2022 PBParty Agents & Editors!

Introducing the agents and editors for PBParty 2022! We can’t wait for you to see them and hope the finalists and Illustration Showcase author/illustrators will receive even more requests than last year…which was an impressive 232! (In 2020 they received 171 requests.)

Please read our PBParty contest announcement post and FAQ here.

Submission day is Tuesday March 1, 2022 during two windows

Midnight to 1 am EST

5 pm – 7 pm EST

The Google form entry links will be on my blog by February 28^th. The forms will remain locked other than those two windows. You may send only one entry. There is a separate form for author/illustrators that allows them to upload two images.

Here’s what you’ll need for the Google form. We highly suggest you create a file with everything you’ll need and make sure it’s as strong as possible before the submission window opens.

Please give a shout out to author/illustrator Melissa Escobar for creating the PBParty contest logo and other art. They’re all incredible! I can’t stop smiling at the adorable party animals.

I’m so grateful for all the judges who are donating their time to help make publishing dreams come true. Please thank:

* Matt Tesoriero * Gabriele Davis * Sylvia Chen * Jenna Waldman * Aixa Perez-Prado * Lori Degman *

We can’t wait to read your entries!  

Note: Listed agents and editors have agreed to take part in the contest, but that doesn’t mean they’ll make requests or that life won’t happen and prevent them from appearing. Everyone will do their best.

Here are the amazing agents and editors. Please thank their kindness by following them on Twitter (it’s linked to their names).

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Joyce Sweeney – The Seymour Agency

Kaitlyn Sanchez – Context Literary

Jennifer March Soloway – Andrea Brown Literary Agency

Adria Goetz – Martin Literary Management LLC

Tricia Lawrence – Erin Murphy Literary Agency

Mary Cummings – Great River Literary

Alyssa Eisner Henkin – Birch Path Literary

Jessica Saint Jean – Jill Grinberg Literary Management

Katherine Wessbecher – Bradford Literary Agency  

Lindsay Auld – Writers House

Kelly Dyksterhouse — Raven Quill Literary

Shari Maurer – Stringer Literary Agency

Charlotte Wenger – Prospect Agency

Andrea Morrison – Writers House

Saba Sulaiman —Talcott Notch Literary Services

Lisa Amstutz – Storm Literary  

Natalie Lakosil – Irene Goodman Literary Agency  

Regina Bernard – Martin Literary Management LLC

Sera Rivers – Martin Literary Management LLC

Janine Le – Janine Le Literary Agency

Anne Moore Armstrong — The Bright Group USA  

Stefanie Molina – Ladderbird Literary Agency

Emily Keyes — Keyes Agency 

Laurel Symonds – The Bent Agency

Savannah Brooks — Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency

Emily van Beek — Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management

Jennifer Unter – The Unter Agency

Michaela Whatnall  — Dystel, Goderich & Bourret  

Elisa Houot — The Seymour Agency

Jennifer Herrington — Harvey Klinger Literary Agency

Jemiscoe Chambers-Black — Andrea Brown Literary Agency

Tara Gonzalez — Erin Murphy Literary Agency

Moe Ferrara — BookEnds Literary

Heather Cashman – Storm Literary

Dan Cramer — Page Turner Literary Agency

Analieze Cervantes — Harvey Klinger Literary Agency

Sarah Stephens — Red Fox Literary

Marisa Cleveland – The Seymour Agency

Monica Rodriguez – Context Literary

Liz Nealon – Great Dog Literary

Rick Margolis – Rising Bear Literary Agency

*Ninja Agent Turquoise

*Ninja Agent Dax

*(These amazing agents will secretly check out the finalists and have me make requests for any that interest them)

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Carina Licon — Henry Holt Books for Young Readers

Emily Dietrich – Albert Whitman

Kayla Tostevin — Page Street Kids

Taylor Norman — Chronicle Books  

Adam Blackman — Cardinal Rule Press

Clarissa Wong — Scholastic 

Callie Metler – Clear Fork

Kate Fletcher – Candlewick Press

Frances Gilbert – Doubleday Books for Young Readers/Random House Children’s Books

Nivair Gabriel — Albert Whitman

Esther Cajahuaringa — Union Square Kids (Sterling Publishing)

Josh Gregory — Albert Whitman

Harold Underdown — Kane Press/Astra Books for Young Readers

Ann Koffsky — Freelance Art Director, working with Apples & Honey Press

Asia Citro – The Innovation Press

Meg Bratsch – Free Spirit Publishing

Alexandra McKenzie – Charlesbridge

Kristin Daly Rens – Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins

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Let us know your reaction to seeing all the incredible participating agents and editors! I normally post this list later…so I have a feeling we’ll receive a bunch of additional yeses. If so, I’ll post them above and share on Twitter. I’ve been squealing and celebrating for each yes, and am thrilled to share them with you. 🙂

I can’t wait to share more entry tips and what some of the agents and editors say they’re hoping to find to help you choose which manuscript to enter. I hope you’ll browse the PBParty Success Stories with helpful tips for you (most have a query that worked)!

PBParty 2021 finalist and 2022 Judge, Sylvia Chen, gathered lots of tips from her experience last year and has been sharing them on Twitter!

I’ve been asking agents and editors what they hope to find…or avoid. I’ll post about that in the future. Heads up: it’s clear bios are an extremely tough sell right now. If you’re deciding between a bio and a different manuscript that’s about as strong–your chances will probably be higher with the other genre.

If you’d like fresh eyes on the manuscript you want to enter, I hope you’ll join us for the PBParty New Draft Challenge and Critique Train on February 20. With the contest coming up, you can see if your critiquer will take a peek at your query, too…so both your manuscript and query will be ready to dazzle.

Psssst…I have an AMAZING surprise for you! I’ll post it by Friday night (January 21). 🎉

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I’m sending lots of good revision vibes your way and can’t wait to see your entries on March 1^st!