Gill McLay

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Bath Literary Agency·UK

Represents

poetry, picture books, young fiction, middle grade fiction, YA fiction, children's non-fiction, author-illustrators

Wants to See

Children's fiction/non-fiction; picture books; first 3 chapters for fiction

Age Categories

Children's, Middle Grade, YA, Picture Books

Looking For

poetry, picture books, young fiction, middle grade fiction, YA fiction and non-fiction for children, and author-illustrators who both write and illustrate their own work as well as illustrate for other authors

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Gill McLay graduated with a Publishing & Marketing BA Hons from Oxford Brookes University in 1996 and has worked in children's publishing ever since, with experience at Barefoot Books and Egmont spanning sales, marketing, and product development. She co-founded the Bath Festival of Children's Literature and now runs Events of Wonder with her husband John McLay. The agency also accepts postal submissions; hard copies must include a stamped self-addressed envelope or material will not be returned.

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