Agent andrea brings a broad publishing background to every project she represents, having worked as an editor, marketer, and agent, with awardwinning and bestselling authors of both fiction and nonfiction adult, youth, and childrens books. List of young adult and new adult literary agents now accepting submissions. Heres our list of 75 publishers that publish childrens book. Submissions darley anderson childrens book agency london. The miles stott childrens literary agency was established in 2003. Childrens books perfect for kids of all ages waterstones. Picture book literary agents and agencies list 20202021. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary. In most cases, the author representatives below are shown because theyve reported the most sixfigure book deals in recent years for the following childrens book subgenres.
Some of these agents are open to textonly submissions. No illustration to be used without the permission of illustrator or publisher. The book agents below are the best childrens literary agents based on sales for the most popular childrens book subgenres. Welcome to the home of bloomsbury children s books, general interest publishers of quality children s books for readers of all ages. A specialist literary agency proudly representing writers and illustrators of picture books, young fiction, middlegrade, ya and nonfiction. Writers house represents writers of fiction and nonfiction, for both adult and juvenile books as well as illustrators. At miles stott childrens literary agency we represent authors and illustrators of childrens books for all ages.
Or ring the agency for details i know its daunting but they are always happy to. Hi, im sinead a literary agent based in the heart of manchester. Literary agent specialising in representation of authors and illustrators who produce fiction for children s books from toddler to teenage. Our london office was founded in 2000, and our uk agents represent a broad range of authors writing across many genres, from literary, commercial, ya and childrens fiction to the very best nonfiction. Join to find the hottest teen books, connect with your favorite ya authors and meet new friends who share your reading interests. Logan in partnership with the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. Skylark literary childrens literary agents about us. Greenhouse is a transatlantic literary agency which represents authors writing books for children and young adults. Our agents work with literary and commercial fiction, women s fiction, science fictionfantasy, narrative nonfiction, history, memoirs, biographies, psychology, science, parenting, cookbooks, howto, selfhelp, business, finance, young adult and juvenile fiction. Our list of literary agents includes all kids book agents working at all publishing agencies in the usa. Literary agents for childrens books free book agents list. Childrens book illustrators childrens books have long called upon illustrators to help bring to life magical tales of adventures, mishaps, and moments of love and laughter.
Best literary agents 20202021 all genres top book agents. We sell translation rights directly to publishers throughout the world for fiction and nonfiction titles via our network of sub agents and relationships with literary. This time, its 10 steps to getting a literary agent, though i have to warn you, the most important steps are the novelwriting ones. Aug 09, 2016 this list is for children s picture books. Please note that some of these publishers accept unsolicited and unagented submissions, while others only accept submissions from literary agents. If you need a literary agent, you can also check out our list of childrens book literary agents. Lindsay literary agency was founded in 2008 and has a special interest in childrens books, from picture books through middle grade and up to young adult we represent a wide range of awardwinning authors who have been translated across the world. Click here to see our list of literary agents for all childrens book literary agents.
Children s authors united agents represents a wealth of talent in writing and illustrating for children. In 2001 philippa milnessmith joined the agency from penguin childrens books to create a childrens and ya department. Most book agent directories print and online are outdated, incomplete, and riddled with mistakes. She specializes in all categories of children s books, from picture books to young adult. The agency represents awardwinning and bestselling authors of adult and childrens fiction and nonfiction who consistently feature on the sunday times, new york times and international bestseller lists. She also represents literarycommercial fiction, thrillers, and psychological. Seuss to beatrix potter, these images are just as ingrained in our minds as the narrative. The agency has close contacts with all major publishing houses and is also very active in the selling. The madeleine milburn literary agency is renowned for talent spotting new writers, negotiating. If you rely on those directories to find literary agents for childrens books, youre going to hurt your chances of getting a literary agency to represent you. Shes something of a literary omnivore, with wideranging interests. Georgia holmes and jade kavanagh work as assistants at the agency. Baker, kevin omalley, carrie jones, simone elkeles, and julianne moore.
