We represent the very best in Children’s and Young Adult fiction from first chapter books for 5+ years right up to crossover titles for teens/young adults. We do not represent picture books at this time. We are always looking for talented new authors.
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Whether you have a great book idea you want to present to a leading publisher, or you are a published writer seeking more verve in your career, I can offer you expert advice to give you the edge.
Fiction, non-fiction, children's, biography, travel. Full-length MSS (home 12%, overseas 20%), short MSS (12%/20%), film and radio (15%/20%), TV (15%/15%). Will suggest revision.
Authors include Charlotte Bingham, Terence Brady, Peter Willet, and the Estate of John Bingham.
Rocking Chair Books is a literary agency focusing on literary fiction, upmarket commercial, and commercial fiction and general non-fiction for publication around the world. Our motto is a great story is a great story.
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We represent Brian Turner, Zena el Khalil, Lakambini Sitoy, Conflict Relief, Elle Symmonds.
Full-length MSS for the children's market, fiction and non-fiction (home 10%, overseas from 15%), illustration (10%), performance rights (10%). Short stories only if specifically for picture books, radio or TV. No unsolicited MSS; preliminary letter with sae and full details essential. Read more
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An "upbeat" and busy Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025 has seen a marked appetite for shorter and illustrated works - despite there being no runaway book of the fair - though the grim state of geopolitics dimmed many fairgoers' moods.
The global graphic novel market is getting more attention in Bologna this year, with an expanded number of exhibitors and panels dedicated to the topic. "Graphic novels represent one of the most significant growth areas in children's publishing globally," Peter Warwick, CEO of Scholastic, said during a panel celebrating the 20th anniversary of Scholastic's Graphix imprint. Read more
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April is Stress Awareness Month, an initiative designed to put emotional wellbeing at the forefront and a good time to revisit pastoral care in the publishing industry. But how would you, as a publishing professional, know if an author is stressed? And what can you do about it if they are?
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis (T&F) has announced plans to use AI translation tools to publish books "that would otherwise be unavailable to English-language readers".
Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI programmes, as reported in the Atlantic, provoking outcry from many writers and organisations such as the Society of Authors (SoA).
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A number of authors including Richard Osman, Val McDermid, Kate Mosse, Kazuo Ishiguro and Sarah Waters have signed an open letter from the Society of Authors (SoA) demanding that Meta be held to account by the UK government following allegations in the US that authors' works have been used without permission or remuneration to train its artificial intelligence (AI) model.
'The book of my enemy has been remainderedAnd I rejoice...What avail him now his awards and prizes,The praise expended upon his meticulous technique,His individual new voice?'