Category: WilWrite26 MG

  • T.S. Ferguson

    T.S. Ferguson

    Before joining Azantian Literary Agency, T.S. Ferguson worked for 16 years as an editor for some of the top children’s and teen book publishers in the business, including Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Harlequin Teen/Inkyard Press, and JIMMY Patterson Books. He has worked with New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors such as Sherman Alexie, Sara Zarr, Suzanne Selfors, Pseudonymous Bosch, Robin Talley, Hillary Monahan (writing as Eva Darrows), and Adi Alsaid.

    He is currently seeking: middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, and adult genre fiction (particularly fantasy and horror).

    Learn more here: https://www.azantianlitagency.com/about-us/t.s.-ferguson

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  • Fiona Kenshole

    Fiona Kenshole

    Fiona Kenshole is a specialist children’s book literary agent based in Portland. She has been with the Transatlantic Agency for over 13 years, representing local authors such as NYT bestseller Rosanne Parry (A Wolf Called Wander), award-winner Elizabeth Rusch (The Twenty One) and critically acclaimed Leslie Barnard Booth (I Am We). Previously she was VP at Laika Studios, developing Academy award-winning movies such as CORALINE and THE BOXTROLLS. She spent 20 years as a senior publisher in London where she was proud to be the UK editor for Ramona Quimby, The Giver and Paddington Bear amongst others. She is looking for picture books – fiction and nonfiction, chapter books and contemporary middle grade.

    Learn more here: https://transatlanticagency.com/portfolio/kenshole-fiona/

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  • Sarah N. Fisk

    Sarah N. Fisk

    Sarah N. Fisk is a literary agent at the Tobias Literary Agency, representing MG, YA, and most genre fiction and select nonfiction. Sarah is a former mechanical engineer who made the switch to publishing in 2011. They have worked in the publishing industry as an editorial assistant, author’s assistant, publicist, and art director. Sarah is a former Pitch Wars mentor, board member, and Agent Liaison. They host the podcast Queries, Qualms, & Quirks and are one of the founding members of Disability in Publishing.

    Find out more at https://manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/sarah-n-fisk/

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  • Christa Heschke

    Christa Heschke

    Christa Heschke graduated from Binghamton University with a major in English and a minor in Anthropology. She started in publishing as an intern at both Writers House and Sterling Lord Literistic, where she fell in love with the agency side of publishing. Christa has been at McIntosh and Otis, Inc. in the Children’s Literature Department since 2009 where she is actively acquiring for all age groups in children’s and some select adult.

    Learn more here: https://manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/christa-heschke/

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  • Daniele Hunter

    Daniele Hunter

    Daniele Hunter (she/her) is a queer, chronically ill, disabled junior agent in the children’s department at McIntosh & Otis. She started at McIntosh & Otis in 2016 as an intern and has been there ever since. She has a BA in English with concentrations in Literary Criticism, Poetry, and Creative Writing from Drew University. Before agenting, she held various odd jobs in the publishing industry, from proofreading to teaching and working on literary journals. She’s also a member of the American Association of Literary Agents . She’s on the board of Literary Agents of Change, and co-directs their Fellowship program. In her spare time, she reads way too quickly, sings opera, and puts her ambidexterity to good use as a knitter.  She lives in New Jersey with her spouse and their cat.

    Seeking work in these genres: Children’s, Middle Grade, New Adult, Picture Books, Young Adult

    Learn more here: https://www.dhunteragent.com/mswl

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  • Anjanette Barr

    Anjanette Barr

    Anjanette Barr is a literary agent at Dunham Literary, representing authors and illustrators across all genres and age categories. She lives in beautiful Juneau, Alaska.

    Seeking work in these genres: Romance, SF, Fantasy, YA, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, General Fiction, Literary Fiction

    Find out more at https://www.dunhamlit.com

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