List of literary agents 20202021 book agents looking. Submitting your book or manuscript darley anderson. She worked for several different publishing houses including rights director at penguin children s books before becoming an agent. Our uk literary agents have a long history of producing commercial success for our authors in a broad variety of genres. Watson, little are a longestablished literary agency which handles a wide range of fiction and nonfiction for adults, young adults and children. Plotting, storytelling, humour, exciting worlds and contemporary life are all the things that excite me. From very first picture books right up to work for young adult readers and everything in between we are lucky to work with prize winners, bestsellers and some of the most innovative creators in the field. She is a former primary school teacher and is currently international rights.
For the firsttime writer, getting published can feel rather like alice in wonderland after shes been knocking. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary, tv. Having built my career in the london publishing industry, im here with a mission to launch the careers of exciting debut writers across the uk and ireland. Watson little a long established literary agency which. She is now a partner at the agency and continues to represent michael bonds paddington bear alongside a wide range of childrens book authors and illustrators from preschool books to ya novels handling. Our list is diverse, which means we represent what we love, including writers of history, humor, lifestyle, inspiration, memoir, literary fiction, childrens books and. She worked for several different publishing houses including rights director at penguin childrens books before becoming an agent. In childrens books, i am interested in writing for all age ranges, from picture book texts for the very young, fiction for the middle years, and full length novels for teenagers.
Felicity trew joined as a literary agent in 2015 after working at the agency for three years. All of the agents who work at alive have a great deal of publishing and marketing experience, an uncanny instinct for trends, and a profound understanding of what makes a book connect with its intended audience. We are looking for picture book authors, illustrators and authorillustrators. Julia churchill is a literary agent at the prestigious a. We welcome submissions and cover a variety of genres including crime, thriller, mysteries, womens, chicklit, accessible literary, and childrens fiction, including young adult and picture books.
We highly recommend you read our full guide to finding a literary agent and make sure you do your research before writing a query letter or contacting any literary agents. The lindsay literary agency was founded in 2008 and has a special interest in childrens books, from picture books through middle grade and up to young adult. The best childrens book agents in ireland sarah webb. Erin was born and raised in arizona, and founded emla in.
Nancy miles, mandy suhr, victoria birkett and caroline hilltrevor are experienced publishing professionals with proven and indepth knowledge of the. Our lists include award winners princess academ y and gone wild, and favorite authors such as sarah j. Our illustrators darley anderson childrens book agency. A ukbased literary agency representing internationally published authors of fiction commercial and literary, nonfiction, and childrens books. They prefer email submissions if possible with a brief. Caroline sheldon founded the agency thirty years ago after working as a publisher of womens fiction and childrens books. Whether the writer writes literary fiction, young adult, mg, upmarket, genre fiction or some blend of each, whether the author is seeking an agent for fiction or nonfiction, for novels or memoirs, short stories, essays, biographies. Our team nancy miles, mandy suhr and victoria birkett are experienced childrens publishing professionals with proven and indepth knowledge of the uk and international publishing business. Gill books has recently started publishing childrens fiction, mercier also. Submissions should be made for the attention of the darley anderson children s book agency. Our uk literary agents handle a broad range of bestselling commercial fiction. Picture books, middle grade and ya monday, october 17, 2016 sell your manuscript permalink each year or so, i do a post about the top literary agents and compare how many titles were sold. Macmillan childrens books is one of the uks leading childrens publishers, creating and publishing absorbing and exciting stories for children of all ages for over 150 years. However, our list will always be open to new authors, whether they are unpublished or midcareer.
Choose from bestselling titles and authors, from julia donaldson to john green. Heath is 20 to take a charge of its childrens books department. List of literary agents 20202021 book agents looking for. List of literary agents for childrens books in uk lou treleaven. Our vision is to work with clients in as full a way as possible, so if our authors diversify into other markets, we are often able to represent that work too. Childrens books we represent some of the finest childrens writing talent in the world, from classics to debuts, from picture books up to young adult fiction, and everything in between.
