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Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong's agent Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group sold world rights And is enjoying all the commission! 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[...]

Stan Han's agent Ann Rose, while she was still at Prospect Agency, handled the deal for world rights. The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang is an upper middle-grade graphic novel by comic book creator Stan Yan, pitched as Turning Red meets Goosebumps "Eugenia's party has never been celebrated on her actual birthday, April 4, because of Mom's belief[...]

Adam Foreman's agent Maria Vicente at PS Literary negotiated the two-book deal. Adam Foreman, worked as a game artist/illustrator and graphic designer but when his son was born, he took a leave of absence as a stay at home dad, and found Slice Of Mallow as a creative endeavour during that period, creating for himself rather[...]

It's called Goat Magic, and if you know an agent who'd be interested, maybe send it their way? Also just putting this here for general praise and interest We create in a bubble too often!" #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[...]

Here were the author pics:" #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 */ Elyse Martin's agents Stephanie Kim and Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media, and Sean Rubin's agent Marietta B Zacker at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency represented the creators[...]

Charlotte Woo's agent Alex Slater at Greenburger Kids brokered the two-book deal for North American rights – an agent she only got back in June So that's fast work. Charlotte Woo Sells Crow Girl, Her First Graphic Novel For Six Figures Razorbill is an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, is dedicated to publishing the very best[...]

Senior editor Whitney Leopard at Random House Graphics is editor of the series, and she acquired world rights from agents Amy Berkower, CEO of Writers House, and from Kate McKean, VP of Howard Morhaim Literary Agency. And you can have a look at the first volume, out today, below.   Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends – 1st[...]

Ralph Shayne and Tatiana Goldberg's agent Dan Strutzel at Inspire Productions handled the deal for world rights. Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews During World War II Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books, is a middle-grade publisher of series and standalone titles for ages 8 through 14, covering an array of[...]

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 Bleeding Cool. Chronicle[...]

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[...]