The agency only accepts submissions via email and only deals in proposals for the children's market. Cover letter: state who you are and why you're in touch with the agency. Authors (fiction/picture book): please email a synopsis and the full manuscript as separate attachments formatted in Word (other formats slow response time). Label the attachment with the title and your name rather than 'sample' or 'first_three_chapters'. Picture book authors: ideally up to three finished texts but one is fine. Non-fiction authors: send a CV, three-page proposal and market analysis. Illustrators: send a portfolio of a dozen or so images in Jpeg or PDF format, up to 5MB in size. Do not worry about resolution. Submit the portfolio directly rather than links to websites or file transfer sites like Dropbox. Submit to either Claire or Penny, not both.
Claire co-founded Holroyde Cartey, a literary agency representing authors and illustrators in children's publishing, licensing, film and television. She has worked in children's publishing for over twenty years, including as Art Director at Hodder Children's Books and in design for Random House.
Genres:Children's Books · Other Non-Fiction
Penny is a literary agent at Holroyde Cartey, representing authors and illustrators across fiction and non-fiction. She has worked for publishers Walker Books in the UK and Candlewick Press in the US and later as an agent with Caroline Sheldon. She has a particular love for the picture book.
Genres:Children's Books · Other Non-Fiction