The standard agency commission rates are 15% on deals with uk publishers, and 20% on deals with publishers outside the uk, and on audiofilmtvstage rights. Apr 30, 2016 gill books has recently started publishing childrens fiction, mercier also publish childrens books and poolbeg are also back in the game after a strong season of 1916 related childrens books but most uk publishers do not accept unsolicited manuscripts so you will need to submit your work through an agent. Please note due to the volume of manuscripts we receive each week, there may be occasions where we cannot respond with our normal speed. Finding your balance using the japanese wisdom of chowa. Please go to publishers marketplace for information about recent deals and rights activity at emla, and scroll down this page for information about subsidiary rights co agents. The agency is famous for encouraging new writers and has an international reputation for talent spotting and doing great deals. The below list of 19 new literary agents aims to facilitate a conversation between agents and potential clients. Ill be adding more agents here as im able, so its a good place to check back. Macmillan was the original publisher of classic heritage titles such as the adventures of alice in wonderland and the jungle book, and we continue to acquire and. Darley anderson literary agency, london and uk literary, tv and. Feb 12, 2019 on february 10, as part of this years scbwi winter conference in new york city, an authoritative panel of agents and editors explained what they are seeing in childrens book publishing.
Andrew mann this london agency has two agents and a variety of clients including childrens authors. Clare is a well established illustrator based in brighton after 20 years carving a successful career in london. On her return to the uk, aside from nurturing her own readersofthefuture, she became editorial director for childrens fiction at literary agents mulcahy conway associates, where she worked to seek out new talent and edit. Transatlantic agency represents adult and childrens authors of all genres, including illustrators. The book department at united agents has been one of london s leading literary agencies since 2007. Some gave personal notes about their tastes while some did not. Childrens books literary agents and agencies list 20202021. Historical fiction literary agents now accepting submissions. Oct 06, 2014 the agents who represent some of the most successful irish childrens writers with contact details and childrens agents highly recommended by uk writers remember to check each agents website for submission guidelines before you send anything out. Rights director at penguin childrens books before becoming an agent. Oct 17, 2016 top childrens literary agents 20162017. We are one of the worlds leading international literary agencies.
Children s books should be inclusive, and alice is keen to see submissions from writers and artists from communities currently underrepresented. Heath in london, an agency that will be celebrating its centenary anniversary in 2019. Find all childrens book author representatives using the official literary agencies directory. Transatlantic agents work within their own defined areas of interest, but they jointly share a commitment to excellence in the craft of writing and professionalism in the business of publishing. Since then it has grown into a team of twenty, made up of primary, foreign rights and book tofilm agents, who between them look after many of the worlds bestknown and muchloved writers. If you have not heard from us within twelve weeks, please do get in touch. An awardwinning artist, sarah jane douglas is also a mother, a mountain lover and a survivor. List of poetry literary agents now accepting submissions. 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. Submitting your book or manuscript darley anderson literary. Please send a short covering letter telling us a little bit about yourself, your writing andor illustration background and your publishing experience if any. Our literary agency database includes detailed bios for all publishing agents representing childrens books. Find all picture book writer representatives using the official literary agencies directory.
Based in london, uk, law was founded in 1996 by literary agents mark lucas, julian alexander, and araminta whitley. She is now a partner at the agency and continues to represent michael bonds paddington bear alongside a wide range of children s book authors and illustrators from preschool books to ya novels handling their publishing deals alongside their film, tv and stage rights. All the agents listed below personally confirmed to me as of august 2016 that they are actively seeking children s picture book submissions now. The agency screenwriters, directors, playwrights, composers. Ron beers, senior vicepresident and publisher, tyndale house publishers. L aura rennert, executive agent with andrea brown literary agency, has been with the agency since 1998. Heres our full list of 89 literary agents that work with childrens books and are currently accepting manuscript submissions from authors like you. Heres our list of 89 literary agents that currently accept submissions for childrens books. Darley anderson childrens book agency london and uk. Nonfiction literary agents now accepting submissions.
Emla was founded in 1999 and has established a strong reputation in the children s publishing industry. In adult books, i particularly look for richness of. Our team nancy miles, mandy suhr and victoria birkett are experienced childrens publishing professionals with proven and indepth knowledge of the uk and. Heath offer a longterm view, editorial strength, a renowned rights department and a family atmosphere, as well as a reputation for.