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
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
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 […]
M.O. Yuksel
Of Uzbek heritage, M.O. Yuksel was born in Türkiye, raised in New York City, and now lives in New Jersey with her three kids, two cats, and one husband. She has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Fordham University, and a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked […]
Jazmia K. Young
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
