Jewish children's book agents

Frances goldin worked in publishing for over six decades, and founded the frances goldin literary agency in 1977. In addition to fiction, she enjoys narrative nonfiction. Gone are the days when jewish novelists could think of submitting manuscripts to the jewish publication society or schocken books, once the largest and bestknown jewish. Are there literary agents in jewish book publishing. Signing up is free, easy, and takes less than 3 minutes. Download your copy of the complete guide to literary agents who represent christian authors ebook. Click here to see the 2019 childrens book residency. Nonfiction literary agents open to submissions writers. Literary agents help writers find publishers, as well as negotiate the deal and sales of the book.

With the help of authors, agents, publishers, and editors, the committee seeks out books with compelling stories, beautiful illustrations, and important values that truly represent the broad spectrum of today s jewish families. Twerski are just some of the titles on menucha publishers bestseller list. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. Bebop books imprint of lee and low books lee and low is a quality childrens book publisher that specializes in multicultural themes. Denise shannon literary agency, a new yorkbased boutique agency with a.

The below list of 19 new literary agents aims to facilitate a conversation between agents and potential clients. We represent a wide range of diverse authors, including bestselling authors of childrens fiction, awardwinning journalists, historians, chefs, and. Jewish kidlit mavens is a facebook group created by the book of life podcast, a show about jewish kidlit mostly, online since 2005 at this is a space for jewish kidlit. It is also a wonderful opportunity to present the budding. Prior to joining the seymour agency, they worked in a variety of departments in publishing, including sales and editorial, and they have a keen understanding of the many stages that a book must go through in order to reach bookshelves. About a year and a half ago, thanks to the connective power of social media, several accomplished and awardwinning jewish womens authors of books for children decided to form a group. In most cases, the author representatives below are shown because theyve reported the most sixfigure book deals in recent years for the following childrens book subgenres.

If we are interested in publishing the submission, we will contact you. Children s, graphic novel, lgbtq, middle grade, picture books, young adult. In childrens, erin is looking for nonfiction picture books, highconcept chapter book series, middle grade especially mysteries, stories with big hearts, and all things creepy, dark ya horror, thriller, and mystery, graphic novels, highinterest nonfiction, and, across the board, magic realism. Prior to opening her own firm, andrea was an editor at alfred a. Scottishbased literary agency representing writers of childrens, youngadult, scifi and fantasy. The former book editor started her literary agency, carol mann literary agency in 1977. As you begin your hunt for a literary agent, remember. They have recently launched a childrens program, headed by a 20year childrens book publishing veteran. Marks authors have gotten sixfigure book deals, been on the nyt bestseller list, and published with houses such as random house, scholastic, and thomas nelson. Reflecting her radical politics, the agency has long concentrated on serious, controversial, progressive nonfiction and literary fiction that addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships.

May 17, 2014 page street publishers, located in salem, mass, is one of the fastest growing publishers in the us. Shes in search of literary and upmarket fiction as well as childrens literature. Become a pj library or pj our way author or illustrator. This initial batch of israel literary agencies, most of whom do not have websites, will expand throughout the year.

Jewish lights is under no obligation to return any materials submitted. However, you shouldnt have to pay them until they actually sell your book to a publisher. Mark malatesta is a former literary agent turned author coach. Mark now helps authors of all genres fiction, nonfiction, and childrens books get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals through his company literary agent undercover and the bestselling author. Pj library sends free, awardwinning books that celebrate jewish values and culture to families with children 6 months through 12 years old. Pj library is the program that sends free childrens books to families raising jewish children. Nov 24, 2007 keep in mind that agents typically charge a 15 percent commission. Renowned agent irene goodman does critiques of partial manuscripts, with all proceeds going to charity. Founded in the year 2010, menucha has been delivering titles pertaining to torah and jewish literature. New york is one of the worlds leading literary agencies. Night by elie wiesel, people of the book by geraldine brooks, the diary of a young girl by anne frank, the luck of the w.

How pj library chooses books and how to submit manuscripts. But there is still someone out there willing to give you a helping hand. We have planned and outlined the ya book series and have 4 unedited chapters of book 1 written. The book agents below are the best childrens literary agents based on sales for the most popular childrens book subgenres.

Heres our list of 89 literary agents that currently accept submissions for childrens books. Oct 17, 2016 top childrens literary agents 20162017. The agency is famous for encouraging new writers and has an international reputation for talent spotting and doing great deals. Best literary agents 20202021 all genres top book agents. Posts about jewish childrens book agents written by barbara krasner the whole megillah the writers resource for jewishthemed story. Id also like to mention ajl association of jewish libraries as a resource. Ill be adding more agents here as im able, so its a good place to check back. For example, you can use the list to find literary agencies and publishing agents in nyc, literary agencies and book agents in california, and more. Sep 12, 2012 thanks so much for all you do for writers. Free books for jewish children and their families pj library.

Feb 07, 2016 if these agents do not suit your needs, you can find a comprehensive list of new and established agents seeking clients here. Peachtree publishers, located in atlanta georgia, publishes 30 books per year. The list of sydney taylor book award winners, honors, and notables offer a wonderful selction of excellent jewish books for children. Darley anderson childrens book agency london and uk. Knopf, and worked in the editorial departments of random house and dell. To such an extent, that by law, the hebrew university of jerusalem and the jewish national and university library receives two copies of every single book published in israel. In 2017, i attended a conference in san francisco for jewish video creators. Before joining defiore in early 2016, reiko davis was an associate agent at miriam altshuler literary agency for four years. Exploring jewish themes and content participant biographies.

It can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time ago. Like i mentioned before, you should figure out which publishers would be the best fit for your book, rather than sending it out randomly. Non christian points of view, especially jewish, would be especially great. One of her goals is to close the gap between ya and adult literature. Jewish childrens book writers and illustrators seminar jewish. Albert whitmans special interest titles address subjects such as disease, bullying, and disabilities. Calling all orthodox jewish childrens book authors. She started her career at liza dawson associates in manhattan, and in 2014 launched her own literary agency, olswanger literary llc, where she represents a wide variety of genres, but is currently focused on illustrated books picture books and graphic novels. We work together as a closeknit team, ensuring that each client has every advantage at all stages of the publishing process. List of literary agents 20202021 book agents looking. If we spend all our time following blogs, message boards, twitters, websites, and the like, we wont have any time to write. Agentquery find the agent who will find you a publisher. Kat enright shethey is an associate agent at the seymour agency, and they represent both fiction and nonfiction. In 2001 philippa milnessmith joined the agency from penguin children s books to create a children s and ya department.

Check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018. Aug 02, 2019 literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. How the director of circus of books turned the lens on. Find nonfiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. Based in london, uk, law was founded in 1996 by literary agents mark lucas, julian alexander, and araminta whitley. Hachai publishing is dedicated to producing high quality childrens literature with jewish themes. Mark s authors have gotten sixfigure book deals, been on the nyt bestseller list, and published with houses such as random house. They exemplify the best of jewish children s literature. These childrens books are merely an introduction to the characters and the world of enchantail. With forty years of experience under her belt, carol is the ideal friend, critic and guide a writer can dream of. The selection of local kids masterpieces available in english give a fascinating glimpse of the literary soundtrack of an. Picture books, middle grade and ya monday, october 17, 2016 sell your manuscript permalink each year or so, i do a post about the top literary agents and compare how many titles were sold. But they also publish coloring books and childrens books that have a storyline that teach an important lesson or interesting topic. List of literary agents 20202021 book agents looking for.

This is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson. Founded in new york city in 1981, it was the first literary agency to represent both children s book authors and illustrators. This program includes picture books as well as young adult titles for ages 12 and up. Payton knew marvin well, otto said, adding that it helped give the book a younger persons perspective on the story. We are devoted to making book choices that represent the broad spectrum of today s jewish families. Jun 26, 2017 hachai publishing childrens books play a vital role in every jewish home, classroom and library. One of the best childrens books about diversity, the colors of us is about a little girl named lena who wants to paint a selfportrait using brown paint for her skin. Before becoming an agent at morhaim literary, patrice was an editor with disneyhyperion and a childrens book editor.

Written a book for jewish children and want to publish it. Nonfiction literary agents open to submissions writers digest. They focus on publishing childrens books and judiaca things pertaining to jewish life and customs also largely aimed at children. Our team put together this list of christian book agents that represents christian novels, christian nonfiction, inspirational books, and spiritual books. The easyshmeezy guide to yiddish by r moshe sherizen, the thinking jewish teenagers guide to life by akiva tatz and the rabbi and the nuns by rabbi dr. In addition, well hear from book agents, scholars, and publishers. During the 3 day program, i got to meet some wonderful people, including alli thresher, who is the digital content lead at pj library. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. Keep in mind that agents typically charge a 15 percent commission. Our literary agent lists have information about both new and established author representatives.

