Category: young adult

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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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Children’s Novel First Draft Workshop Choices

GOAL: If you write 2 pages a day, you can complete the ENTIRE first draft of your chapter book, middle grade or young adult novel by the end of the semester.

The August 8 to December 18, 2026 semester is 19 weeks long, so you can schedule a mentor meeting every other week (8 x 2 = 16 weeks) and still take time off for family and holidays.

Which route will you take this semester?

  • Route 30: EIGHT 30-minute mentor meeting calls: $399 (USD)
  • Route 60: EIGHT 60-minute mentor meeting calls: $791 (USD)

See more here.

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