Are you looking for a literary agent for your children’s book? These agents are actively seeking children’s books (from board books to YA).
When I find a literary agent that has recently changed their situation and is now open to submissions, I share this news on my blog. Here is a roundup of the 2026 posts:
Associate Literary Agent open Nov 1-3 (10-24-26)
New Agent at Heirloom Literary (09-10-26)
MG-YA agent opening to queries on Sep 4 (09-02-26)
Established agent closing to queries on Sep 1 (08-20-26)
Promoted to literary agent at Folio (08-11-26)
New junior agent at CLA (07-31-26
New associate agent at Bookends Literary (07-24-26)
New junior agent at KRL (07-09-26)
New agent at MNLM (06-29-26)
New associate agent at DVA (06-22-26)
New agent at Storm Literary (06-16-26)
Senior agent open June 12-18 (06-11-26)
Editor becomes agent (06-05-26)
Promoted to associate agent (05-29-26)
Established agent at new agency (05-27-26)
Bestselling Author Now #kidlit Agent (05-13-26)
Former publisher, now agent (04-22-26)
Andrea Colvin Launches Literary Agency (02-18-26)
New Associate Agent Seeking Middle Grade + YA (02-15-26)
New agent seeking picture books, middle grade, young adult (01-14-26)
Andrea Brown Alums Launch Boutique Agency (01-07-26)
These 2026 listings were current on the day they were posted. Click on the underlined name of any post and check the agent’s links to see if they are still open to submissions. (Some agents are only open for a few days, and then they close their doors again.)
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