Torah literature, judaism, jewish law books, jewish holiday books and kosher cookbooks. The pj library book selection committee is hard at work yearround, finding the best books, beautiful illustrations, compelling stories and values to share with your children. Free childrens books delivered to your door, plus virtual. With one click, families can access hours of audio stories, themed musical playlists, animated videos. Children s books, from picture books to young adult fiction and nonfiction. How to get your jewish childrens book published dena ackerman. We highly recommend you read our full guide to finding a literary agent and make sure you do your research before writing a query letter or contacting any literary agents. Anna olswanger has been a literary agent since 2005. Whether the writer writes literary fiction, young adult, mg, upmarket, genre fiction or some blend of each, whether the author is seeking an agent for fiction or nonfiction, for novels or memoirs, short stories, essays, biographies. Unlike a oneday conference, this workshop includes oneonone manuscript critiques with an expert in jewish childrens literature or an editor. Christian literary agents for childrens books register now for instant access.

Here are 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing. Register now to get the most accurate and uptodate information for all christian literary agents for childrens book. For those interested in jewish issues there is a broad selection of titles on the. In this book, youll find more than 500 listings for children s book markets, including publishers, literary agents, magazines, contests, and more. Some of these publishers accept very few childrens books manuscripts annually. Note who is publishing those books each books publisher is always listed. Literary agent alerts are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

Home to the people of the book, israel has produced a wide array of talented childrens writers, some of whom are already international bestsellers. Among the clients she brought in, and with whom she continues to work, are bryan collier, diane stanley, jackie urbanovic, alexandra boiger, and mo willems, whom she introduced to the childrens book publishing world. Just enter your first name and email address now in the form at the top of this webpage. Submitting your book to jewish publishers for people like me who want to focus on their art writing, illustrating and not on the nittygritty business end of things, or who dont have the funds to invest, you should submit your book to a publisher who will cover the costs of editing, printing, marketing, and distributing your book, as opposed to selfpublishing. Trident media group literary agency literary agents in new. Jewish lights is under no obligation to provide any communication related to the status of a submission. These listings include a point of contact, how to properly submit your work, and what categories each market accepts. Mb publishing was founded over 5 years ago by margie blumberg as more or less a selfpublishing operation. There are very few opportunities for jewish fiction writers to get. Admitted participants receive scholarships for the full cost of tuition, lodging and special events, as well as travel and food stipends. So please do not send anything that you want returned. Posts about jewish childrens book agents written by barbara krasner the whole megillah the writers resource for jewish themed story. How to get your jewish childrens book published dena.

List of literary agents 20202021 use our free lists of book agents in our literary agencies database for all book agents near me searches. Youll find everything from alphabet books and counting books to holiday stories and jewish folklores, new and old. Andrea brown is the president of the andrea brown literary agency, inc. The others have a broader jewish readership correct me if im wrong. I dont typically receive so many inquiries from childrensbook writers, but if there are any. We are dedicated to guiding our clients to the greatest possible success. When we decided to write the book, we wanted it to be more than just a childrens book. Nonchristian points of view, especially jewish, would be especially great. The zionist body known as the jewish agency established a camp for refugees in tehran, iran, in the summer of 1942 where several hundred children were under the supervision of members of the notoriously antireligious organization known as hashomer hatsair the young guard. She is looking for gift books for adults, young adult fiction and nonfiction, children s illustrated books, and judaica. But some agents who have been in the business for years get north of 10,000 queries a year, and only sign 1 or 2 clients. Childrens book to help oklahoma youths with incarcerated. Writing about ones faith and spirituality can be quite daunting.

Trident media group literary agency literary agents in. Inkwell is a fullservice literary management agency. Writing jewishthemed childrens books highlights foundation. Pj library is especially interested in supporting new and diverse voices with these scholarships. She is especially interested in working with authorillustrators and authorphotographers. This is your chance to get professional feedback from an agent who has built many bestselling careers. When lena and her mom take a walk through their neighborhood, she notices that there are many different shades of brown skin, and she begins to see her familiar world in a new way. Mark now helps authors of all genres fiction, nonfiction, and children s books get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals through his company literary agent undercover and the bestselling author. Based in new york, her people skills and dedication for excellence are just some of the reasons she is so good at her job.