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Jen Newens

Jen Newens

At different phases of her publishing career, Jen Newens has been an author, editor, and publisher, giving her experience in all sides of the business. She comes to us after a seven-year stint as publishing director at West Margin Press, an Ingram Content Group company. There, she acquired a wide range of different genres, but […]

Rebecca Williamson

Rebecca Williamson

Rebecca Williamson is passionate about all children’s books, from picture books through young adult. She enthusiastically joined Sheldon Fogelman Agency in 2023 after interning with St. Martin’s Publishing Group at Macmillan and Triada US Literary Agency. Rebecca began her agenting journey at the Columbia Publishing Course. She graduated from the State University of New York […]

Leslie Zampetti

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After much experience as a librarian and writer, Leslie Zampetti became a literary agent. Her client books include TWO THOUSAND MILES TO HAPPY (Shapiro, Muddy Boots), A FEW BEAUTIFUL MINUTES (Fox, LBYR), THEN THERE WAS ONE (Cross, Penguin UK) and HART & SOULS (Schmid, Andrews McMeel, 2024). Leslie represents picture books through young adult, fiction & […]

Saribel Pages

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Spanish Harlem born and bred, Saribel Pages graduated from Kalamazoo College with a B.S in Anthropology, an embarrassingly long to be read list, and a passion for children’s literature. This passion led her to positions at Penguin Random House and W.W. Norton, where she learned about the different sides of the publishing industry. Now at Gallt and […]

Ariana Philips

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Ariana Philips has been with the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency since 2011. She represents a diverse range of authors and illustrators for all age groups. For young readers, she’s interested in everything from picture books to YA for both fiction and nonfiction. In addition to being a full-time agent, she is the royalties manager […]

Tanusri Prasanna

Tanusri Prasanna

Originally from India, Tanusri Prasanna has been living in NYC for over fifteen years where she is an agent with DeFiore and Company. She is a graduate of the National Law School of India, holds an LLM from Harvard Law School and a PhD from Oxford University.  Tanusri’s background in human rights law has helped […]

Liz Nealon

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Liz Nealon is the President and Founder of Great Dog Literary, where she represents both adult and children’s books, largely non-fiction. Previously Liz was an award-winning executive producer and media industry leader who played an integral role in shaping the indelible youth brands Sesame Street, Kidz Bop, and MTV. She served as Worldwide Creative Director for Sesame Street […]

Sally M. Kim

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Sally M. Kim is an Associate Agent with Andrea Brown Literary Agency. She is looking to represent a wide range of children’s book authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators in the picture book, chapter book, and middle grade categories. Across the board, Sally is eager to see authentic explorations of underrepresented cultures, relationships, and identities. She is drawn […]

Jazmia K. Young

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Jazmia K. Young is an associate agent at Curtis Brown Ltd. She received her bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing at the City College of New York and was a graduate of the Publishing Certificate Program at CCNY. She is interested in representing children’s books, picture books through YA, focusing on […]

Sandra Proudman

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Sandra Proudman is a literary associate at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency who is proud to represent a small-but-mighty group of diverse children’s authors and illustrators. When not busily immersed in all things publishing, you can find her spending time with her amazing husband and adorable toddler, catching up on all her shows, and taking care of […]

Financial Need Scholarship Guidelines

All applications will be accepted via email only between November 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024 at kelli@juliehedlund.com.

Subject line of the email:

  1. 12 x 12 Financial Need Scholarship
 

Please include the following in the body of the email:

  1. An autobiographical statement and career summary in 250 words or fewer.
  2. A short statement describing the nature of the financial need/circumstances in 250 words or fewer.
  3. A sample query letter for the manuscript you are submitting with your application.
  4. Pitches for two additional completed picture books.
 

 Attached to the email:

  1.  The full text of one picture book manuscript, attached as a Word document named as FIN_YourFirstName_YourLastName_Title_of_Manuscript.doc (or docx).