Agent Archives

Thank you so much to my agent, @Mark_Gottlieb!" Mark posted "New deal congrats! NYT bestseller @sarahmensinga's KINDRED SERPENTS: girl wants dragon but helps elderly dragon reunite with lost human, discovering unique calling, sold to @sgtgreenbomb at @ABRAMSbooks/@abramskids in six-figure deal by Mark Gottlieb @Trident_Media #GraphicNovel" Sarah Mensinga is a comic book creator  originally from Canada, but[...]

Emma Reynolds tweeted "Big news! I'm SO excited to announce our Graphic Novel book 'Drawn to Change The World'!! 16 Youth Climate Activists, illustrated by 16 artists around the world! Massive thank you to the artists, my superb editor @megilnit & my agent Thao Le, & all the @HarperChildrens team! Finally announcing the book I've[...]

I sent the book to my agent He said it's the best thing I've written I felt like I possibly had something.  The Hollywood company agreed, a first step to a much larger plan, now that we have come to terms." And yes, yes, that company is Skybound Entertainment "And Amazon Studios has a Hollywood first-look[...]

Distribution will be by Simon & Schuster. Oliver Gerlach and Kelsi Jo Silva's agent Stephanie Winter at P.S Literary negotiated the deal Stephanie Winter is an associate agent at PSLA who first joined the agency as an intern before becoming the agency's relations assistant Stephanie holds a B.A from the University of Toronto in English Literature[...]

Brie Spangler's agent Mackenzie Brady Watson at Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency negotiated the deal Alfred A Knopf Books for Young Readers is an imprint of Random House Children's Books and Rotem Moscovich is its Editorial Director, after previously working at Disney Hyperion. Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency is a leading, independent New York literary agency representing a distinguished[...]

Victoria Grace Elliott's agent Steven Salpeter at Assemble Media negotiated the deal. Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes comics, books, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children Its books are distributed through retail and online sales and through schools via reading clubs and fairs, and its[...]

Estelle Nadel and Bethany Strout's agent Jessica Regel at Helm Literary represented the authors on behalf of In This Together Media, and Sammy Savos' agent Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management represented him. Roaring Brook Press is part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, distributed by Macmillan, which already has a graphic novel imprint First: Second, but now is increasing[...]

Food Fighters, a middle-grade graphic novel series by Tyler Whitesides and Rebecca Syracuse has been bought by Erinn Pascal at Andrews McMeel with the first book in the series, Food for Thought, to be published in the spring of 2025. Food for Thought follows a boy who discovers an unexpected ability to control food with his mind, leading[...]

Emily Thomas' agent Lillian Mazeika at Tugeau 2 sold world rights to A Smile Like Yours. Emily Thomas Sells Her Debut Graphic Novel, A Smile Like Yours, To Kids Can Press   Kids Can Press, a leading Canadian-owned children's book publisher, and a Corus Entertainment company, is the home of global brands such as Franklin the Turtle, Scaredy[...]

Joana Estrela's agent Carin Bacho Carniani brokered the deal for world English and North American Spanish rights on behalf of Planeta Tangerina, and the translator represented herself. Arthur A Levine founded Levine Querido in April 2019, after a 23-year tenure as the President and Publisher of Arthur A Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic which he[...]

Emily Riesbeck and Bayleigh Underwood's agent Claire Draper at the Bent Agency did the deal for world rights. Abrams logo Emily Riesbeck lives in Chicago with their two partners and their cat, Yuri, and is the self-publisher of superhero webcomic, The Blue Valkyrie, and creator of graphic novels It's Your Funeral from Iron Circus Comics, Mountain from[...]

Julio Anta and Gabi Mendez's agent Jessica Mileo at Inkwell Management represented the deal. The expansion of children's graphic novels is fuelling all manner of publishers extending into the comics medium Right now it seems like an infinite market that is being tapped into, and creating longstanding comic book readers for decades to come It is[...]

Diana Tsai Santos is a Blasian (West African/Taiwanese) cartoonist who says she "who loves experimenting with different styles which they use to tell more interesting and visually compelling stories." Publication of the first book is planned for 2024; Kiara Valdez and Diana Tsai Santos' agent Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management did the deal for[...]

Jack Mills, the train driver, was beaten over the head with a metal bar and suffered serious head injuries. Jeramey Kraatz's agent John Cusick at Folio Literary Management and Andrea Debbink's agent Reiko Davis at DeFiore and Company negotiated the deal while Crystal Jayme represented herself. I Witnessed is a new middle-grade graphic novel fictional series[...]

He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two cats. Rory Lucey's agent Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management brokered the deal for world rights .On the last Power List, he was described as an early adopter in the NY lit agent scene for comic book and graphic novel talent, with clients including Jeff Lemire, Noelle[...]

When the president of the Queer Club offers to fake date to take the spotlight off, Winnie jumps at the chance, but will she be able to avoid real feelings developing?" Trisha Kelly and Jess Lome's agent Claire Draper at the Bent Agency did the deal for world English rights A familiar name for everyone at[...]

A huge thanks to Caryn Wiseman at @andreabrownlit, Olivia Swomley at @miteenpress, and the wonderful folks at @associatesbpl!" Intrioguingly this is the same concept as the abandoned radio sitcom by Douglas Adams, The Ends Of The Earth that was abandoned when one of the ideas ended up becoming an entire radio series, called The Hitch-Hiker's Guide[...]

Kelly Fernández's agent Tanya McKinnon at McKinnon Literary handled the deal for world rights. Scholastic Corporation is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes comics, books, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children Its books are distributed through retail and online sales and through schools via reading clubs and fairs,[...]

The creator Alex Dingley's agent Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management negotiated the deal with Oni Press for world rights to the book. Oni Press/Lion Forge has been hitting the headlines a lot recently, with former owners James Lucas Jones and Charlie Chu pushed out by parent company Polarity, others departing voluntarily, and their newly reprinted Gender Queer: A Memoir graphic novel[...]

That follows 17-year-old Kouchka Fustuk, the youngest of three dysfunctional siblings in a family of chefs who strike a deal with a Djinn to save their dying mother — but only if they can step out of the shadow of their legendary father and cook a dish to rival his. Publication of Fustuk is set for the[...]

Ethan Aldridge's agent Stephen Barbara at InkWell Management negotiated the deal. Quill Tree Books is an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books that launched in fall 2020, with picture books by Michael Chabon and Neil Gaiman, a graphic novel by Jerry Craft, a middle-grade novel by Saadia Faruqi, and YA novels by Z Brewer, Jessie Ann Foley, Anica Mrose Rissi, Neal Shusterman, and Nina[...]

Maria Capelle Frantz' agent Barry Goldblatt at Barry Goldblatt Literary did the deal for world rights. HarperAlley is a graphic novel imprint launched from HarperCollins Children's Books under the direction of former art director and acquiring editor at First Second, Andrew Arnold last year, described as a "collaborative, creator-focused publisher" that will specialize in graphic novels[...]

Then I shared my early morning writing sessions on my stories all the way until I landed my agent @chadwbecks at @catagency I continued to share the journey because all too often we see the end result without witnessing the journey to get there We assume that it just happened for someone, but I wanted you all to[...]

I can't wait for you all to meet Adara and Perle!" She p[rviously worked on books such as Greta Of The Giants, and Ada and the Number-Crunching Machine. Zoe Persico's agent Natascha Morris at the Tobias Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights. Tundra, part of Penguin Random House, is Canada's oldest children's book publisher, celebrating[...]

Miles Burks' agent Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency handled the deal for world rights. HarperAlley is a graphic novel imprint launched from HarperCollins Children's Books under the direction of former art director and acquiring editor at First Second, Andrew Arnold last year, described as a "collaborative, creator-focused publisher" that will specialize in graphic novels[...]

Kate Messner's agent Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented her, and Falynn Koh represented herself. Camp Monster is the first of a new middle-grade graphic novel series by Kate Messner and Falynn Koch It's about a Yeti-operated summer camp that opens its doors to all kinds of monsters, leading to a season of[...]

He was also a contributor to the SpongeBob Comics published by Bongo Entertainment, is the co-creator of Strollercoaster with Matthew Ringler and Elaine Bay published by Little Browm, and with Jason Reynolds, Stuntboy In The Meantime from Simon and Schuster. Raúl the Third and Elaine Bay's agent Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency did the three-book[...]

Christopher Lincoln's agent, Daniel Lazar at Writers House brokered the deal and every other graphic novelist is probably beating a path to his door right now. Page and Turner Reed always love visiting their local midtown library, and with their parents traveling (again!) and their nanny AWOL, the library has become a great escape But on[...]

Nathan Hale's agent Chad W Beckerman at the CAT Agency negotiated the deal for world 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, Abrams publishes[...]

Deborah Underwood's agent Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency and Jorge Lacera's agent John Cusick at Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management negotiated the deal. Clarion is a children's imprint owned by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a publisher based in Boston's Financial District that focuses on textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for[...]