Introducing the agents and editors for PBParty 2025. 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 Monday February 3, 2025
Midnight to 8 PM EST
Please scroll through the post for more PBParty info…including the 2025 Ranking Parties to help you figure out what to enter and a surprise for you.
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!
Kaitlyn Sanchez – Bradford Literary Agency
Andrea Morrison – Writers House
Christie MeGill – The CAT Agency, Inc.
Jim Averbeck – East West Literary
Sally Kim – Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Joyce Sweeney – The Seymour Agency
Alyssa Eisner Henkin – Birch Path Literary
Sheila Fernley – Storm Literary
Charlotte Wenger – Prospect Agency
Anjanette Barr – Dunham Literary
Heather Cashman – Storm Literary
Janine Le – Janine Le Literary Agency
Helen Masvikeni – Megibow Literary Agency
Dan Cramer – Page Turner Literary Agency
Lori Kilkelly – LK Literary Agency
Jennifer Unter – The Unter Agency
Vicky Weber – Creative Media Agency
Jessica Saint Jean – Root Literary
Liz Nealon – Great Dog Literary
Ana Crespo – East West Literary
Marisa Cleveland – The Seymour Agency
Mary Cummings – Great River Literary
Lori Steel – SteelWorks Literary
Shari Maurer – Stringer Literary Agency
Jennie Dunham – Dunham Literary
Mara Cobb – Martin Literary Management
Amy Nielsen – The Purcell Agency
Ariana Philips – Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Elena Giovinazzo – Heirloom Literary & Media
Rick Margolis – Rising Bear Literary Agency
Michaela Whatnall – Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Natascha Morris – The Tobias Literary Agency
Sarah Stephens – Red Fox Literary
Lynnette Novak – The Seymour Agency
Claire Morance – Painted Words, Inc
Katie Erickson – Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Erica McGrath – Writers House
Aliza Hoover – The CAT Agency, Inc.
Becca Langton – Darley Anderson Literary
Analía Cabello – Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Michelle Witte – Mansion Street Literary
Lynne Marie – The Little Press
Melissa Manlove – Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Adam Blackman – Cardinal Rule Press
Ian Tseng – Chronicle Books
Liz Schleisman – Beaming Books
Sandra Sutter – Gnome Road Publishing
Tracy Mack – Scholastic
Kathleen Merz – Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Asia Citro – The Innovation Press
Zoie Janelle Konneker – Peachtree Publishing
Shari Dash Greenspan & Juliet Tresgallo – Flashlight Press
Michele McAvoy – The Little Press
Sylvie Frank – Disney-Hyperion
Kristen Nobles – Charlesbridge (AD)
Deidra Purvis – Free Spirit Publishing
We’re setting up Ranking Parties to help PBParty participants decide which manuscript to submit. Please fill out the form by Saturday, January 18, at 11:59 pm EST. Finalists the past few years said it was a huge help. Plus…many have continued to be critique and/or ranking buddies. Thanks to past PBParty finalist and Success Story Becca McMurdie for organizing this! You can find Becca here: BlueSky | Twitter | Instagram.
If you’d like extra motivation to write a new picture book plus give and receive a critique–check out my monthly PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train! The next one is January 23 – 25 EST. I hope you’ll hop aboard!
We had requests for a PBParty Participant badge in the past, so PBParty Designer, author/illustrator Melissa Escobar, created a badge and banner for you. Wahooooo! Huge thanks, Melissa. They’re adorable! Right click and grab yours.
I’ll share a banner on BlueSky that will work well there, too. 🙂
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 along with helpful tips.
Brittany Pomales, Marietta Apollonio, Aixa Perez-Prado, Jenna Waldman, Stacey Byer, Teresa Rodrigues
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)
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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