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ASH Literary
@ashliterary.bsky.social
Literary agency representing award-winning and bestselling children’s and YA creators.
- We do not accept queries here
- All info is on the website
www.ashliterary.com
Readers of contemporary YA are in for such a treat with Maia's books!
Some professional news: Very happy to share that I have signed with @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social at @ashliterary.bsky.social! I’m super excited about their vision for my book and can’t wait to get to work.

ashliterary.com#maianolan
September 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Camille's picture book is lovely and we're so excited to welcome her to the team at ASH Literary!
Hey all! I have an announcement 😬...
Proud to say I'm now represented by agent Paula Weiman @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social of ASH Literary Agency🥳🙌🏼🎊

And now I need to get back to work. Thank you for reading😅

ashliterary.com#camillewhitc...
August 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Attention #amquerying authors: I've reopened to YA fantasy queries. I'm specifically looking for contemporary fantasy at the moment. Check out the submissions page at ASH Literary for more details: ashliterary.com#submissions
ASH Literary
A full service Children's & YA literary agency
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July 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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As of this morning, my query inbox is officially open. #amquerying authors, check out the ASH Literary submission page for more details about what I'm looking for and information on how to submit your work for consideration: ashliterary.com#submissions
April 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Such an honour to see The Boy to Beat the Gods on this list with so many great books and writers! Love the Jhalak Prize! Congratulations all 🎉
March 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Who’s been putting off filling in that government consultation on AI then? Because you took one look and realised that fucking thing was designed SPECIFICALLY to put you off?

Don’t worry, there are three online guides to help you:

The Association of Illustrators
theaoi.com/news/the-cop...
The Copyright and AI consultation - how to respond as an illustrator – The AOI
The Copyright and Artificial Intelligence consultation was published by in December 2024, and we are encouraging illustrators to submit a response to the consultation to demonstrate the negative affec...
theaoi.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Crossed a kind of ridiculous publishing milestone today, but anyway, in the next year my books will appear on bookshelves in over a dozen languages. Truly insane.
February 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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✨ COVER REVEAL ✨

This Valentines Day, we're so excited to reveal the cover for #AFlashOfNeon by Carnegie shortlisted author @sophiecameron.bsky.social, a coming-of-age story with a fantastical twist! 🦄✨💭

Cover illustration by Helder Oliveira
Cover design Pip Johnson

Coming May 2025!

#TeenBooks
February 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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February 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Happy #KidlitArtPostCard
I am Rekha, and I love storytelling and drawing people of all sizes, shapes/races/diversity/abilities. Love Silly, fun, Funny stories.
Looking for PB and MG projects.
My website Www.rekhasalin.com
Repped by amazing agent Alice @ashliterary.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart
February 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Y’all! GUS AND GLORY has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! 🐾🎉
#kidlit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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This is a brilliant (& urgent) explainer of the current UK consultation on the use of copyrighted works in the training of generative AI - read, share, and pester your MPs using the links at the bottom of the post!
February 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this.

www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...
AI and copyright - blog - Chris Haughton - AI and copyright
The blog of designer and author Chris Haughton. Chris was listed in Time magazine's DESIGN 100 for his fair trade design work for PEOPLE TREE.
www.chrishaughton.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Hey if you like audiobooks, the first three Sapph in the City books are up for preorder and they’re going to be pretty incredible, if I do say so myself: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYTR71KV
Sapph in the City
Visit Amazon's Sapph in the City Page and shop for all Sapph in the City books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Sapph in the City
www.amazon.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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January 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I'm so proud to reveal the cover for Evie and Maryam! Debasmita Dasgupta did such a beautiful job of capturing E&M, and I just love the colours. @guppybooks.bsky.social @ashliterary.bsky.social @tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The news is out! @janeenhayat.bsky.social's middle grade debut, Evie and Maryam's Family Tree, will be published by Guppy on 8 May! It's a charming charming story full of code-breaking intrigue, forgotten family secrets, and the drama of pre-teen friendships. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/evie...
January 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The cast omg the CAST
I kept the Netflix secret for THREE YEARS but what they don't tell you about finally being able to reveal it is that you suddenly have like A DOZEN more secrets to keep for what feels like forever.

Does FINDING HER EDGE have a cast?

Maybe, couldn't say.

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January 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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It’s 200 days until my debut novel comes out! If you’re into queer YA romances about coming out and coming of age you can preorder it now 🍓✨ www.amazon.co.uk/Tart-Becki-J...
January 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Got the lovely news, on Blue Monday of all days, that we've been longlisted for the Branford Boase Award. This award acknowledges the work of editors as well as writers, so I'm really happy Sarah also gets deserved recognition.
It's great to sit alongside such fantastic company on this longlist.
January 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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In four months GUS AND GLORY will be out in the world! Who doesn’t love a dog book? Preorder now!

B&N tinyurl.com/4sm7a4pf

Bookshop tinyurl.com/2e5m5z3p

Amz tinyurl.com/5ybst2zw
Gus and Glory|Hardcover
Perfect for fans of WISH and BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE comes award-winning author Sarah Guillory's latest middle grade tale of found family and the unshakable bond between a girl and her beloved dog.Twelv...
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January 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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There are also soon to be two new co-editions of Grandad's Camper: Opa's Camper, published in German by Kindermann Verlag; and Antur Taid a Fi, published in Welsh by @graffegbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order the latter here: www.waterstones.com/book/antur-t...
January 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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A few bits of news to share - firstly, my debut picture book Grandad's Camper is soon to be available as a wonderful new board book edition, shaped like a camper van! Out on 8 April with Little Bee Books and @glaad.bsky.social - pre-order here: littlebeebooks.com/books/granda...
January 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Monday is coming... To @waterstones.bsky.social with an exclusive sprayed edge edition!

The blue sprayed special edition of Mondays are Murder is available for preorder from Waterstones now!

www.waterstones.com/book/mondays...
January 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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From the author of If You Still Recognise Me comes a delicious story of two people brought together by a shared love of food as they figure out themselves and each other. 🍜🥀

This Feast of a Life by Cynthia So is out now!
January 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM