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Goodbye to All of You
The creators' agents Charlie Olsen and Jessica Mileo at Inkwell Management did the deal for world English rights. 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 Run by President and CEO Michael Jacobs,[...]
Mac's Book Club Show Gets Graphic Novel, First Cat In Space Ate Pizza
And their agent, Steven Malk at Writers House negotiated a two-book deal for the pair Writers House is one of the largest literary agencies in the world Based in New York, it was founded by Al Zuckerman, a former novelist, TV writer, and teacher of playwriting at Yale. During lockdown and shutdown, Mac Barnett, author of[...]
Janna Morishima To Tell Us How to Build a Career as a Comics Creator
Since then Janna's reputation has grown, as the kind of agent who can get a graphic novel sold, so there may be a few more this time Interested people can register right here. The webinars will cover fundamental information authors and illustrators need to know about how to break into the children's graphic novel market[...]
Paul Gilligan
Paul Gilligan's agent Stephen Barr at Writers House negotiated the deal. Tundra, part of Penguin Random House, is Canada's oldest children's book publisher, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017 They publish primarily for young readers, in a wide range of categories: board books, picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, illustrated nonfiction and middle-grade fiction Tundra is[...]
Sunhead
As well as Shark Attack, Outside the Box, FMQs for the Scottish Parliament and Parliament Stories for the Scottish Parliament. Alex Assan's Sunhead Alex Assan's agent Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management brokered the two-book deal for North American rights. HarperAlley is a graphic novel imprint launched from HarperCollins Children's Books under the direction of former art[...]
Bleeding Cool's Comic Book and Graphic Novel JobWatch
The ideal candidate will have proven market knowledge, experience acquiring and developing a successful title list, excellent author and agent connections, strong editorial skills, and an understanding of product financials. Senior Designer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group New York, NY Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is seeking a talented Senior Designer who will[...]
Andi Watson Sells Punycorn Graphic Novel to Clarion
A recent graphic novel The Book Tour came out from Top Shelf, and last summer saw the publication of his Kerry and the Knight of the Forest graphic novel from Random House. This is partially as a result of being represented by comic book literary agent Janna Morishima at Janna Co Janna Co is a literary[...]
Scholastic To Publish Megan Peace and David Saylor's Mimi & Penelope
Shauna J Grant's agent, Janna Morishima at Janna Co brokered the deal Here;s a little glimpse that Grant sent to Bleeding Cool. Scholastic To Publish Shauna J Grant's Mimi & Penelope Graphic Novel in 2022. Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education and media company that publishes and distributes comics, books and educational materials for schools,[...]
Mari Ahokoivu's 376-Page Graphic Novel "Oksi" Publishing in English
Mari Ahokoivu;'s agent Tuomas Sorjamaa at Ferly negotiated the deal. A story about mothers and daughters, stars and myths One of the bear puppies is not like the others What is it? Who sent it? Oksi is the main work of Mari Ahokoivu's career so far, an epic comic novel that mixes sci-fi, fantasy and Finnish[...]
Samantha Benc Sells Last Ship To Mars Graphic Novel Rights At Auction
Samantha's agent, Claire Draper at the Bent Agency, negotiated the sale at auction for world English rights. Last Ship to Mars is a speculative YA graphic novel pitched as Bloom meets Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Publisher's Weekly states that it is "Set on a deteriorating Earth, the story follows Mara, an aspiring scientist,[...]
Bones Leopard Sells Graphic Novel, Identical, About A Non-Binary Twin
And Bones Leopard's agent Maria Vicente at P.S Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights. Last year, Little, Brown had a directive to expand their graphic novel list for years going ahead and appointed Andrea Colvin, formerly of Lion Forge as editorial director, Graphic Publishing to do just that Publishing new fiction and nonfiction graphic[...]
Breena Bard Sells Graphic Novel, Wildfire, to Little Brown
In 2017 she won the "Get Published by Graphix" contest, and her debut middle grade graphic novel Trespassers was released on May 5, 2020 on Scholastic/Graphix. Wildfire by Breena Bard, art not final. Wildfire will be published by Little, Brown in 2023 and Breena's agent Alex Slater at Trident Media Group negotiated the deal for world rights. Wildfire[...]
Vanessa Flores Sells Debut Graphic Novel Moriviví For Six Figures 
I left that marketing job in August 2019, and in January of this year, I finished a sample page of this dream project for my agent Christy After months of concept art, writing and refining, I AM GOING TO BE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR I can't wait for you to meet Ángel Ortiz, Abuela Alba, el[...]
Chef's Kiss, Debut Graphic Novel by Jarrett Melendez and Danica Brine
Desperate for work, he takes a job as a chef in an unconventional restaurant, where he discovers a new passion that may or may not have something to do with his gorgeous co-worker, Liam." Chef's Kiss, Debut Graphic Novel by Jarrett Melendez and Danica Brine The creative team behind Chef's Kiss represented themselves without an agent[...]
