Janna Morishima Archives

Learn How To Pitch Graphic Novels To Agents & Publishers In 1/2 A Day
Have you got graphic novels inside you, just bursting to find a home? Then this is definitely for you.  Twenty years ago, Janna Morishima began her career in publishing as the assistant to creative director David Saylor at Scholastic Two years later, she co-founded the Graphix imprint with Saylor and editor Sheila Keenan, to publish graphic novels for kids, and[...]
Debbie Fong's Debut Graphic Novel Next Stop From Random House Graphic
Debbie's agent Janna Morishima at Janna Co brokered the deal for world rights. 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. Gina Gagliano is the Publishing Director of Random House Graphic. Janna Morishima co-founded the[...]
Janna Morishima To Tell Us How to Build a Career as a Comics Creator
Twenty years ago, Janna Morishima began her career in publishing as the assistant to creative director David Saylor at Scholastic Two years later, she co-founded the Graphix imprint with Saylor and editor Sheila Keenan, to publish graphic novels for kids, and helped to bring Raina Telgemeier and Jeff Smith's Bone to its inaugural list[...]