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Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Sherrie Petersen
Here’s Sherrie Petersen in her own words: I was born in Ohio, grew up in Southern California and spent the first half of my married life in Arizona. My husband and I are currently planning our escape to North Carolina. I’ve visited most of the continental United States (only 9 states left to discover!) but […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Courtney Summers
Courtney Summers is the author of Cracked Up To Be, which she wrote at age 21. She’s totally my hero. Her second book, Some Girls Are, will be available from St. Martin’s Press in winter 2010. Cracked Up To Be is one of the best books I have ever read about high school and you […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Greg Trine
Greg Trine is the author of the Melvin Beederman Superhero series. Click here to read my review of The Brotherhood of the Traveling Underpants. From his website: “Greg Trine lives in his hideout in California, where he has been saving the world since the seventh grade. What was he doing before this time? He doesn’t […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Linda Benson
Linda Benson is the author of the middle grade novels Finding Chance and The Horse Jar. Click here to read my review of Finding Chance, which I absolutely loved. I’m thrilled to have such a talented writer here today. In her own words, Linda Benson’s “writing tends to focus on the importance of nature and […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Caitlin McDonald
Caitlin McDonald joined Donald Maas Literary Agency in 2015, and was previously at Sterling Lord Literistic. She represents adult and young adult speculative fiction, primarily science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and related subgenres, as well as contemporary fiction about geeky characters. She also handles a small amount of nonfiction in geeky areas, with a focus on feminist […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Gemma Cooper
Gemma Cooper represents authors who write for children, from 5+ to young adult. Here she is in her own words: Before joining The Bent Agency, I worked as a literary agent at Bright Literary Agency, representing a wide range of authors and author/illustrators, from picture books to YA. As an agent, I get to be […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Joan Slattery
Since 1998, Pippin Properties, Inc. has been an integrated publishing and entertainment representation agency. Located in New York City, it is a diverse agency dedicated to maximizing the creative and commercial potential of all its properties. Pippin represents the works of these writers and artists to a wide range of publishing, animation, motion picture, television, […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Laurie McLean
Laurie McLean spent 20 years as the CEO of a publicity agency and 8 years as an agent and senior agent at Larsen Pomada Literary Agents in San Francisco. Following her stint as the CEO of a successful Silicon Valley public relations agency bearing her name, Laurie was able to switch gears in 2002 to […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Pam van Hylckama Vlieg
Pam van Hylckama Vlieg (now Pamela Howell as of 2016) started her literary career as assistant to Laurie McLean in early 2012. By April Pam was promoted to Associate Agent at Larsen Pomada. In January of 2013 after selling twenty-one books in her first year of agenting Pam was promoted to agent. When Laurie McLean […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Tamar Rydzinski
Tamar Rydzinski worked at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates prior to joining the Laura Dail Literary Agency, where she is now vice president. She graduated from Yeshiva University in 2003 with a major in literature and a minor in business. Tamar is not interested in prescriptive or practical non-fiction, humor, coffee table books or children’s books […]