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Literary agents for childrens books 20192020 childrens book. Children s books literary agents and agencies list 20192020. We handle publishing rights and all ancillary rights such as film, tv, audio, electronic, and foreign for the authors we represent. You may also be interested in our list of literary managers. Alyssa eisner henkin trident media group literary agency. She is up for a challenge and is keen to mentor and guide first time writers for children s book in fiction and nonfiction. Our list of literary agents includes all kids book agents working at all publishing agencies in the usa. V ictoria piontek is a literary associate for executive agent laura rennert. Sheldon fogelman agency specializing in childrens book. Heres our full list of 89 literary agents that work with childrens books and are currently accepting manuscript submissions from authors like you. As an agent, she loves to help her clients hone their skills and build their careers. This delightful picture book for children, from about 410, contains discussions on the different wonders and.
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