a Spring 2010 lead title from Candlewick, by Newbery medal winner Laura Amy Schlitz

Foundry is a full service literary agency which handles both fiction and non-fiction, adult and children's books.

Since January of 2009, I've been a literary agent with Foundry, where I represent a select group of writers. I focus on books for young readers (all categories) as well as adult fiction and nonfiction with a hip, young feel and crossover potential.

A graduate of the University of Chicago (AB ’02, English), I previously worked at HarperCollins and as Contracts Director of the Donald Maass Agency.

Lauren Oliver, New York Times bestselling author of BEFORE I FALL
Laura Amy Schlitz, Newbery Medal winner and NYT bestseller for GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES!
Lynne Jonell, Indie Bestseller and Minnesota Book Award winner for EMMY & THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING RAT
Todd Strasser, overseas bestseller for THE WAVE and GIVE A BOY A GUN
Tom Venuto, leading fitness guru and national bestseller for THE BODY FAT SOLUTION
Jack D. Ferraiolo, Emmy Award winner and 2009 Edgar Award nominee for THE BIG SPLASH
Leading KidLit bloggers Betsy Bird, Julie Danielson, Monica Edinger, and Peter D. Sieruta
Marlene Perez, author of the popular teen DEAD IS ... series
Debut novelists Sam Munson, Leila Sales, Jess Rothenberg, and others.

Recent sales include Cara Chow's debut YA novel BITTER MELON to Egmont USA, WILD THINGS!, a work of pop culture and literary history, to Candlewick Press, and Heather Davis's WHEREVER YOU GO, to Harcourt Children's.

Please visit www.foundrymedia.com for more information.

Please submit to sbarbara AT foundrymedia DOT com with a brief query letter and the first five pages of your project. I endeavor to respond to each query sent to me though a response cannot be guaranteed due to the volume of submissions I receive.