![]() Stranger Things writer Caitlin Schneiderhan's MEDICI HEIST, pitched as Leigh Bardugo meets Mackenzi Lee, set in 1517 Florence, Italy, where a sharp-witted teenage thief leads a team of misfits, including the artist Michelangelo, in a plot to rob a dangerous and corrupt Medici pope, to Holly West at Feiwel and Friends, for publication in summer 2024, by John Cusick at Folio Jr. for Murphy, and by Tamar Rydzinski at Context Literary Agency for Maldonado (world English).įormer neuroscientist and Lambda Literary fellow Naseem Jamnia's SLEEPAWAY, in which a girl's first trip to summer camp is a chance to escape her overbearing parents, but the camp hides a secret-a clearing in the deep woods the older kids call 'the Glade', which offers campers the ability to make their dreams come true, as well as their nightmares pitched as Ellen Oh's SPIRIT HUNTERS meets Katherine Arden's SMALL SPACES, to Alyson Heller at Aladdin, for publication in winter 2025, by Erica Bauman of Aevitas Creative Management for the author and John Cusick at Folio Literary Management on behalf of Upswell Media (world). Julie Murphy's MOON MADNESS, a sequel to her CAMP SYLVANIA, this time featuring a dual POV with coauthor Crystal Maldonado in which Maggie and Nora's return to the all-new and "vampire-free" Camp Sylvania goes from fun to fearsome when a camper goes missing and a wolf begins stalking the camp at night, pushing the besties' friendship to its limit, to Alessandra Balzer at Balzer & Bray, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2024, by John Cusick at Folio Jr. ![]() I am passionate about helping clients achieve their full potential, and I’m looking for dedicated, original, fervent, visionary creators. My goal is to match writers with their dream editor, secure the best deals possible, facilitate the exploitation of dramatic (film and TV) rights in my clients’ work, and grow authors’ readership over long careers. I’m an editorial agent who works closely with my clients, whether it’s developing a debut project or helping a seasoned author take that next step. HOW I WORK: As a writer myself, I bring both a creative and commercial sensibility to my agenting style. ON MY NIGHT STAND TODAY: We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia, Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds, Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, an empty tea cup, a notebook filled with slightly-less-bad drawings of robots. IN MY FIFTH-GRADE BACKPACK: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar, The Indispensable Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson, chewing gum, a notebook filled with drawings of robots. ![]() WHAT I’M NOT LOOKING FOR: I am not seeking picture book authors or illustrators, or non-fiction, at this time.ĪBOUT ME: I'm a literary agent and Vice President at Folio Literary Management, where I represent a diverse list of voices in young adult, middle-grade, picture books, and everything in between. ![]() I love proactive protagonists, kids and teens chasing a dream or a hero who swings in with a song in her heart and a knife in her teeth. Those intimate, dangerous, life-saving stories. Send me the books kids will sneak / steal / borrow in secret. I love the strange, iconoclastic, and unusual. I want #ownvoices stories of all styles and genres, and am particularly interested in sci-fi, fantasy, and genre fiction from under-represented voices. I want compelling page-turners that create life-long readers, stories that will inspire fandoms, characters readers will cosplay as, obsess over, and never forget. I want stories that move readers, moments that make me look up and say “Wow, yes. I’m seeking unique voices in middle-grade, young adult and YA/adult-crossover fiction, as well as adult romance and rom-com, and adult sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. Please email your query along with the first 2500 words of your manuscript, with the word QUERY in the subject line, to I try to respond to all queries, however if you do not hear from me within *thirty days* please consider it a pass.
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