Agent profile summary
- Represents
- picture booksmiddle gradeyoung adultchildren's fictiongraphic novelsillustrators
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adult genre fictionpop culturecontemporary fictionfantasyhorrornovels in versemiddle grade nonfictionyoung adult nonfiction - Looking for
- Jordan Hamessley represents diverse children's fiction from picture books through young adult, select adult genre and pop culture writers, graphic novelists, and illustrators. She is looking for stories that bring queer experience to the children's space across all age ranges. For picture books she is only looking for author-illustrators. In middle grade and young adult, she likes contemporary stories with heart and humor, queer joy, cozy or romantic fantasy, horror with ghosts, creepy forests, haunted houses, and murder, children's projects about space exploration, novels in verse, and graphic novel illustrators. In nonfiction, she is primarily looking for middle grade and YA STEM, space, math and science made fun, and underrepresented history including queer history.
- How to submit
- Jordan Hamessley is currently closed to queries according to her official linked QueryManager page, even though the JABberwocky agents page still labels her open. When open, submit through her QueryManager page and query only one JABberwocky agent at a time.
Last checked 8 Jul 2026·Last verified: 8 Jul 2026