She says she’s ‘supportive, thorough, creative, knowledgeable & really champions her authors. Trish says ‘She is absolutely wonderful and I recommend her wholeheartedly!’Įlizabeth Rose Murray recommends her agent, Sallyanne Sweeney of Mulcahy Associates. Marita Conlon McKenna is represented by Caroline Sheldon Patricia Forde is represented by Anne Clarke. Steve McCarthy says: ‘I'll second that for Philippa! I can attest to her kindness, wise-ness and hilarity.’ She is hugely experienced, wise, kind and patient, a joy to work with. Sarah Webb, Steve McCarthy and Chris Judge are represented by the wonderful Philippa Milnes Smith at The Soho Agency. Highly recommended.’ĭerek Landy is represented by Michelle Kass, who also represents Patrick Ness. Lucy Coats adds ‘Sophie Hicks of SHA is, of course, the best agent in the world! Sympathetic and positive in adversity, great sense of humour and fights her authors’ corner like a tigress on speed. Sophie is a very experienced agent and her writers rate her highly. RECOMMENDED CHILDREN’S AGENTS: IRISH WRITERSĮoin Colfer is represented by Sophie Hicks. Be warned – you may get the agent herself/himself on the phone. Or ring the agency for details – I know it’s daunting but they can advise you on how (or if) to submit. Remember to check each agent’s website for submission guidelines before you send anything out. WHO REPRESENTS SOME OF THE BEST CHILDREN'S WRITERS? A good agent can play a vital role in this process. These days having potential isn’t enough, your manuscript must be as perfect as you can make it before it goes anywhere near a publisher. This is particularly important at the moment as digital rights can be tricky.Ĥ/ Financial back up – they can chase up your royalties and talk to your publishers about outstanding monies owed to you. They can also look after any film or television rights.ģ/ Agents deal with the difficult and technical area of contracts. And they can sell your UK, US, digital and foreign rights. They are also excellent at coming up with strong book titles as I’ve discovered.Ģ/ An agent can find the right editor or publisher for your work – like a book matchmaker. Many will act as editors and help improve a manuscript before it is sent out to editors. WHAT DOES AN AGENT DO EXACTLY?ġ/ An agent can advise you on your manuscript and on how to make it more attractive to a publisher. Most UK publishers do not accept unsolicited manuscripts so you will need to submit your work through an agent. Mercier: Submissions can be sent by email to or by post to Commissioning Editor, Mercier Press, Unit 3B, Oak House, Bessboro Road, Blackrock, Cork, Ireland. Mercier and Poolbeg also publish some children’s books and accept unsolicited manuscripts. link hereīonnier Books has also recently appointed an Irish publishing director, Deirdre Nolanĭeirdre’s Linked in page (in case it’s useful) HarperCollins Ireland has recently appointed an editor, Catherine Gough who is actively looking for new children’s books. Venetia Gosling is their new Associate Publisher and she is in charge of the children’s list.: Gill Books publish some terrific picturebooks, children’s fiction and children’s non-fiction. The team at Little Island are also happy to read unsolicited manuscripts and they publish a wide range of books for children, fiction including verse novels, non fiction and poetry collections (however they do close submissions at certain times of the year so check before sending): Submission details are on their website and they publish a wide range of picturebooks, fiction and non-fiction for children and young people (and adults in fact), including my books: You can send your book directly to one of their editors. The O’Brien Press are mainly looking for manuscripts from Irish or Irish based writers and illustrators. In Ireland we are lucky to have publishers like The O’Brien Press whose editors are happy to read unsolicited manuscripts. Irish Publishers (You do not need an agent to submit to Irish publishers) Thank you to all the writers and illustrators who have responded to my call out for recommendations over the years. There was a terrific response this year and it is much appreciated. I'd be delighted to add your agent to the list.Īll the agents on this list are recommended by people in the know - their clients, children’s writers and illustrators. If you are a published writer or illustrator and would like to recommend your agent, please contact me. Every year I try to update this post - one of the most popular posts on my blog.
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