Literary agents for picture book — page 4
Phrasemill lists literary agents who want picture book, based on what they say on their public websites. “picture book” is a form tag; its identifier is picture-book. 103 agents currently want it. Agents whose websites say they are closed to submissions are omitted. The quoted evidence for each tag is on the agent's profile. How it works.
Agents (76–100 of 103)
He is drawn to flawed, multifaceted characters with devastatingly concise writing in YA, and character-driven work or smartly paced mysteries/adventures in MG. In picture books, he looks more for unforgettable characters…
Kelly considers herself a generalist who is drawn to lyrical writing and strong voices. She is especially interested in nonfiction (narrative, practical, prescriptive, academic, commercial, and trade), where she looks f…
Lisa currently represents nonfiction for all ages (preschool–adult), picture book and middle grade fiction, and picture book author/illustrators. She loves books with heart; science, agricultural, and environmental topi…
Subject Focus: Non Fiction Biography, Non Fiction Health, Non Fiction Lifestyle, Non Fiction Memoir, Non Fiction Narrative, Non Fiction Parenting, Non Fiction Sports, Non Fiction General Other Non Fiction, Non Fiction Ad…
In the adult market, I’m on the hunt for great serious nonfiction, especially by historians looking to make a transition from an academic to trade audience and journalists who have something unique and significant to say…
As a recovering attorney, she is drawn to underrepresented BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled creatives, hoping to help them reach their authorial and artistic dreams. Caribbean and South American stories, folklore, and mytho…
Elisa represents authors writing from Picture Books to Adult literature and is the French foreign rights agent for The Seymour Agency. She is always on the lookout for new voices in kid-lit and in romance. Accepts Cont…
Laura focuses on adult upmarket and literary fiction and elevated genre including horror, suspense, romance, and grounded speculative fiction. In all categories, she is particularly drawn to books with a commercial hook…
She is open to picture books through YA and illustrators, and select adult manuscripts in the upmarket and contemporary romance categories. She is searching for those voices that make her laugh and keep the page turning…
I am open to all formats, from picture books through YA. And while these categories can be very different, what grabs my attention is a sense of energy and a comfort with, or command of language. I love characters with a…
I love a good read-aloud picture book, whether short (WHAT WILL FAT CAT SIT ON?) or long (LIBRARY LION). I have a soft spot for funny middle-grade fiction and chapter books (classics like RAMONA THE PEST, newer gems like…
Erin represents fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. More than any specific category or genre, she’s drawn to good stories and distinct points of view; writers who make us think and also those who provide a g…
Lydia Wills LLC is a literary and management agency that represents storytelling—fiction and nonfiction—across all platforms. She has represented over fifty New York Times bestsellers, and is particularly devoted to non…
Kait Lee Feldmann is a children’s book agent at kt literary representing illustrators. Kait is hapa (mixed race Chinese/white) and is passionate about championing books by, about, and for BIPOC. Subject Focus: Children…
Amelia is looking for literary and upmarket fiction, and narrative non-fiction. Across all of these, Amelia is most drawn to books with an obsessive bent. Her ideal fiction skews voicey and strange, with an indelible sen…
She gravitates toward epic and historical romance as well as literary fiction with vivid, natural settings. Bianca is drawn to family dramas, romantic comedies, dark comedies, dystopian, and urban fiction. She particul…
Elizabeth Harding represents authors and illustrators of picture books, middle-grade, and young adult fiction.
Our tastes tend toward literary and international fiction; voice-y novels with a strong sense of place; big memoir that goes beyond the me-moir; topical or narrative nonfiction with a strong interest in women’s voices, g…
Gabriella (Gabry) Crivilare has been with Painted Words as an administrative assistant since 2023, and is thrilled to begin representing authors and illustrators as a junior agent in 2025. Co-owner of indie bookstore Pra…
Children’s Literature: Seeking author-illustrators that want to work across fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels (spanning age audiences). Particularly interested in STEM/STEAM, social-…
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