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New agent Robert Broder’s webpage says:

“While selling chocolate in New England, Rob had the idea of starting a children’s picture book publishing company. Learning everything from the ground up, he founded Ripple Grove Press, which went on to publish award-winning and starred reviewed books.”

In a March 2026 interview for Literary Rambles, he says:

“I have received hundreds of submissions since becoming an agent and have signed to represent my first picture book author.”

The wishlist on his Martin Literary Management page says:

• Anything picture books. Especially something different and unique–from writers and/or illustrators. Rob gravitates toward a story that captures a moment more than a moral. But if something is written well, and it speaks to him, he will certainly consider it.
• Early readers, early chapter books and middle grade.
• Juvenile & MG graphic novels, graphic memoirs.

“The Jewell Parker Rhodes Fellowship for Emerging Voices will award an annual $10,000 grant to an unpublished or self-published writer creating works for children.”

Also included: “A U.S. $1,000 stipend to be utilized for a trip to New York City to meet with an LBYR editor and receive two rounds of feedback on their submission.

What is the goal?
“This initiative aims to address inequities in the publishing industry by supporting writers whose work explores lesser-known histories of historically underserved communities for young readers.”

Submissions are open February 25, 2026 – April 17, 2026. See more here.

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Former publisher, now agent

$10K Fellowship for NEW Middle Grade Writers