Children's Literary Agents

Science fiction, fantasy, children's books, middle grade, young adult, picture books

Wants: Query letter, sample pages

Michelle is a literary agent at Storm with strong interest in heroic stories, science fiction, fantasy, and children's/young reader projects informed by her school and writing-contest background.

Follow Michelle Hauck's Storm Literary submission guidelines when available, no current direct query route was confirmed in this pass.

Adult books, children's books, illustrators

Peter Ginsberg is President at Curtis Brown, Ltd. His official profile confirms his publishing and agency background, but it did not expose current detailed interests or a public email address in static text during this run.

Curtis Brown says to refer to each agent page for interests, specific submission requirements, and individual email addresses. Peter Ginsberg's official profile is the best agent-specific source found, but no detailed public submission route was exposed in static text during this run.

Children's books, author-illustrators, diverse voices, underrepresented voices

Wants: Query letter, sample pages, portfolio

Sheila is an associate literary agent seeking authors and author-illustrators, especially diverse and traditionally underrepresented voices, with a priority on strong writing and career-minded creators.

Follow Sheila Fernley's Storm Literary submission guidelines when available, no current direct query route was confirmed in this pass.

Serious nonfiction, literary fiction, children's books, graphic novels, history, sociology, psychology, anthropology, medicine, cultural criticism, popular culture, journalism, african american work, picture books, chapter books, middle grade, young adult

Tanya McKinnon is Principal at McKinnon Literary. She represents serious nonfiction, literary fiction, children's books, and graphic novels. She is always looking for work that takes her beyond current boundaries, including history, sociology, psychology, anthropology, medicine, cultural criticism, popular culture, journalism, and sheer whimsy. In fiction she looks for story- and character-driven engrossing work with a strong voice. She has a particular interest in multicultural and African American work, has a passion for graphic novels for adults or young readers, and represents children's books from picture books through chapter books and middle grade readers to young adult.

McKinnon Literary's official Tanya McKinnon profile confirms her interests but did not expose stable public submission instructions or a public query route in this run. No third-party submission details were imported.

Children's and ya, select adult speculative

Exceptional MG and YA fiction with global commercial appeal, graphic novels for children/YA with illustrations in place, very selective adult speculative, not picture books for new clients

Email - mollysubmissions@davidhigham.co.uk

Humor, children's, picture books, middle grade, young adult

Creative, proactive, and friendly artists working across all genres and age ranges, particularly projects that are humorous, quirky, or designed to spark meaningful conversations

Send all enquiries to mail@thebrightagency.com.

Fiction, children's books, illustration

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Email davinia@andlynliterary.co.uk for all enquiries.

Children's trade titles

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Literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, children's books

Voice-led fiction with literary quality, compelling stories, and books that provoke thought, wonder, and laughter.

Submit by email to Georgia Garrett's assistant Ivy Pottinger-Glass at ivy@rcwlitagency.com. Fiction submissions should include a covering letter, the first three chapters or approximately the first fifty pages to a natural break, and a brief synopsis. Non-fiction should be a proposal of up to twenty pages. Attachments in Word or PDF are acceptable, or paste sample chapters into the email body. Submit to one agent only. Response time is approximately six to eight weeks, no acknowledgement of receipt.

Fiction, non-fiction, illustration, children's, adult

Sallyanne Sweeney represents fiction, non-fiction, and illustration across children's and adult publishing. She is always drawn to projects that combine creative ambition with broad readership appeal, with taste ranging from the literary to the commercial. She focuses on distinctive voices, strong storytelling, and fresh perspectives, and has a particular gift for guiding debut writers into long-term careers while supporting established voices to reach new audiences.

Submit via Query Tracker.

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Emma Lagarde handles children's translation rights in numerous territories including the Arab world, Albania, Brazil, China, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Spanish Latin America, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Vietnam. She also handles rights for the Roald Dahl Estate in multiple territories.

Email: emmalagarde@davidhigham.co.uk

Children's literature, middle grade, chapter books, young adult, picture books

Penny Moore represents children's literature, mainly middle grade, chapter books, young adult, and select picture books. Though she is interested in all genres, she is specifically seeking inventive works featuring breakout voices and compelling plot lines that will make young readers feel seen and heard for the first time.

Penny only accepts submissions via Query Manager. Submit through her Query Manager page at https:// queryManager.com or LiteraryPenny.

