Inkwell is one of the worlds leading literary agencies, proudly representing major. Search the directory by location or a children s book subgenre such as young adult, middle grade, or picture books. 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. Books for children with chronic illness good resources for schoolaged children coping with chronic illnesses and conditions such as diabetes, asthma, aids, sicklecell anemia, epilepsy, autism, adhd, crohns disease, cystic fibrosis, cancer, celiac disease, renal disease, etc. Literary agents connecticut find all connecticut literary agencies looking for new authors in the official literary agent directory. All the agents listed below personally confirmed to me as of august 2016 that they are actively seeking childrens picture book submissions now. Combined book exhibit provides various marketing resources to promote your book which are both cost effective and easy to.
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Our titles have received awards and honors from the american library association, national book critics circle, children s book council, society of children s books writers and illustrators, national council of teachers of english, international reading association, and many more. Childrens book author madeleine lengle was in her 40s when her childrens fantasy novel a wrinkle in time was finally published. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. Many authors have websites, and it is a very good idea to contact an author who. Board book, popup novelty, picture books publishes. The childrens editor and i had a series of conversations that culminated in my deciding to write a childrens book about charlie, my malodorous. Updated dec 12th, 2019 our updated and expanded 2018 list of traditional childrens book publishers is available here. The very first sentence of a story can be extremely powerful. Stephen barbara was born and raised in new haven, connecticut, and. She is always looking to find stories that bring the queer experience to the childrens space across all age ranges. Youll work with an experienced childrens book editor who will help you craft an engaging tale, no matter your subject matter.
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So with that in mind, im creating some new vertical lists of agents seeking queries right now, as of summer 2016. Chuck sambuchino august 9, 2016 sometimes its difficult to pinpoint which agents are open to submissions at any given time. Originally rejected by 26 book publishers, it won the newberry award. List of literary agents 20192020 book agents looking.
Writers house llc 21 west 26th street new york, ny 10010. At the loft i curated an annual festival of childrens literature, and hired judges for the mcknight award in childrens literature from among the nations top editors of childrens books. In this post, ive collected recently shared agent spotlights with literary agents who are accepting middle grade or mg submissions. Only accepting manuscripts submitted by agents and. Find all childrens book author representatives using the official literary agencies directory. Learn the correct word count for novels and childrens books here. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
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