌍 Location - New Delhi, IN
🧑‍💻 Website - https://www.speakingtigerbooks.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Politics, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Picture Book

Previous clients

A.S. Panneerselvan, Alison Singh Gee, Aliyyah Eniath, Ajeet Cour, Karan Bajaj

Tara Wynne

💼 Agency - Curtis Brown Australia
🌍 Location - Sydney, AU
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.curtisbrown.com.au/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Self-Help, Children's Book

Previous clients

Jared Thomas, Joanna Nell, Sara Foster, Gabriel Bergmoser

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Ashley Herring Blake

💼 Agency - Rees Literary Agency
🌍 Location - Boston, US
🧑‍💻 Website - http://www.reesagency.com/
📣 Preferred contact method - Email
☑️ Interested in debut authors

Genres

Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, New Adult, Romance, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients

Paige Crutcher, Samantha Markum, Danielle Jackson

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