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Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Dan Poblocki
Dan Poblocki is the author of The Stone Child and The Nightmarys. Click here to read my review of The Nightmarys. Here’s his official bio from www.danpoblocki.com: For some reason, I recently allowed myself to purchase the very addictive XBOX 360, and I now spend too much time playing all sorts of games. On any given day, you might […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Hilary Wagner
Hilary Wagner is the author of Nightshade City. Click here to read my review. Her website is http://www.nightshadecity.com/, and you should follow her blog, http://www.hilarywagner.blogspot.com/. And here is Hilary Wagner in her own words: I write middle-grade and young adult novels. I love beautifully written, colorful stories, which leave me still thinking about them the next day–a touch […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Kathleen Rushall
Kathleen represents a wide range of children’s literature and nonfiction at the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. She started as an intern at the Sandra Dijkstra Agency, and then spent two years at Waterside Productions agency. She looks forward to garnering fresh voices, strong narratives, and whimsical tales in all areas of young adult literature including […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Caryn Wiseman
Caryn has been an agent with the Andrea Brown Literary Agency since 2003, and she has sold over 325 books. She handles children’s books only: young adult and middle-grade fiction and non-fiction, chapter books, and picture books (fiction and non-fiction). She represents NYT bestselling authors, award-winning authors, debut authors, and authors at every stage in […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Heather Flaherty
Heather Flaherty grew up in Massachusetts, between Boston and the Cape, and started working in New York City as a playwright during college. After much country hopping and some work in editorial, Heather became a YA and Children’s Literary Scout, consulting with foreign publishers and Hollywood regarding what the next big book will be. Now […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Joanna Volpe
Joanna represents all brands of fiction, from picture books to adult. She has an affinity for stories that have a darker, grittier element to them, whether they be horror, drama or comedy. Her recent publications include The Sharpest Blade by Sandy Williams (Ace), Allegiant by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books), Henny by Elizabeth Rose Stanton […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Linda Pratt
Linda Pratt received a BBA in finance from the University of Texas in Austin. After briefly exploring a career on a bond trading desk, she began working at Sheldon Fogelman Agency in 1987. In working at the agency, Linda finally found “her people” in the world of children’s publishing, and has never looked back. […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Patricia Nelson
Patricia Nelson joined Marsal Lyon Literary Agency in 2014. Previously, she interned at The Angela Rinaldi Literary Agency and in the children’s division at Running Press. Patricia represents adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction, and is actively looking to build her list. In general, Patricia looks for compelling, well-written stories featuring complex characters that […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Tanya McKinnon
Tanya McKinnon has been a literary agent since 1998. She began her career in publishing as the youngest person to become a full editor and collective member of South End Press. While there she helped conceive and edited NYT bestseller Cornel West’s Breaking Bread. After receiving an M.A. in cultural anthropology, she returned to publishing […]
Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Author Melinda Snodgrass
Melinda Snodgrass is the author of The Edge of Reason, Circuit, Circuit Breaker, Final Circuit, High Stakes, Star Trek: The Tears of the Singers, and the upcoming The Edge of Ruin. She has also written for film and television, including the shows SeaQuest DSV, Reasonable Doubts, The Profiler, The Antagonists, Sliders (one of my favorites), […]