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Bradford Literary Agency
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We are a boutique agency passionate about forming true partnerships & building long-term relationships with our clients. Visit us at: https://bradfordlit.com
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Bradford Literary Agency @bradfordagents.bsky.social · Dec 18
Winter is here, and we are elated to add to the season’s sparkle with our Winter Fall Greetings! ❄️ ✨

We hope these illustrations by our lovely clients will bring some extra joy to you this time of year 🤍
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Speed, spice, and everything nice! New @josswoodbooks.bsky.social is live! 🏎️💋

A fake dating, opposites attract, exhilarating F1 sport romance from Harlequin Presents author Joss Wood.

The bad boy’s indecent proposal…
the good girl can’t refuse!

Out now from Harlequin Presents!
January 27, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Monica Clark-Robinson and Yvonne Clark bring us such a special new picture book! Teaching for Change: How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Voting, a loving testament to the legacy of Yvonne's grandmother, Septima Poinsette Clark.
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Out now from Quill Tree Books!
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Happy New Year! I'm Brian, picture book author/illustrator rep'd by
@kaitlynleann17.bsky.social at @bradfordagents.bsky.social, creating silly yet thoughtful fun for kids & caregivers to both enjoy.

You can catch up with me at briankirbystudio.com

#kidlitartpostcard
Cartoon drawing of a mock comic book cover with a small pigtailed girl jumping off a bed in red pajamas with a blue towel cape and domino mask - the comic book text reads: THE WORLD'S COOLEST COMIC MAGAZINE! BATHTOWEL SUPERKID Featuring "The SECRET ORIGIN of NOODLE!" WHO OR WHAT IS SHE? NOT A DREAM! NOT A HOAX! A DRACULA IN EVERY ISSUE! An illustration of a comic book spinner rack is next to the comic, framed by the postcard text: PICTURE BOOK AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR BRIANKIRBYSTUDIO.COM REPRESENTED BY KAITLYN SANCHEZ BRADFORD LITERARY AGENCY
January 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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Hello #KidLitArtPostcard 2026!

I'm Meaghan, Canadian writer & illustrator who loves expressive characters, humour, textures and bright colour! I like to illustrate for picture books and graphic novels.

Rep'd by @bradfordagents.bsky.social

Portfolio:
Draw.meaghanmcisaac.com
A bored looking fish, glinting a silvery teal, stands out against his school of fish. The group is swimming through murky green water, sun rays extend down from the surface. The text below the image reads: Meaghan McIsaac, Author/illustrator, draw.meaghanmcisaac.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Hello Art Directors & Editors!

I love telling stories about cute animals and kids. I am available for illustration work and I have several dummies available.

shereetomba.com

Repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social

#KidLitArtPostcard
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Hi #portfolioday !

Im Meaghan, a canadian kidlit illustrator. I love drawing humor and characters with lots of expression. Available for picture books and graphic novel/comics.

Find my work at draw.meaghanmcisaac.com

Represented by @bradfordagents.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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#PortfolioDay today! 🎨
I'm Brian, picture book author/illustrator rep'd by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social at @bradfordagents.bsky.social - you can see what I’m up to at briankirbystudio.com
Cartoon of a vampire unicorn turning away from a large stained glass window, bats flapping outside. Text reads COUNT RAINBOW BRiANKiRBYSTUDIO.COM A 3x3 grid of cartoons of a little girl with black hair and pigtails. 5 panel cartoon of a mysterious silhouetted kid getting out of bed at 5:58 and startling a mom & dad in their bed A tired dad sits up with a wide-awake baby in a dark nursery, a lady is seen sleeping soundly in the room across the hall
January 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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We’ve been on the edge of our seats for this one, and we’re sure you will be too. @darbykane.bsky.social 's latest has arrived, SUCH A CLEVER GIRL
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A gripping domestic thriller in which a family goes missing and a long-buried family mystery resurfaces

Out now from @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social !
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Tessa Bailey's CATCH HER IF YOU CAN is finally here! The fifth installment of her Big Shots series
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An all-new marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers sports romance about a baseball catcher and the burlesque club owner he can’t get out of his head.
Out now from @avonbooks.bsky.social !
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Winter is here, and we are elated to add to the season’s sparkle with our Winter Fall Greetings! ❄️ ✨

We hope these illustrations by our lovely clients will bring some extra joy to you this time of year 🤍
December 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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We loved The Resurrectionist from @araedunlap.bsky.social , now get ready for THE BONESEEKER! Your next queer, true-crime, historical fiction read to fall into.
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Repped by Laura Bradford, Coming in 2027 from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I’m available for illustration work in the kid lit space and I also have several dummies available upon request. You can view more of my work at shereetomba.com.

Repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social
#KidLit #KidLitArt
December 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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It's the last #KidLitArtPostcard of the year! You can count on this Aye Aye (inspired by a dad joke in my lovely critique group).

I’m Brian, an author/illustrator repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social & @bradfordagents.bsky.social - working on humorous pbs.

Check out BrianKirbyStudio.com
Illustration of an aye aye in a cozy winter outfit coming in the door of a house with presents, a pile of presents ready to be shipped next to a desk inside. AYE AYE'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Brian Kirby Author/Illustrator BrianKirbyStudio.com Represented by Kaitlyn Sanchez Bradford Literary Agency
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Hiya #kidlitartpostcard day! I've been quiet on these here interwebs but I swear I'm around and I'm drawing!

I love drawing expressive characters for picturebook and graphic novels! Find my work at draw.meaghanmcisaac.com

Represented by @bradfordagents.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m DK Ryland - picture book author and illustrator and I love raccoons. 🦝 Open to picture book and graphic novel projects. 📚 Repped by @bradfordagents.bsky.social @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The day we’ve all been waiting for is here- @kateerobert.com's newest addition to the Dark Olympus series (book 9) is out now! TENDER CRUELTY 💚🖤

*A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hera and Zeus.*

Out now from @sourcebooks.bsky.social !
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Let’s welcome a fun new ensemble to the table to make learning the ABC’s memorable! @dkryland.bsky.social 's new picture book is here! The Dangerous Alphabet Book 🐊🐍🥑

Out now from Astra Books for Young Readers!
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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November #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I’m an author-illustrator represented by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social of @bradfordagents.bsky.social

Check out what I’m up to at briankirbystudio.com 🍁
Illustration of a boy climbing a rope swing on a tree losing its colorful fall leaves as his dad looks on by Brian Kirby - text reads: Author/Illustrator Represented by Kaitlyn Sanchez Bradford Literary Agency BrianKirbyStudio.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm DK, an author/illustrator open to picture book and early GN projects. Repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social at @bradfordagents.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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A new book on the horizon from Amanda Gayle! 💍

Amanda is repped by @rebeccamatte.com, set to release in fall 2026 from @avonbooks.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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The spookiest day of the year requires an equally spooky cover reveal! Get ready for @araedunlap.bsky.social 's next thrilling tale 🩸

Coming March 2026 from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Well, the rabbit's out of the PM bag! I have a lot of thoughts on what it means at last to be fulfilling the dream I've nurtured since I was 7 years old, but for right now I'm afraid all I have for you is the mental image of me flapping in a circle while I shout, I'M GOING TO BE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!!
Publishers Marketplace Deal Report for THE BONE BRIDES, by Marley Rose-Teter. Imprint: Page Street. Marley Rose-Teter's THE BONE BRIDES, pitched as Howl's Moving Castle by way of Guillermo del Toro, in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faerie realm before they both end up trapped in skins not their own, to Lauren Knowles at Page Street, for publication in fall 2026, by Hannah Andrade at Bradford Literary Agency (world English). The PM announcement is decorated with a border image showing a moody autumnal forest and some cute skeleton bunnies.
October 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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✨NEW RELEASE✨
Raise your hand if you like your book boyfriends dark and mysterious! 🙋‍♀️Okay this new one by @jennbenn.bsky.social is for you 😉
A sizzling gothic romantasy that follows the forbidden romance between a young nurse and a mysterious young man imprisoned by a dangerous occultist.

Out now!
October 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! I’m Brian Kirby, I write and illustrate humorous stories for kids (and their caregivers).

Website - BrianKirbyStudio.com
Agent - @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social

#kidlit
Cartoon of a ragged-looking mummy sitting at a desk, shopping for cat nail clippers, and an orange cat on the floor next to him, clawing one of his a tattered, loose unravelling bandages. Brian Kirby Author/Illustrator Represented by Kaitlyn Sanchez Bradford Literary Agency BrianKirbyStudio.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I’m an author-illustrator and encourager of pure imagination. This illustration is from a book dummy I’m working on, but I’m also available to illustrate other projects! I’m repped by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social katiedwyerillustrations.com
Gouache painting of a mouse riding on a moose’s head. The mouse gets hit in the face with a branch. Close up of mouse getting hit in the face with a branch.
October 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM