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ASH Literary
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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
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Readers of contemporary YA are in for such a treat with Maia's books!
maiaknp.bsky.social Maia K. Nolan(-Partnow) @maiaknp.bsky.social · Sep 10
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
Screen grab of Maia K. Nolan’s author listing on the ASH Literary website
September 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
ashliterary.bsky.social
Camille's picture book is lovely and we're so excited to welcome her to the team at ASH Literary!
camillew.bsky.social Camille Whitcher @camillew.bsky.social · Aug 21
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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tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social
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
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July 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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tinyfairyhunter.bsky.social
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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ashleythorpe.bsky.social
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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streakofpith.bsky.social
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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jennifercarolyn.bsky.social
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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littletigeruk.bsky.social
✨ 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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sguillory262.bsky.social
🌟 GUS AND GLORY got a starred review from Kirkus! 🌟
#kidlit
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

@mackidsbooks.bsky.social
@ashliterary.bsky.social
SARAH GUILLORY A charming and moving novel that's sure to tug at readers' heartstrings. KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW A dog with a nose for trouble. A girl on a quest for the truth. GUS A GLORY May 20, 2025 Roaring Brook Press/Mackids Book cover of bloodhound with girl holding leash. Graphic of paw print and star.
February 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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rekhasalin.bsky.social
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
Kids costume dress part by Rekha Salin for #KidlitArtPostCard
February 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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sguillory262.bsky.social
Y’all! GUS AND GLORY has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! 🐾🎉
#kidlit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Book cover of Gus and Glory by Sarah Guillory. Red bloodhound sniffing with girl behind him holding his leash. Houses in the background. Round gold seal on right reads JLG Gold Standard. Gold fireworks in corner.
February 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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harrywoodgate.bsky.social
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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chrishaughton.bsky.social
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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chel-c-cam.bsky.social
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
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February 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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soniasulaiman.bsky.social
An illustration of me with the caption: I have an agent! ASH Literary.
January 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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janeenhayat.bsky.social
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
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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...
Guppy Books has signed a debut middle grade novel from Janeen Hayat, winner of the publisher's 2023 open submission competition. Bella Pearson, publisher, bought world rights from Paula Weiman at the Ash Literary Agency, for publication on 8 May. Evie and Maryam's Family Tree, inspired by Hayat's research into her family history, focuses on two classmates who sit on the same table at school - but that is all they have in common. Evie's friendship group are cool and outgoing, whereas Maryam is quiet, hard-working, and seems to prefer her own company. When the two are reluctantly paired for a school project - researching their family background - the girls discover that each has a copy of a mysterious folder called 'Family Recipes', written in a language neither understands. Pearson said: "I am so excited to be publishing Janeen's debut novel - she is such a wonderful writer and this story of two girls discovering the extraordinary coincidence of their joint family history is full of depth, wisdom and mystery - a unanimous winner in the eyes of the judges of the Guppy open submission competition, and a writer to watch out for!"
January 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
ashliterary.bsky.social
The cast omg the CAST
jennifercarolyn.bsky.social Jennifer Iacopelli @jennifercarolyn.bsky.social · Jan 26
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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beckiwrites.bsky.social
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...
Graphic with a pink textured background and a strawberry pattern. Red bubble text reads: 200 days ‘til TART. Underneath is an image of a book cover featuring a strawberry tart and the title TART by Becki Jayne Crossley.
January 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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ashleythorpe.bsky.social
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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sguillory262.bsky.social
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

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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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harrywoodgate.bsky.social
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...
An image of the German co-edition of Harry Woodgate's book 'Grandad's Camper', published as 'Opa's Camper' by Kindermann Verlag. The book cover features the title in fuschia pink text above a pink and cream coloured campervan driving through a countryside landscape illustrated using digital collage and mixed media. In the distance is a sun rising over the horizon, and grey roads winding over green hills. The camper van has two yellow headlights set either side of a grey spare tire mounted to the front of the vehicle, in which sit the author and publisher name. Inside, Grandad (old, white, with grey hair and green glasses, wearing a green sweater vest and blue shirt with checked collar) is driving. Milly (5-7yrs old, brown skin, dark brown curly hair, wearing a beige and pink striped short sleeve top and holding a map) sits in the passenger seat. In between them is Gilbert, Grandad's apricot coloured dog. From the roof of the van flies a Pride flag. An image of the Welsh co-edition of Harry Woodgate's book 'Grandad's Camper', published as 'Antur Taid a Fi' by Graffeg Books. The book cover features the title in fuschia pink text above a pink and cream coloured campervan driving through a countryside landscape illustrated using digital collage and mixed media. In the distance is a sun rising over the horizon, and grey roads winding over green hills. The camper van has two yellow headlights set either side of a grey spare tire mounted to the front of the vehicle, in which sit the author name. Inside, Grandad (old, white, with grey hair and green glasses, wearing a green sweater vest and blue shirt with checked collar) is driving. Milly (5-7yrs old, brown skin, dark brown curly hair, wearing a beige and pink striped short sleeve top and holding a map) sits in the passenger seat. In between them is Gilbert, Grandad's apricot coloured dog. From the roof of the van flies a Pride flag.
January 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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harrywoodgate.bsky.social
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...
A promotional image of Harry Woodgate's picture book Grandad's Camper, now available as a board book edition. The board book is shaped like a pink camper van, with two yellow circular headlights positioned either side of a grey spare tire in which sit the book title and author name. Inside the van are Grandad (old, white, wearing green glasses a green sweater vest and blue shirt with checked collar, driving), Milly (about 5-7yrs old, brown skin, curly dark brown hair, wearing a beige and fuchsia striped t-shirt, holding a map), and Gilbert (Grandad's apricot coloured dog, smiling, with a wagging tail). Above the book are strings of multicoloured bunting, some of which is decorated to look like various Pride flags. Next to the book is the text 'Now available as a board book!' and 'Out on 8 April 2025 with Little Bee Books and GLAAD'. The image has a turquoise background decorated with swirls and white stars.
January 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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ravenaguron.bsky.social
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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littletigeruk.bsky.social
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