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Amy Nielsen

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The Purcell Agency·US

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Represents
board bookspicture bookschapter booksmiddle gradeyoung adultcontemporary
+1 morenarrative non-fiction
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Query Letter, Synopsis, Sample Pages
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Amy Nielsen is a literary agent at The Purcell Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including board books, picture books, and chapter books. Currently closed to submissions. Submissions via QueryManager. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Children's, Picture Books

Notes

She spent nearly twenty years as a youth librarian before becoming a full-time writer and agent. She's probably not a match for epic fantasy or big-idea science fiction.

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Tina P. Schwartz

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RepresentsAdult general fiction, women's fiction, young adult, middle grade, chapter books, narrative non-fiction
Looking forAdult general fiction and debut, women's fiction, especially friendship stories and romance, young adult issue-driven, middle grade friendship stories and mysteries, as well as chapter books (both fiction and nonfiction), narrative nonfiction for adults on topics such as health, pop culture, and memoir.
How to submitAll submissions should be sent through Query Tracker. Query should include agent personalization, metadata with title, word count, age range, genre and comp titles, pitch paragraph, and author bio. Include synopsis and first ten pages.
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Paige Broadbent

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RepresentsHorror, thriller, mystery, suspense, paranormal, urban fantasy, western, speculative fiction, romance, non-fiction
Looking forPaige seeks commercial horror, thriller, mystery/suspense, paranormal, urban fantasy, western, speculative fiction, select romance, and informative nonfiction. She is especially interested in hearing from Canadian authors but is not exclusively limited to them.
How to submitAll submissions should be sent through Query Tracker. Include query letter, synopsis, and first ten pages. Query should contain agent personalization, metadata with title or word count or genre or comps, pitch, and author bio.
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Jennifer Wills

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RepresentsPicture books, cookbooks, middle grade, young adult, science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, contemporary fiction, upmarket women's fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir
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How to submitQuery Jennifer Wills through her official Seymour QueryManager link: https://querymanager.com or query or JenniferWills. The current Seymour profile also lists jennifer@theseymouragency.com as a contact email, but the public query route is QueryManager.
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Michaela Whatnall

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RepresentsMiddle grade, young adult, upmarket adult fiction, grounded fantasy, adult romance, narrative non-fiction, graphic novels, picture books
Looking forMichaela is most strongly interested in finding middle grade and young adult projects of all genres, upmarket adult fiction, and grounded fantasy. They are also open to select adult romance, narrative nonfiction for both children and adults, graphic novels, and picture books. Specifically seeks sibling stories.
How to submitSubmit only via Query Manager. Include full query in body, first 25 pages for fiction or proposal with sample chapter for nonfiction. For picture books, include full text and dummy or sample art if available. Query only one agent at the agency at a time.
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Michael Bourret

Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC

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RepresentsChildren's fiction, picture books, middle grade fiction, young adult fiction, commercial fiction, literary fiction, narrative non-fiction, memoir, middle grade non-fiction, graphic novels
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How to submitSubmit only via Query Manager. Include query letter in body and first 25 pages of manuscript for fiction or proposal with sample chapter for nonfiction. For picture books, include full text and dummy or sample art if available. For graphic novels, include first 25 pages of script plus illustrated pages if author or illustrator.
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Kathleen Rushall

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How to submitRosa Frazier is currently closed to queries according to her official Seymour Agency profile and linked QueryManager status. Do not send unsolicited queries while closed.
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Allison Remcheck

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How to submitEmail Allison Remcheck at the spelled-out SLS submissions address listed on the Stimola submissions page. Picture book manuscripts should be attached as Word documents, dummies or portfolios as PDFs, first ten pages of middle-grade, YA, and adult fiction should be pasted in the email, a synopsis attachment is welcome.
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