Oli Franey's Debut Graphic Novel Has The Best Title – Monster Crush
I'll be ordering it out of blind admiration. Oli Franey's Debut Graphic Novel, Monster Crush from Dark Horse Comics Monster Crush will be published in 2023, and Oli Franey's agent Claire Draper at the Bent Agency negotiated the deal with Dark Horse for world English rights Draper tweeted out "Super thrilled to be able to share with the world[...]
Pillow Talk, a Professional Pillow Fighting Graphic Novel, For 2023
Stephanie Cooke and Mel Valentine have sold their YA graphic novel, Pillow Talk, to Lily Kessinger at HMH/Etch. Publisher's Weekly describes the graphic novel as featuring "Grace Mendes aka Cinderhella, a fierce competitor in the Pillow Fight Federation (PFF), an underground pillow fight league that's part roller derby, part professional wrestling." Pillow Talk is scheduled for publication in 2023,[...]
Wes Molebash Auctions Four-Book Graphic Novel Series To First Second
Wes Molebash's agent Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary brokered the deal for world English rights But she was not the first… Wes Molebash Auctions Four-Book Graphic Novel Series To First Second Wes Molebash tweeted "A little over 3 years ago, I put out the call asking folks to be beta readers on a #kidlit manuscript I had[...]
Teenage Muhammad Najem, War Reporter, Gets His Own Graphic Novel
Greenburger Associates acted as agents for Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus and Tanya McKinnon at McKinnon Literary represented artist Julie Robine.   Muhammad Najem, War Reporter by Muhammad Najem, Nora Neus and Julie Robine is a new middle-grade graphic memoir about the author, who grew up in a Damascus suburb targeted by the Assad regime, and[...]
Post-Pandemic Beirut In Fouad Mezher's New YA Graphic Novel, Suraya
Novak, the Ladybug Girl series by David Soman and Jacky Davis, the Skippyjon Jones books by Judy Schachner, and the Ordinary People Change the World series by familiar direct market comic book names Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos. Bleeding Cool recently highlighted Fernanda Frick's new graphic novel from Dial, formerly a greenlit-then-rejected Netflix cartoon, Raise The Bar. Anjali[...]
The Worst Ronin - New Graphic Novel About Two Women Samurai Warriors
Maggie Tokuda-Hall's agent, Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary negotiated the deal while Faith Schaffer represented herself Here's a sample of her work below: The Worst Ronin – New Graphic Novel About Two Women Samurai Warriors Maggie Tokuda-Hall has a BA in Studio Art from Scripps College, and an MFA in Writing from University of San Francisco. [...]
Fernanda Frick's Raise The Bar! Now A Graphic Novel, Not Netflix
Their agent, Johanna Castillo at Writers House, negotiated the deal for North American English and Spanish language rights. Fernanda Frick's Raise The Bar! No Longer Netflix, But A Graphic Novel   In 2018, Netflix announced that they were to develop Chilean animation director Fernanda Frick's Raise the Bar! as an animated series Fernanda Frick worked on the[...]
Guojing Follows Only Child Graphic Novel With AI For 2023
Isabel Atherton at Creative Authors was Guojing's agent for negotiating world English rights. Laura Godwin, as well as being an author in her own right, under the pseudonym Nola Buck, is VP and Publisher of Godwin Books, an imprint of Henry Holt Books for Young Readers Isabel Atherton is an author, literary agent, and director of[...]
Nilah Magruder Sells Ase
She is also drawing Creaky Acres, a middle-grade graphic novel about horseback riding. Nilah Magruder tweeted that her agent Patrice Cobweb at New Leaf Literary & Media asked her "in 2018 if I had any graphic memoir pitches (I said no); a T-shirt with a big fish on it that sparked this memory; and my mom,[...]
Corey R Tabor Sells Sir Ladybug Graphic Novels to HarperCollins
Corey R Tabor's agent Rebecca Sherman at Writers House negotiated the three-book deal for world rights. Balzer & Bray is a boutique imprint within HarperCollins that publishes what they consider to be "bold, creative, and groundbreaking picture books and novels for kids and teens" such as The Whuhan I Know. HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the[...]
Michael Ralph Sells Graphic Novel "Before 13th" In A Six-Figure Deal
Wells was a famous activist, orator, suffragist, author and journalist, who launched an attack against the lynching of black people and helped found the NAACP in 1909. Michael Ralph's agent Anna Olswanger at Olswanger Literary says that Before 13th employs little-known details about a feud between Wells and Douglass to delve into "an untold story about[...]
Jessi Zabarsky Sells Second Graphic Novel to Random House, Coming Back
The deal was negotiated by Jessi Zabarsky's agent, Judy Hansen at Hansen Literary Management Random House Graphic (RHG) is a new imprint dedicated to publishing graphic novels for kids and teens of every age and interest, fiction and nonfiction, and launched its first list in Spring 2020, young chapter books to YA, reflecting the rapidly growing[...]