Christabel McKinley
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission route
- Response time
- Assume no reply = no after 12 weeks
- Last checked
- 14 days ago
About
Christabel came into publishing via teaching English in Korea, where she taught literature to children between six and eleven years of age.
She believes children's books should be accessible, inclusive and unpatronising, as well as impactful and a pleasure to read. She represents authors and illustrators across the spectrum of writing and illustrating for children and young adults, spanning fiction to non-fiction and picture books to graphic novels.
Genres
Looking for
- children's and young adult writing and illustration across all genres, from fiction to non-fiction and picture books to graphic novels
- a confident storytelling voice, strong world-building and an immediate sense of seeing the world from a real child's perspective
- a middle grade or young adult standalone reflecting the experience of growing up in a multicultural or multifaith household
- a character-led teen series in which the characters pursue an exciting career, in the vein of Geek Girl or Alex Rider
- dark academia for young adult or adult, with detailed worldbuilding and an extra emphasis on the dark
- palestinian voices in any age group or genre
- adult science fiction and fantasy with immaculate and imaginative world-building and thoughtful examinations of society and humanity
- historical and ahistorical fantasy, both cosy and dark
- witches, magicians, werewolves and teashops
Not looking for
- writers who focus solely on picture book texts, whom she is not currently taking on
Agency submission guidelines
Assume no response = no after 8-16 weeks depending on the agent.
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- Alex Milway
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