Agent Archives

or will chaos win (again)? Piccadilly Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, is to publish the series, with editorial director Ella Whiddett acquiring world rights from Kirk Slater's agent Alice Williams at Alice Williams Literary The Non-Magical Adventures of Bella Crumb will be published in paperback in September 2027, followed by the next books in[...]

Meg Selkey's agent Judy Hansen of Hansen Literary Agency negotiated the sale. Meg Selkey is a graduate of the Center for Cartoon Studies, and her thesis project was Between, a multi-chapter comic that traces a friend group exclusively through their sleepovers, spanning from young childhood into the teen years It examines the messier sides of adolescent[...]

Katherine Applegate's agent, Elena Giovinazzo, at Heirloom Literary & Media, and Yai Rhynn's agents, Heather and Ethan Long, at Tugeau 2, negotiated the deal with Feiwel and Friends, which published the original Crenshaw in 2015. Yai Rhynn is a technical engineer who writes and draws stories at night, including for Macmillan, Red Chair Press, and HP,[...]

Bobby Podesta's agent, Jennifer March Soloway at Starling Literary + Media, negotiated the deal First Second Books is an American graphic novel publisher based in New York City, and an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, distributed by Macmillan, with Editorial & Creative Director Mark Siegel and Editorial Director Calista Brill. Bobby[...]

Jarrett J. Krosoczka adapts Marc Brown's Arthur as graphic novels for Arthur's 50th anniversary in May 2027

Under the broader Scholastic umbrella, the imprint has helped normalise comics as a vehicle for historical fiction, social issues, and emotionally resonant middle-grade stories. Agents Holly Root of Root Literary represented Alan Gratz, while Alex Gehringer of the Bright Agency represented Syd Fini in negotiating the deal. Ground Zero: The Graphic Novel is an adaptation of[...]

The deal was struck with Krimstein's agent, Jennifer Lyons of the Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency. Yoko One by Ken Krimstein Ken Krimstein is best known for creating gag cartoons, but this is the next chapter in a more ambitious second act The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt, from 2018, won the Bernard J Brommel Award for Biography[...]

Eliana Albertini's agent, Alessandra Sternfeld at Am-Book, negotiated the deals. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Eliana Albertini tells us, "It was a real privilege to work with William Shakespeare on this adaptation, even though it wasn't easy to explain to[...]

Jennifer Laughran is a senior agent at Andrea Brown and a longtime children's bookseller with a track record in quirky middle grade and graphic novels Kortney Nash, assistant editor at Godwin Books/Henry Holt, has worked on the middle-grade graphic novel Oasis and has said she looks for marginalised voices in stories that still let kids[...]

Damien Alexander's agent, Elizabeth Bennett at Transatlantic Agency, sold world rights. Damian Alexander Damian Alexander's previous book for Graphic Universe, Absolutely Everything, was published last year, a 216-page story about sixth grader Marcella, undiagnosed ADHD, friendship drift, and a family move, drawn from Alexander's own late diagnosis while he was working on his debut He also just[...]

intelligence agent trapped in the no-man's land between opposing forces Along the way, Rob encounters drone warfare, snow, Soviet-era tanks, and an Eastern European warlord from his past who now commands a ragtag unit made up of Russian conscripts and North Korean mercenaries—as well as the usual romantic entanglements! And like all issues in the[...]

The deal was negotiated by Shaz Mohseni's agent Ellen Goff at HG Literary. Lemon Green by Shaz Mohseni Shaz says "The story follows Lemon, a headstrong woman experiencing an early midlife crisis, as she unexpectedly inherits an old English cottage from her late grandfather and moves in …only to discover that the house is already occupied by[...]

Publication is scheduled for 2028 and Joshua Sematon's agent Janna Morishima negotiated that deal as well He now says, "When I first signed with my agent Janna, it was because she liked my pitch for Woodland Hills. She also thought I might like Ariol a series about a donkey navigating friendships, school, and every day life[...]

The deal was arranged by Sammi Zhang's agent, Monica Rodriguez of the Context Literary Agency. Sammi Zhan, Instagram Sammi Zhang is an illustrator, concept artist, and visual storyteller based in Toronto, Canada, who specialises in personal illustrations, comics, doodles, and visual development work, often featuring vibrant, watercolour-inspired styles and narrative-driven pieces Her work often explores themes like[...]

