Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Wendy Schmalz

Wendy Schmalz is the principal and founder of the Wendy Schmalz Agency, founded in 2002. Representing a wide range of writers for both the children’s and adult markets for more than twenty-five years, her current client list includes Myla Goldberg, Julie Anne Peters, Seymour Simon, and April Henry to name a few. She began her career […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Victoria Arms Wells

Victoria Wells Arms started in publishing as an editor at Dial Books for Young Readers, and then at Putnam. Then one day she spotted an ad in Publishers Weekly for an editorial director at Bloomsbury, so she applied and soon was setting up Bloomsbury USA’s children’s division. Starting with three people (and a dog), Bloomsbury grew quickly, […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Victoria Selvaggio

With a strong background in business ownership, Victoria A. Selvaggio comes to The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency as an Associate Agent with over 6 years of actively working as a volunteer and Regional Advisor for SCBWI Northern Ohio.  Drawn to the publishing scene first as an author writing all genres, with her most recent […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Victoria Selvaggio

With a strong background in business ownership, Victoria A. Selvaggio comes to The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency as an Associate Agent with over 6 years of actively working as a volunteer and Regional Advisor for SCBWI Northern Ohio.  Drawn to the publishing scene first as an author writing all genres, with her most recent […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Victoria Skurnick

Victoria Skurnick came to Levine Greenberg after being at The Book-of-the Month Club for almost twenty years. As Editor-in-Chief, she relished the opportunity to devour every kind of book, from the finest literary fiction to Yiddish for Dogs. Anne Tyler, John LeCarre, Amy Tan, Tom Wolfe, Stephen King, Michael Lewis, Lee Child, Roddy Doyle, Alice […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Thao Le

THAO LE is a literary agent at the Dijkstra Agency. Thao is currently looking for: Adult Sci-fi/Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, and is selectively open to Romance, and Picture Books by authors who are also illustrators. She loves beautiful literary writing with a commercial hook and stories with memorable characters who can make you feel the whole […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Tess Callero

After graduating from Indiana University with a dual degree in Marketing and English, Tess Callero began working at Curtis Brown, Ltd. She is now an associate agent there and currently building her list. She represents commercial and upmarket adult fiction, young adult, and select nonfiction projects. Writers can query her at tc@cbltd.com. Follow her on […]

Middle Grade Ninja: 7 Questions For: Literary Agent Terrie Wolf

Terrie has traveled the world in search of good stories and great books. As a member of the international media and award-winning writing and promotions teams, Terrie remains honored to have actually made coffee at such venues as CBS, NBC, and Hobson’s Press UK. Her ever-curious nature led her on long-term assignment with Cambridge City […]

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 […]