Publishers Marketplace: Brianne Johnson

Writers House is one of the largest agencies in the world and prides itself on providing an extraordinary amount of individual client attention, combined with full-service benefits of foreign, subrights, accounting, and royalty departments.

I’ve been with Writers House for a little over three years, and am focusing primarily on children’s fiction (and narrative nonfiction) of all stripes. I have a great love for middle grade--bring on the whimsical, the imaginative, the dark/crass/wacky/hilarious (Roald Dahl's bizarre flights of fancy comprise some of the most pleasurable reading time of my life) and fantasy in general--I would go live at Hogwarts if I could..! I’m also looking for exciting, high-concept, gobble-down-in-one-sitting YA novels that keep me up way past my bedtime, and clever, funny, visual picture book texts with lots of room for art. I’m also interested in seeing illustration work for cover design and picture books.

I’m cultivating a very select adult list, and would love a juicy, well-researched historical novel or smart, contemporary chick lit that speaks clearly to the modern lady. I'm also open to quirky romance. My ultimate project wish list would include a romantic historical fantasy, a literary, Beat-like coming-of-age, a thrilling survival tale with well-researched, back-to-the-land details, and a dark, witchy novel with an original mythology.