Thursday, October 29, 2015

30 Literary Agents Seeking Diverse Books NOW — Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Picture Books (Part 2)

In celebration of my three new books released this September, I’m doing a lot of special lists of agents seeking queries right now. I’ve already done lists on picture book agents, thriller agents, fantasy agents, horror agents, and women’s fiction agents. Below find a list for 30 agents seeking diverse books for children/teens NOW.

(This post is so big I broke it up into 3 sections. This is Part II. See Part I here and then see Part III here.)

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All the agents listed below personally confirmed to me as of October 2015 that they are actively seeking diverse kidlit submissions NOW (young adult, middle grade, picture books). Some gave personal notes about their tastes while some did not. Good luck querying!

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Photo on 9-17-13 at 5.45 PM11. Andrea Somberg (Harvey Klinger, Inc.)

Genres: young adult and middle grade.

How to submit: E-query andrea [at] harveyklinger.com. Put “Query: [title]” in your subject line.

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Screen Shot 2015-10-22 at 12.27.15 AM12. Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency)

Genres: middle grade, young adult.

How to submit: Send all queries to nicole [at] theseymouragency.com. The subject line should be “QUERY: (Title).” Please past the first five pages in the body of the e-mail.

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Screen Shot 2015-10-27 at 10.15.22 AM13. Carlie Webber (CK Webber Associates)

Genres: middle grade, young adult.

Notes: “I would like MG and YA books about LGBTQ and Jewish characters, and characters with learning difficulties.”

How to submit: To submit your work for consideration, please send a query letter, synopsis, and the first 30 pages or three chapters of your work, whichever is more, to carlie [at] ckwebber.com and put the word “Query” in the subject line of your email. You may include your materials either in the body of your email or as a Word or PDF attachment. Blank emails that include an attachment will be deleted unread. E-mail queries only.

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Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 11.13.14 AM14. Taylor Haggerty (Waxman Leavell Literary)

Genres: middle grade, young adult.

How to submit: taylorsubmit [at] waxmanleavell.com. “To submit a project, please send a query letter via email. Do not send attachments, though for fiction you may include 5-10 pages of your manuscript pasted in the body of your email. Due to the high volume of submissions, agents will reach out to you directly if interested. The typical time range for consideration is 6-8 weeks.”

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Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 11.14.59 AM15. Katie Grimm (Don Congdon Associates)

Genres: middle grade, young adult.

Notes: “I’m looking for previously mis- or underrepresented voices.”

How to submit: E-query dca [at] doncongdon.com. Put “Query for Katie: [title]” in the subject line. No attachments. Paste your query and first chapter into the email.

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Screen Shot 2015-10-27 at 10.14.25 AM16. Maria Vicente (P.S. Literary)

Genres: middle grade and young adult.

How to submit: query [at] psliterary.com with “Query for Maria” in the subject line. “Do not send attachments. Always let us know if your manuscript/proposal is currently under consideration by other agents/publishers. If you don’t receive a response to your query within 4-6 weeks, it means a no from the agency.”

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Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 11.16.59 AM17. Brent Taylor (Triada US)

Genres: middle grade and young adult.

Notes: “I seek diverse stories, including LGBTQ.”

How to submit: E-query brent [at] triadaus.com. Please include the first ten pages in the body of the email.

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Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 11.44.35 AM18. Melissa Edwards (Aaron Priest Literary)

Genres: young adult.

How to submit: queryedwards [at] aaronpriest.com. “The query letter should describe your work as well as your background. Please do not send attachments. However a first chapter pasted into the body of an e-mail query is acceptable. We will get back to you within four weeks, but only if interested.”

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Screen Shot 2015-10-22 at 12.12.05 AM19. Mary C. Moore (Kimberley Cameron & Associates)

Genres: Young adult sci-fi and fantasy.

Notes: “Particularly female lead fantasy. If you’re submitting urban fantasy, please no vampires, angels/demons, or werewolves.”

How to submit: Query Mary [at] kimberleycameron.com. Include “Author Submission” in the subject line. Attach a one-page synopsis and the first fifty pages of your manuscript as separate Word or PDF documents.

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Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 11.19.17 AM20. Taylor Martindale (Full Circle Literary)

Genres: middle grade fiction and nonfiction, young adult fiction and nonfiction.

Notes: “I’m seeking diverse characters and stories written by diverse authors.”

How to submit: Contact Taylor through the agency’s online submission form. (If you are querying Stefanie Von Borstel of FCL [also on this list], do not query Taylor.)

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See Agents 1-10 on the list here.

See Agents 21-30 on the list here.

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