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Catherine Pellegrino

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Marjacq·UK

Agent profile summary

Represents
children's fictionmiddle gradeYAadult fiction
Looking for
Children: singular/underrepresented voices; powerful ideas. Adult: commercial women's fiction, uplit, sagas, romance (contemporary, romcom, historical).
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Catherine Pellegrino is a literary agent at Marjacq based in UK. Their list focuses on genres including children's fiction, middle grade, and YA. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, YA, Middle Grade

Notes

Catherine began her agenting career at Rogers, Coleridge and White in 2007, then ran her own agency CPA while based in France before joining Marjacq in 2015. Her client list includes Roopa Farooki, Andrew Taylor, Michelle Lovric, and Harriet Whitehorn, among many others.

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