Agent Archives

And if you are looking for staff, creators (paid) or know a job going, contact richjohnston@bleedingcool.com with the details and we'll run them in the next column. Jobwatch icon Previously an intern at the publisher for the last year, Naomi Silveiro has joined Macmillan Children's Publishing Group as junior designer, working on picture books and graphic novels. Pantheon Books: Penguin Random[...]

Elise Allen's agent Jane Startz at Jane Startz Productions and Joelle Murray's agent Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency negotiated the deal. In a kingdom where magic and twinhood are banned, twin princesses Flissa and Sara have spent their entire lives pretending to be one person But everything changes when their mother is cursed and the twins must travel[...]

Meredith McClaren and Andrea Bell's agents Jessica Mileo and Claire Friedman at InkWell Management sold world rights to Sarah Alpert at Algonquin Young Readers. Phoyo by JMacPherson under CC 2.0 Back in 2019, Meredith McClaren tweeted "I ate all the French Toast Casserole from yesterday So today I'm trying a second French Toast Casserole recipe This one[...]

Scott Kurtz's agent Timothy Travaglini at Transatlantic Agency handled the two-book deal for world rights. Scott Kurtz Sells Table Titans As Children Graphic Novel Series Scott tweeted "My Christmas gift this year is getting to announce this I am so grateful to my agent @DevilWrsBowTies and my editor @smorgridge for believing in me and Table Titans enough[...]

Reiss also created Space Battle Lunchtime at Oni Press, webcomic Snarlbear, and customizable kids graphic novel Power Within, while Goetter is behind comics such as That It Felt Like This, Haircut, and Just A Sidekick. Reiss tweeted the news out saying "group of children goes looking for a lake monster and finds her…but they're not the[...]

The publication of Husky Boy is scheduled for 2024 and Tyler Page's agent Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management did the deal for world rights. Tyler Page tweeted the news, saying "I've been sitting on this news since February so I'm very excited to officially announce my next book!! A very big thanks to my[...]

Angela Hsieh's agent Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency handled the deal.   Angela Hsieh's middle-grade fantasy graphic novel The Traveler's Guide to Geozoology was the winner of the HarperCollins Children's Books 2020 Diverse Voices Open Inbox contest Karen Chaplin at Quill Tree has now bought North American rights, at auction, to the graphic novel. Angela Hsieh's[...]

Emily Erdos and Deya Muniz' agent Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management brokered the deal for world rights Emily Erdos posted on Instagram "AHHHH BLADES OF FURRY IS GETTING PRINTED!!! 💕👏🎉🎊🍒🍾 Special thanks to our wonderful, amazing, and top tier agent Britt for all that you do!! Me and Deya are so excited to[...]

Fred Fordham is represented as an author by his agent Jenny Savill at Andrew Nurnberg Associates Fred Fordham was born in 1985 and grew up in north London Before beginning work in comics and graphic novels he worked as a traditional portrait painter and muralist His first published work in the medium appeared in France[...]

They teach courses at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design and the Art Students' League of Denver, and have been a writing fellow with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship program since 2017. Other Ever Afters was bought by Gina Gagliano while she was still at Random House Graphic  Melanie Gillman's agent on the deal was Jen[...]

I use color and bodily expression to create a narrative about emotional experiences, while maintaining simple and confident linework." Matthew Belford at the Tobia Literary Agency was her agent, and Jennifer Newens picked the book up for West Margin Press Space Story will be published on the 7th of June, 2022. Space Story, a Debut Graphic[...]

Whitney Leopard may have just sold her own graphic novel to Knopf. But she is also still Senior Editor at Random House Graphic. And has bought, in an

Mossy and Tweed: Crazy for Coconuts is Mirka Hokkanen's graphic novel debut, about stubborn gnomes’ whose friendship is put to the test as they try to

Set in 1953, amid rumors of Communist spies undermining the country, a girl struggling to recover from polio finds a mysterious artifact that gives her the power to fly, and she finds herself dodging unscrupulous FBI agents—and mysterious aliens He tweeted out this cover back in 2014. Liam Francis Walsh's Red Scare Graphic Novel to be[...]

David A. Robertson has just sold six new books to Tara Walker, Lynne Missen, Liz Kribs, and Peter Phillips at Tundra Books, including a middle grade

The Ghostkeeper is planned for publication in the autumn of 2023. Johanna Taylor Auctions The Ghostkeeper Graphic Novel To Penguin Johanna Taylor tweeted the news, saying "BIG SPOOKY NEWS! I'm excited to announce my debut graphic novel, THE GHOSTKEEPER has been picked up by Penguin's @RazorbillBooks, and it's releasing in Fall 2023! I hope you're ready for[...]

