Meetings are largely between agents, editors and those international rights, authors and illustrators can get a lot out of the fair but usually just soaking up the atmosphere, meeting friends and going to portfolio reviews. The best way to find an agent is through the traditional submission process!

I’m represented by @da-childrens.bsky.social and you can query me here! querymanager.com/query/beccal...

I'm open to most things but actively DO NOT WANT: climate fiction, pro-religious texts and as always, any author that is not writing to uplift every child regardless of family, heritage, body, heart or soul.

And more niche - I'd love a cult story, a truly scary atmospheric ghost story (Think Dark Matter by Michelle Paver), The Traitors in a book, an Ace protagonist, a Yellowjackets horror and a sarky voice driven teen contemporary about Middle School and how hard it is!

And all the way up to Crossover and #NA - more of the same! College level stories. Cosy, epic, heartwarming romance.

On the other hand I am all about hook and high concept! Big story, page turners, speculative, thrillers, dark academia! I am really desperate for a closed system YA (think competition/rules based thrillers) Dystopian or contemporary. Must be super compelling and leave you a little breathless!

#YA! I really love YA but I like it a little off beat. Straight romantasy - prince and princess stories might not be for me - but give me queer, cozy and quirky and I am your agent! I want wow level writing and stories to sink into.

#MG! Everyone is saying Middle Grade is tough right now but I can see it picking up soon! Please send me your sweeping magical adventure stories, voicey protagonists, spy stories and adventure thrillers. I want HOOK (and then you've got me line and sinker!)

I'm being super selective at the moment but I would love to see texts that pack a punch, make me laugh or catch my breath.
In this space - think Sam Usher, Mikey Please, X. Fang and Erika Meza. Incredible palettes, distinctive design and show stopper storytelling!

Illustrators! 🎨I am always on the hunt for amazing author illustrators of any and all age range. My tastes are wide ranging - from atmospheric and whimsical to bright and bold. But I like to see the hand behind the art and I want STORY in every piece!

3 pages is fine for me!

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The baking I enjoy most is late at night, by myself with a classic British procedural on in the background. It's niche but it's my niche! (and long story but my audition bakes were a disaster - I didn't take it personally)

Sounds gorgeous! Send it my way 🥰

And on the other end of the spectrum I'm looking for page-turners, (not near-future) dystopias, locked room thrillers, dark academia, high stakes, rule driven stories that make you FURIOUS if someone interrupts you. (Queer preferred) romance is a nice to have not necessary.