Category: picture book

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New associate agent at Bookends Literary

Last week Bookends Literary wrote on Instagram: 👏🏼Beyond excited to announce that @sophiesheumaker has earned the title of Associate Literary Agent!

At the top of Sophie Sheumaker‘s MSWL page it says: Middle Grade | YA | Adult | Illustrators 

The detailed MSWL lists that follow explain what she is and is NOT looking for in Middle Grade and YA/Adult fiction.

Although all of the client books on her agency page are picture books, that age category is not a genre choice on her QueryTracker page where it also says: “I reply to all queries and aim to do so in a timely manner.”

See the “Looking for a Literary Agent” roundup here.
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New agent at MNLM

The header for a new QueryTracker page says: “Send a Query to Hollie Michaels at Martin-Newens Literary Management”

And the intro on that page says: “I am open to picture book authors and author / illustrators, middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, new adult and select adult genres. I will respond to all queries.”

The Q&A on her personal website says: “Agenting has always been my dream job. It combines my background as an author, producer, educator, critique partner into one!”

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