Mark Siegel at First Second has bought Patch. The first book is tentatively scheduled for the spring of 2025. Boya Sun is an illustrator based in Los Angeles and is the co-creator of the graphic novel Chasma Knights and the 5 Worlds series and  Boya Sun's agent Kelly Sonnack of Andrea Brown Literary Agency sold world rights to[...]

Mitchell's agent Marie Lamba at the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency handled the two-book deal for world rights Algonquin Books was founded in 1983 in a woodshed behind cofounder Louis Rubin's Chapel Hill, NC, home He and Shannon Ravenel founded Algonquin as an independent press devoted to publishing literary fiction and nonfiction by undiscovered writers,[...]

Larson's agent Lara Perkins at Andrea Brown Literary Agency and Barbara McClintock's agent Jennie Dunham at Dunham Literary represented the pair. Roaring Brook Press is part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, distributed by Macmillan, and already has a graphic novel imprint First: Second, but now is increasing its own central graphic novel list for children New Leaf Literary[...]

The series is set to begin in winter 2023, and Chris Giarrusso's agent Judith Hansen at Hansen Literary Management represented him. Chris Giarrusso Draws New Graphic Novel Series, Officer Clawsome Brian "Smitty" Smith creator of the Pea Bee & Jay kids graphic novels Chris Giarrusso is the artist and writer best known for creating, writing, and drawing[...]

Bring on 2024!" Jupiter Nettle & The Seven Schools of Magic Sold At Auction To Viking Sangu Mandanna's agent Penny Moore at Aevitas Creative Management and Pablo Ballesteros' agent Christy Ewers at the CAT Agency represented the pair Viking Press (formally Viking Penguin, also listed as Viking Books) is an American publishing company now owned by Penguin[...]

Thank you to our wonderful agents Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at Triada for securing the deal! This story is extremely personal to us and we cannot wait to share it with you." Erin Clarke at Knopf has acquired world rights to Dear Rosie and publication is planned for the summer of 2023 Meghan Boehman and[...]

Mela Rogers' agent Chelsea Eberly at Greenhouse Literary Agency negotiated the deal. Henry Holt and Company is an American book publishing company based in New York City and one of the oldest publishers in the United States It was founded in 1866 by Henry Holt and Frederick Leypold and currently, the company publishes in the fields[...]

It is about finding joy and freedom in the few precious moments we share together." Book agent Linda Camacho at Gallt & Zacker Literary negotiated the two-book deal for world English rights on behalf of Whitney Leopard and Connie Hernandez. This is an interesting one Random House Graphic Senior Editor Whitney Leopard, who has been featured many[...]

Mike Lawrence's agent Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency handled the two-book deal for world rights. Mike Lawrence Sells Lionharts Graphic Novels to Abrams/Amulet Abrams, formerly Harry N Abrams, Inc, is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe[...]

Eowulf and the Descendant Dilemma will be published in the winter 2024 and Mike Cavallaro's agent Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights. First Second Books is an American graphic novels publisher based in New York City, and an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, distributed by[...]

Than posted to social media "I can finally share some news – I'm working on a new graphic novel! So excited to start this journey and honoured to be working with @01firstsecond – A HUGE thank you to @marksiegel2020 for believing in the idea and especially to my amazing agent Chelsea Eberly @greenhouseliterary for guiding[...]

Shout out to my super agent, @wonderlilly for believing in me through this whole wild ride." Scholastic Buys Fahmida Azim's Graphic Novel Mega Megha At Auction Mega Megha will be published in 2024, Fahmida Azim's agent Lilly Ghahremani at Full Circle Literary negotiated the deal for world rights. Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that[...]

Audrey Meeker's agent Melanie Figueroa at Root Literary handled the deal for world rights. Valiant Editor Audrey Meeker Sells Her Own Graphic Novel, Swing Feiwel and Friends is a publisher of innovative children's fiction and nonfiction literature, including hardcover, paperback series, and individual titles Their list is intended to be eclectic and combines quality and commercial appeal[...]

JCJB's agent Jas Perry at KT Literary brokered the deal for world rights. Ghibli Meets Yoruban Folklore in Anamnesis Graphic Novel by JCJB The Yoruba religion comprises the traditional religious and spiritual concepts and practice of the Yoruba people and its homeland is in present-day Southwestern Nigeria, which comprises Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, and Kwara as well as[...]