If you're looking for helpful hints to find a few ways to
connect with a literary agent, here are a few tips: On April 17, 2021 from
10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators from the
Inland NW Region is hosting an Agent Day.
They will have three agents on faculty (see below):
1) KellyDyksterhouse (Raven Quill)
Kelly is looking for middle grade and young adult manuscripts.
She wants action-adventure
with heart and universal themes such as identity, friendship, family, and
an #ownvoices novel in verse or coming of age story. She enjoys magical
realism, and books with a sense of wonder and magic.
She wants contemporary YA,
#ownvoices that explore the struggle between personal identity, family
identity and culture, a YA fantasy that feels new, has great action and a
romantic thread.
2) Paige Terlip (Andrea Brown Literary Agency) is looking for all categories of children’s books from picture books to young adult, as well as select adult fiction and nonfiction. She is also looking for illustrators and author-illustrators and graphic novel illustrators.
She wants high concept
novels with captivating hooks, snarky characters with hearts of gold, creative
magic systems, complicated relationships, and found families. She likes
well-plotted twists, being a little bit scared, and stories that explore the
fluidity of gender and bring the queer experience to light.
On the adult side she's open to thrillers/psychological suspense,
fantasy/sci-fi, upmarket fiction, cozy mysteries, as well as narrative
nonfiction and self-help. She loves stories that make her feel a range of
emotions, and a narrative that sticks with her long after she closes the book.
Query her when she opens to submissions at Query Manager: QueryManager.com/PaigeTerlip
3) LisaAmstutz – Storm Literary (Lisa is closed to submissions right now) But when she reopens, she is looking for nonfiction of all ages. She loves books with heart; science, agricultural and environmental topics; new insights on history, culture or the arts; strong characters and settings; humor; lyrical texts and multicultural themes.
But you can query her colleague Michelle Hauck with middle grade, young adult and some adult genres. She isn't accepting nonfiction, picture books of chapter books at this time.
Query Michelle here
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