I’m very excited to announce that author-illustrator Ames Liu has signed with KT Literary! With impressive range, Ames works across print and editorial illustration, visdev, comics, and zines. Their style has an inviting warmth and tenderness that will both give home to young readers and transport them to captivating new […]
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I’m thrilled to announce that Samuel Teer, author of BROWNSTONE (HarperCollins/Versify, 2023) and VEDA: ASSEMBLY REQUIRED (Dark Horse), has signed with KT Literary! Samuel’s impressive range spans across a breadth of audiences and genres, highlighting the individuality of his sharp and wholly entertaining voice and style. Pitched as a combination […]
I’m very excited to announce that author-illustrator Keiko Nishijima has signed with KT Literary! Keiko is illustrating a yet-unannounced Middle Grade project and is additionally developing her own OGNs. I was instantly taken with the warmth of Keiko’s charming, evocative style; by the third sample page, I knew I wanted […]
Join us in celebrating Brianna Peppins on the sale of her next YA novel! From Publishers Weekly: Mallory Kass at Scholastic has bought, in an exclusive submission, YA novel As Long as We’re Together by Brianna Peppins. In the fallout of her parents’ tragic death, middle child Novah holds her family together—parenting her […]
I’m excited to announce that author-illustrator 4threset has signed with kt literary! Their webcomics, including Chinatop and The Witch’s Bakery, showcase their skill for intricate, whimsical visual storytelling, and their original graphic novel is an elegant, queer post-apocalyptic romance between a superhuman and an android. Mandy “4threset” Chan is a […]
Please join us in extending a warm welcome to author-illustrator Rashad Doucet! Rashad is an Eisner Award-winning creator and Professor of Sequential Art at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He’s worked on projects with DC Comics, with Oni Press on properties like Rick and Morty and Invader Zim, […]
Congratulations to Sarah Burgess on the sale of their debut MG graphic novel to Andrews McMeel! From Publishers Weekly: Erinn Pascal at Andrews McMeel has bought Skip!, a middle grade graphic novel by U.K. debut author-illustrator Sarah Burgess, pitched as Raina Telgemeier meets slice-of-life manga. Anxious poet Jay joins a Double Dutch […]
I’m thrilled to announce that educator and activist Aaron Talley is now represented by kt literary! Pitched as a book for the lonely Black queer teens, Aaron’s debut Young Adult novel puts a speculative spin on an inspired exploration of adolescent mental health. Drawing from an extensive background in educating […]
Please join me in welcoming New Zealand-based author-illustrator Jem Yoshioka to kt literary! Jem’s rich, expressive art immerses readers in an elevated fantasy Japan in her manga-style graphic novel set in the Taisho era. Her character-driven writing and skill for depicting complex relationships fully embrace natural human curiosity in “the […]