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Joyce Sweeney

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The Seymour Agency·US

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picture booksmiddle gradeyoung adultgraphic novelschildren's nonfictionboard books
+2 morenovelty bookskidlit
Looking for
Joyce Sweeney is Director of Kid Lit and Agent at The Seymour Agency. They have a passion for all kinds of picture books, especially nonfiction projects and lyrical, emotional texts, and will consider tough subjects in picture books, board books, and novelty books. In middle grade they prefer younger, shorter projects and chapter books. They are actively looking for genre YA of all types, especially from underrepresented voices and queer perspectives. Graphic novels should be young, realistic, and preferably illustrated.
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Joyce Sweeney is currently closed to submissions according to the official Seymour submissions page, so there is no open query route for Joyce at this time.
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Last checked 5 Jul 2026·Last verified: 5 Jul 2026
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Joyce Sweeney is a literary agent at The Seymour Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including picture books, middle grade, and young adult. Currently closed to submissions. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

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

Notes

Not excited to see a lot of rhyme, holiday books, potty humor, anything overtly traditionally religious, or illustrator-only submissions.

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