Literary fiction, commercial fiction, women's fiction, science fiction, fantasy, narrative nonfiction, history, memoir, biography, psychology, science, parenting, cookbooks, how-to, self-help, business, finance, young adult, children's fiction, children's nonfiction, picture books, illustration

Wants: Query letter, credentials, synopsis, first ten pages

Writers House represents adult and juvenile fiction and nonfiction, including literary and commercial fiction, women's fiction, science fiction and fantasy, narrative nonfiction, history, memoir, biography, psychology, science, parenting, cookbooks, how-to, self-help, business, finance, young adult and juvenile work, picture books, and illustration.

Email an individual Writers House agent with a query letter, credentials, an explanation of what makes the book unique, a synopsis, and 10 pages in the body of the email. Consult the agent's Publishers Marketplace profile for any agent-specific requirements. Do not query two Writers House agents simultaneously.

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Fiction and non-fiction

Eclectic list across adult and children's/YA, drawn to strong voices, compelling concepts, and humour

Email Isobel@rcwlitagency.com with a one-page synopsis, brief bio, and first three chapters.

Children's illustration

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Picture books, graphic novels, illustrated books, children's

Wants: Query letter

Anna is currently focused on illustrated books, including picture books and graphic novels.

The official Olswanger site confirms Anna Olswanger as a literary agent but does not publish a direct query route in the captured page text.

Fiction and non-fiction, children's

Generalist across non-fiction, fiction and children's, looking to connect with writers who have a purpose and whose work speaks to the heterogeneity of human experience

QueryManager or submission form - https://www.aevitascreative.com or contact

Foreign rights, graphic novels

Wants: Senior foreign-rights agent; sells rights in spain/latam/italy/brazil/portugal; liaises with foreign offices

Juliana represents Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Children's and YA titles, with a particular focus on Spanish and Portuguese speaking territories worldwide. She also handles Graphic Novels and works across markets including Spain, Latin America, Italy, Brazil, and Portugal. She is drawn to exciting new voices and international authors whose work can travel across languages and borders.

Email submissions@nurnberg.co.uk with the agent's name in the subject line.

Thrillers, contemporary novels, magical realism, young adult, books for kids, pop-culture, gift books, memoir

Strong storytelling in all genres, smart writing, high concept books, work with great emotional resonance, humor, authors with distinctive voice

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Picture books, children's fiction, children's nonfiction, ya, illustration

Writers and illustrators across children's publishing, from picture books through young adult novels. Beautifully written stories and nonfiction that connect, inspire, and affirm the lives of young people.

Submit via the Aevitas Creative Management contact and submissions form on their website.

Ya, children's literature, upmarket fiction, projects on religion and spirituality

Elevating voices and stories that start important cultural conversations and is particularly interested in YA and children's literature, upmarket fiction, and projects on religion and spirituality

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Adult practical nonfiction, popular psychology, health and wellness, self-transformation, children's, gift, fiction

Adult practical nonfiction, with a particular focus on popular psychology, health and wellness, and self-transformation, as well as select children's, gift, and fiction projects in these same areas. She is especially drawn to intellectually rigorous, research-driven books that question inherited truths about complex, universal subjects and offer new frameworks that resonate beyond the page

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Children's illustration

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Children's authors and illustrators

Children's authors/illustrators across ages/genres, currently especially: witches, teen romance/romcom series, MG/YA sci-fi/fantasy, MG/YA horror/supernatural, YA romantasy, books for boys, compelling contemporary. For picture books/graphic novels currently only author-illustrators

Email childrensbooksubmissions@theagency.co.uk with submissions as attachments, not download links. Do not email the agent directly. No postal submissions.

Children's fiction, adult fiction, women's fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, debut fiction, young adult, middle grade

She loves women's fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, and debut fiction. On the children's side, she is interested in select Young Adult and Middle Grade. She loves strong characters and voice-driven stories that break out of the typical tropes of their genres, and she's always looking for unique new voices in stories.

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Illustrated books, picture books, middle grade, graphic novels

Query Letter

Submissions should be sent via Query Manager. Submit your query to one agent at a time, please do not query multiple agents simultaneously.

General fiction, nonfiction, commercial fiction, history, thriller, suspense, popular culture, children's books

Wants: Query letter

Andrea Barzvi represents general fiction and nonfiction, including commercial fiction, history, thrillers and suspense, popular culture, and children's books.

Consult Empire Literary's current submission guidance before querying, no direct public query route was confirmed in this pass.