![]() 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 are always happy to 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 zippy book titles as I’ve discovered.Ģ/ An agent can find the right editor or publisher for your work – like a book matchmaker. Some of them will act as unofficial editors to their clients or at the very least can suggest changes or improvements. Gill Books has recently started publishing children’s fiction, Mercier and Poolbeg also publish children’s books and accept unsolicited manuscripts.īut most UK publishers do not accept unsolicited manuscripts so you will need to submit your work through an agent.ġ/ An agent can advise you on your manuscript and on how to make it more attractive to a publisher. Little Island are also happy to read unsolicited manuscripts – they have excellent submission guidelines. You can send your book directly to one of their editors. ![]() In Ireland we are lucky to have the O’Brien Press whose editors are happy to read unsolicited manuscripts. Thank you to all the writers and illustrators who responded to my call out for recommendations. 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 writers and illustrators. If you are a published writer and would like to recommend your agent, please contact me. Every year I update this post - one of the most popular posts on my blog.
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