Lane Clarke
Lane Clarke is an agent at Ultra Literary. Formerly with ArtHouse Literary, Lane earned a Bachelors’ degree in English Literature from Virginia Tech, and a J.D. from The University of Chicago Law School. Lane is a Young Adult author and works as an attorney in Washington, D.C. As the creator of the #BVM hashtag for […]
Joyce Sweeney
Joyce Sweeney is an author and literary agent for The Seymour Agency. They have written fourteen young adult novels, many of which have won awards. They are also the author of two chapbooks of poetry. Most recently, they have been collaborating on graphic novels. Joyce was a creative writing teacher, mentor and coach for over […]
Natascha Morris
Natascha Morris joined The Tobias Agency in 2020 after previously working at BookEnds Literary. With a B.A. in English Literary Studies and a M.S. in Publishing, Natascha is a self-described “publishing nerd.” She spent most of her childhood in a leather chair, with her nose in a book, and her passion for books across genres, […]
Sera Rivers
Sera Rivers is a Literary Agent at Speilburg Literary. She holds an MFA in writing for children from Simmons University. Sera Rivers represents middle grade, young adult, graphic novels (author/illustrator only), and select picture books. Check out her MSWL and submission guidelines at SeraRivers.com. Prior to agenting, Sera worked as an editor in educational publishing […]
Sarah Stephens
Sarah Stephens is a children’s book enthusiast in every sense. She has worked as an editor, author, and indie bookseller, and before that she was a book-loving child. After graduating from UC Santa Cruz, Sarah moved to Rhode Island and got her first editorial job at Houghton Mifflin in Boston. When East Coast winters grew […]
Paige Terlip
Across age categories, Paige Terlip is drawn to high concept novels with captivating hooks, snarky characters with hearts of gold, creative magic systems, complicated relationships, and found families. She loves well-plotted twists, being a little bit scared, and stories that explore the fluidity of gender and bring queer experiences to light. Regardless of genre, she […]
Kayla Cichello
Kayla Cichello is an agent at Upstart Crow Literary open to picture books through YA and illustrators. A former Conference Coordinator for the Summer and Winter Conferences for SCBWI, she most recently logged several years as assistant to Senior Agent Jennifer Rofé at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Her clients include author/illustrator Kirbi Fagan, illustrator […]
Christie Megill
Christie Megill joined The CAT Agency as an Associate Agent in 2022 after interning with Writers House, Triada US, and Cardinal Rule Press. She previously worked in the editorial department at an academic press and as a children’s bookseller before gaining experience in elementary education as a classroom teacher, curriculum designer, and avid picture book […]
Becca Langton
Becca Langton is based in London but has a US focus and is the North American agent for the Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency. She looking for new stories in all shapes and sizes, from middle grade and graphic novel to teen and YA fiction. Becca reads widely but loves books with compelling voices, unexpected […]
Sean McCarthy
Sean McCarthy began his publishing career as an editorial intern at Overlook Press and then moved over to the Sheldon Fogelman Agency. He worked as the submissions coordinator and permissions manager before becoming a full-time literary agent. Sean graduated from Macalester College with a degree in English-Creative Writing, and is grateful that he no longer has […]