Phil Bildner's agent Erin Murphy while at Erin Murphy Literary Agency and Mike Curato's agent Brenda Bowen at the Book Group negotiated the sale. Phil Bildner is an American children's book author, known for picture books and middle-grade novels which explore themes like sports, history, friendship, and LGBTQ+ experiences Bildner earned a bachelor's degree in political[...]

excited for everyone to meet these guys in 2027!" Cosplay Famous by Asia Miller Asia Miller's agent, Wendi Gu at HG Literary, negotiated the deal Asia Miller is a queer Chinese-American artist, illustrator, animator, and comics creator based in Los Angeles, originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains They graduated from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) with[...]

She co-founded the Cartoonist Cooperative for industry labour rights, edits horror anthologies like Death in the Mouth, and works as a narrative designer for Magic: The Gathering at Wizards of the Coast. Sloane Leong's agent, Jen Linnan at Linnan Literary Management, and Leslie Hung's agent, Judy Hansen at Hansen Literary Management, negotiated the deal. [...]

Adam Shaghnessy's agent, Ammi-Joan Paquette, did the two-book deal while at Erin Murphy Literary Agency, and Jacob Chabot represented himself. Union Square Kids logo Adam Shaughnessy is a teacher-turned-writer who launched Grand Adventures, an enrichment program for elementary-aged children that blends story and play by placing cooperative games in the context of sophisticated stories He completed a[...]

Tales Of Lake Eerie, a new middle-grade graphic novel series by David M. Booher and Sarah Turner from Oni Press in 2027

Sarah Mensinga's agent, Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group, negotiated the deal. Sarah Mensinga says, "Pardon me, I'll be floating joyfully around my house today! (If you want to bring me down to earth, just remind me this means drawing 450 more pages of full-color art!) Still, though, so exciting! Thank you to the amazing @markgottliebliteraryagent and[...]

Princess Academy Graphic Novel Gets A Quarter Of A Million Print Run from Shannon Hale and Victoria Ying

Simian Reflux's agent Lenny Herbert at Maximum Orbit negotiated the deal. Simian Reflux is an animator and artist with a unique point of view and distinctive art style with the goal of bringing joy and humour to people's lives, Simian Reflux has had over 8 billion Giphy views for their original artwork. Simon & Schuster is a[...]

Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams Fanfare has acquired world rights to Daughter Of Snakes, and publication is set for the autumn of 2029. Beno Meli's agent, Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency, negotiated the deal.   Beno Meli's debut YA graphic novel Daughter of Snakes, tells a story in which a 17-year-old girl, born half-Gorgon, half-human, and living in modern-day Mexico,[...]

Celeste Pewter's agent, Molly Ker Hawn at the Bent Agency, and Lauren Dimaya's agent, Marietta B Zacker at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency, negotiated the deal. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Henry Holt logo Celeste Pewter is a political strategist, policy communicator, and nationally[...]

Our fabulous agent, Molly Jamieson, loved it straight away too, and we're incredibly excited that Scholastic jumped on board Graphix is our favourite graphic novel imprint, so it's a dream to be part of it, and all at a time when graphic novels are taking off in the UK." Scholastic will be making Wilomena a[...]

Derrick Chow's agent, Thao Le, at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, negotiated the sale. Derrick Chow is a writer, comic creator, and illustrator whose debut prose novel, Ravenous Things, was published in 2022 by Disney-Hyperion His comics have been featured in several anthologies, including Shout Out (TO Comix Press) and Rainbow Reflections: Body Image Comics For Queer[...]

"I just got interested and started learning more about it." First Second logo Jim Ottaviani's agent Judy Hansen at Hansen Literary Management represented Ottaviani, and DeForest was unagented.   Limits of the Human Body by Jim Ottaviani and Dale DeForest is an upcoming nonfiction middle grade graphic novel about both the physiology and mental journey of athletes to push the limits[...]

The KCU Pitchfest is a gallery showcase of unpublished kids and YA-intended graphic novel projects that are reviewed by a panel of top agents and editors And will cost $120 to take part Participants can submit their pitch to be considered over the next few weeks Participants can also have the opportunity to sign up[...]

Jade Zhang's agent, Erin Casey Westin, at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency, negotiated the deal for North American rights. Jade Zhang is a queer Chinese-Canadian illustrator and comic artist based in Toronto and a BDes from Ontario College of Art and Design. She is the illustrator of Ghost Circus, written by Adrienne Kress, to be published by Union Square & Co[...]

Tara Mueller and Julian Juaregui's agent, Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management, sold world rights. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Love Me to Death by Toonimated Love Me to Death by Toonimated Love Me to Death by Toonimated In 2019, Little, Brown had the directive[...]