Category: middle grade

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Editors are counselors


“Editors are counselors and can do a good deal more for writers in the first-draft stage than at the end of the publishing process.” –John McPhee

This quote from John McPhee’s Draft No. 4 book sums up how I have been working as developmental editor since 1999. You know your book best! It’s my job to help you discover your story.

If you’d like to talk to a developmental editor as you write your children’s novel this semester (Aug 8 – Dec 18, 2026) we can do that with lessons on a private site and EIGHT virtual mentor meetings.

See more here.

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New junior agent at CLA


After announcing her new position on Instagram in June, last week Context Literary wrote: “Celsie is open to queries! 🥳 Check out what she’s looking for…👀

“I’m looking for unique voices, atmospheric stories that pull you under from the very first page, and worlds that feel as intimate as they are expansive.” @celsiemoseley

Celsie Moseley’s MSWL says: “In kidlit, I’m seeking whimsical and heartfelt MG and high concept YA fiction.” To see her Books I Love and Books I Wish I rep’D lists, check the MSWL page on her website.

Under Celsie Moseley’s name on the submissions page on the agency website, it say, “If that sounds like your manuscript, please send a short description, short bio, and 5-10 pages of text pasted into the body of the email. I do not open attachments.”

See the “Looking for a Literary Agent” roundup here.
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