Please help me welcome the incredibly talented Heather Dean Brewer to the KT Literary family. Heather is the author of a gorgeously written non-fiction picture book about philanthropist and activist E. Genevieve Gillette, who championed more than a hundred state and national parks. In addition to writing, Heather is an […]
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Please help me give a warm KT Literary welcome to Trenise Ferreira! She’s the author of two very special and inspiring picture books that celebrate Black excellence by highlighting post-Civil Rights era and contemporary Black women and men who have — and still are — influencing culture today. Titled THE […]
I’m thrilled to announce that Kat Abbott has joined the KT Literary family as my newest client! I am over-the-moon excited to be working with Kat on her hilarious supervillain origin story for middle grade readers. I knew by the second line of her manuscript that I absolutely had to […]
I’m thrilled to welcome new client, Christa Martin, to the KT Literary family. Both her sweet, highly sensitive protagonist, Feather, and her incredible talent for conveying emotion simply and powerfully immediately got my attention. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to work with such a talent. Her #OwnVoices middle grade […]
I am beyond thrilled to welcome new client, LC Milburn, to the KT Literary family. LC’s project, BAD ANNIE, came to me via PitchWars 2019, and I was hooked to this dark, mind-bending psychological horror/thriller genre blend from the first page. Blending gorgeous writing with incredible pacing and tension, LC […]
I’m absolutely thrilled to announce my newest client, Merrill Wyatt. Merrill is the author of ERNESTINE, CATASTROPHE QUEEN, out with JIMMY Patterson Publishing. She’s also a middle school teacher and a dollphobic cat-hoarder-in-training. With less than two weeks from query to signing, it’s safe to say I fell in love […]
Please join me in welcoming my newest client, Rilla Jaggia, to the KT Literary family! Rilla was the recipient of an SCBWI scholarship sponsored by KT Literary several years ago, and it was during this time that I first had the privilege of reading her #ownvoices YA fantasy, MARK OF […]
Please join me in congratulating Jen Marie Hawkins on the publication of her debut literary young adult novel, THE LANGUAGE OF CHERRIES. It’s ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS meets CHOCOLAT, with a dash of magical realism. About the book: “Jennifer Hawkins’s debut is a brilliant and unique take on the […]
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be hosting a monthly query and first pages critique giveaway to help aspiring authors hone their submissions. The giveaway will be held on the first of every month starting in February 2020, and the details are as follows. What? The first 10 queries I […]