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Jessica Hare

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The Agency·UK

Agent profile summary

Represents
children's authors and illustrators
Looking for
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.
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Jessica Hare is a literary agent at The Agency based in UK. Their list focuses on children's authors and illustrators. Submission status not confirmed at time of writing, with responses usually within 12 weeks. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Picture Books, Children's, Middle Grade, YA

Response Time

Usually responds within 12 weeks

Notes

Submissions must be sent as file attachments — download links are not accepted. Writers should not contact Jessica directly; all submissions go to the shared children's books inbox. No postal submissions are accepted.

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