Introducing the agents and editors for PBParty 2024. Wahoooooo! How incredible is this list? We’ve had so many success stories through the years. I can’t wait to see the magical matches that will happen this year.
Please read our PBParty contest announcement post and FAQ here.
Submission day is Thursday February 22, 2024
Midnight to 8 PM EST
I’m so grateful for all the judges who donate their time to help make publishing dreams come true. Please thank Judge & Ninja Superstar Sylvia Chen. She’s helped take PBParty to a whole new level behind the scenes, and I can’t thank her enough for her amazing tech skills and realizing what I could use help with even before I know. (Psst…check out her #PBStudyBuddy). And please send gratitude to all of our incredible judges…I’ll share more about them in a future post!
* Gabriele Davis * Jenna Waldman * Aixa Perez-Prado * Marietta Apollonio * Brittany Pomales * Layton Scarbrough*
We can’t wait to see 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.
Psst…several additional agents & editors said they’ll try to pop into PBParty. They aren’t listed below, but I’ll send them a link and hope they’ll hop over to make requests. Last year, lots of agents & editors who weren’t listed joined the showcase. 🙂
Here are the amazing agents and editors. Please thank their kindness by following them on social media (it’s linked to their names). Plus, it’s a great way to keep up with their wish lists and book news!
Joyce Sweeney – The Seymour Agency
Kaitlyn Sanchez – Bradford Literary Agency
Christie MeGill – The CAT Agency, Inc.
Kelly Sonnack – Andrea Brown Literary Agency
James McGowan – BookEnds Literary
Andrea Morrison – Writers House
Sera Rivers – Speilburg Literary Agency
Tricia Lawrence – Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Erin Casey Westin – Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Alyssa Eisner Henkin – Birch Path Literary
Carey Blankenship-Kramer – Belcastro Agency
Elena Giovinazzo – Pippin Properties
Claire Morance – Painted Words, Inc
Esty Downes – ArtHouse Literary Agency
Janine Le – Janine Le Literary Agency
Elisa Houot – The Seymour Agency
Anjanette Barr – Dunham Literary
Kristina Sutton-Lennon – Focused Artists
Jessica Saint Jean – Jill Grinberg Literary Management
Heather Cashman – Storm Literary
Mary Cummings – Great River Literary
Charlotte Wenger – Prospect Agency
Erzsi Deak – Hen & Ink Literary Studio
Becca Langton – Darley Anderson Literary
Lynnette Novak – The Seymour Agency
Moe Ferrara – BookEnds Literary
Jolene Haley – Donald Maass Literary Agency
Aliza Hoover – The CAT Agency, Inc.
Liz Nealon – Great Dog Literary
Sandra Proudman – Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Michaela Whatnall – Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Jennie Dunham – Dunham Literary
Teresa Kietlinski – Bookmark Literary
Stefanie Molina – Ladderbird Literary Agency
Sally Kim – Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Rick Margolis – Rising Bear Literary Agency
Mara Cobb – Martin Literary Management
Kelly Delaney – Crown Books for Young Readers
Harold Underdown – Kane Press/Astra Books for Young Readers
Deidra Purvis – Free Spirit Publishing
Carina Licon – Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Frances Gilbert – Doubleday Books for Young Readers/Penguin Random House
Shari Dash Greenspan – Flashlight Press
Ainslie Campbell-Schwartz – Candlewick Press
Josh Gregory – Albert Whitman
Nicole Frail – Skyhorse
Sandra Sutter – Gnome Road Publishing
Zoie Janelle Konneker – Peachtree Publishing
Asia Citro – The Innovation Press
Kei Nakatsuka – Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Michele McAvoy – The Little Press
Kristen Nobles – Charlesbridge
Adam Blackman – Cardinal Rule Press
Alex Robertson – Candlewick Press
Ann Koffsky – Freelance AD: clients include Apples & Honey Press & Greenbean Books
Liz Schleisman – Beaming Books
Mark Podesta – Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
We’re setting up ranking parties to help PBParty participants decide which manuscript to submit. Finalists the past few years said it was a huge help. Plus…many have continued to be critique and/or ranking buddies. 🙂
Stay up to date with PBParty events through my website and the
PBParty Participants Facebook group!
(Please answer the questions when you request to join so I can let you in ASAP)
Stay tuned for a future post with a HUGE critique/Zoom/feedback giveaway for people who plan to participate in the 2024 PBParty contest. So far, we have 49 prizes!!! If you’re a past PBParty finalist, agented, or traditionally published and would like to donate a prize, that would be wonderful! Together, we can help dreams come true.
Let us know your reaction to seeing all the incredible participating agents and editors! I’m hoping we’ll have even more yeses…I’ll add them as they come in and share on Twitter, BlueSky, and the PBParty Participants Facebook group. I’ve been squealing and celebrating for each yes, and am thrilled to share them with you. 🙂
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