Founded by industry veteran Jill Grinberg, the agency’s tastes are wide ranging—born out of deep curiosity and a passion for great writing in all its forms and for all readerships. Our clients win major awards—including the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the Printz Award and Newbery Honor—and regularly appear on U.S. and international bestseller lists. Our select client list features 52 New York Times bestsellers and 33 IndieBound bestsellers.

Our authors include novelists and memoirists; historians and scientists; illustrators and musicians; cultural critics and humanitarians; entrepreneurs and innovators- united by the high quality of their writing, original and authentic voices, passion for their work, and brilliant storytelling.

CHILDREN'S

MADELINE Series (Estate of Ludwig Bemelmans & John Bemelmans Marciano)

STAR-CROSSED, HALFWAY NORMAL, MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU (Barbara Dee)
The Treehouse Series (Andy Griffiths, illus. Terry Denton)
THE HERO'S GUIDE TO SAVING YOUR KINGDOM (Christopher Healy)
OUR ONLY MAY AMELIA, TURTLE IN PARADISE, FULL OF BEANS, THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH (Jennifer Holm) *Winner of three Newbery Honors*
BABYMOUSE series, SQUISH series, SUNNY SIDE UP series, EVIL PRINCESS v BRAVE KNIGHT series (Jennifer & Matthew Holm) *Winner of the Eisner Award*
HATTIE BIG SKY, HATTIE EVER AFTER, NUBS, TWO BOBBIES, DUKE, DASH, LIBERTY, CODE WORD COURAGE (Kirby Larson) *Winner of the Newbery Honor*
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat Series(Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth)
THE EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT ADVENTURES OF BRONTE METTLESTONE, THE WHISPERING WARS, THE STOLEN PRINCE OF CLOUDBURST (Jaclyn Moriarty)
THE BOOK OF BOY (Catherine Gilbert Murdock) *Winner of the Newbery Honor*

THE CANDLE AND THE FLAME (Nafiza Azad) *Finalist for the Morris Award*
EON, EONA, THE DARK DAYS CLUB (Alison Goodman)
WINTERSONG, SHADOWSONG (S. Jae-Jones)
THE SUMMER PRINCE (Alaya Dawn Johnson) *Long-listed for the National Book Award*
TENDER MORSELS, BLACK JUICE (Margo Lanagan) *Winner of two Printz Honors*
LIAR, MY SISTER ROSA (Justine Larbalestier)
JELLICOE ROAD, The Lumatere Chronicles (Melina Marchetta) *Winner of the Printz Medal*
The Lunar Chronicles Series (CINDER, SCARLET, CRESS, WINTER, FAIREST, STARS ABOVE, WIRES AND NERVE 1-2), HEARTLESS, The Renegades Trilogy (RENEGADES, ARCHENEMIES, SUPERNOVA), INSTANT KARMA, GILDED (Marissa Meyer)
The Ashbury High Series, The Colors of Madeline Series (Jaclyn Moriarty)
DAIRY QUEEN Series (Catherine Gilbert Murdock)
THE LEFT-HANDED BOOKSELLERS OF LONDON, ANGEL MAGE, The Old Kingdom Series (SABRIEL, LIRAEL, ABHORSEN, CLARIEL, GOLDENHAND, TERCIEL & ELINOR), The Keys to the Kingdom Series, FROGKISSER! (Garth Nix)
UGLIES Series (UGLIES, PRETTIES, SPECIALS, EXTRAS / IMPOSTORS, SHATTER CITY, MIRROR'S EDGE, YOUNGBLOODS), LEVIATHAN Trilogy, SPILL ZONE (Scott Westerfeld)
SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS, WILDLIFE, CLOUDWISH (Fiona Wood)

ADULT FICTION

INTO THE WILDERNESS Series, THE GILDED HOUR, WHERE THE LIGHT ENTERS (Sara Donati)
TROUBLE THE SAINTS (Alaya Dawn Johnson) *Winner of the World Fantasy Award*
THE PLACE ON DALHOUSIE, TELL THE TRUTH, SHAME THE DEVIL (Melina Marchetta)
GRAVITY IS THE THING (Jaclyn Moriarty)
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES (Jesse Q Sutanto)

ADULT NON-FICTION

FIVE POINTS, CITY OF DREAMS (Tyler Anbinder)
ADRIFT (Tami Oldham Ashcraft with Susea McGearhart) *Adapted into a feature film starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin*
MANIFESTA (Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards)
YOUNG QUEENS (Leah Redmond Chang)
PRIUS OR PICKUP (Marc Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler)
CONNECT FIRST (Melanie Katzman)
HOOD FEMINISM (Mikki Kendall)
YOU ARE A MOGUL (Tiffany Pham)
SQUEEZED, BOOTSTRAPPED (Alissa Quart)
THE FIRST TYCOON, CUSTER'S TRIALS (T.J. Stiles) *Winner of the National Book Award and two Pulitzer Prizes*
COCKPIT CONFIDENTIAL (Patrick Smith)
AMERICAN NATIONS, THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES (Colin Woodard)

New and Upcoming Titles (Fall 2022 & Winter 2023)

Fall 2022

SOUL CULTURE by Remica Binham-Risher
ON REPENTANCE AND REPAIR and MEND THE WORLD by Danya Ruttenberg
THE MAKE-UP TEST by Jenny Howe
THE GHOST OF DROWNED MEADOW by Kelley Skovron
TALES FROM THE TREEHOUSE by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
RUBY FINLEY VS THE INTERSTELLAR INVASION by K. Tempest Bradford
FORESTFALL by Lyndall Clipstone
WELL, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED by Jesse Q Sutanto
ONCE UPON A MESSY WHISKER: THE BIG ADVENTURES OF BABYMOUSE by Jenni and Matt Holm
HAVEN JACOBS SAVES THE PLANET by Barbara Dee
ELLIE'S CRAYON ADVENTURE, YOUR BIRTHSTONE STORY, and THE MYSTERY OF THE LOVE LIST by Sarah Glenn Marsh
HOTEL SPLENDIDE and TO THE ONE I LOVE BEST by Ludwig Bemelmans
LUTE by Jennifer Thorne
ZOLA AND THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS by Melina Marchetta
NO CHOICE by Becca Andrews
WHEN SANTA CAME TO STAY by Billy Sharff
ROAD OF THE LOST by Nafiza Azad
THE TALK, illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
THE BANNED BOOKSHOP OF MAGGIE BANKS by Shauna Robinson
CURSED by Marissa Meyer
THE ASTONISHING CHRONICLES OF OSCAR FROM ELSEWHERE by Jaclyn Moriarty

Winter 2023

SORRY, BRO by Taleen Voskuni
MADELINE'S SEASONS by Ludwig Bemelmans
THE GREEN PIANO, illustrated by Hayden Goodman
ISHA, UNSCRIPTED by Sajni Patel
THE UNFORTUNATES by J K Chukwu
SHE IS A HAUNTING BY Trang Thanh Tran
PEARLY AND PIG AND THE LOST CITY OF MU SAVAN, illustrated by Rebecca Crane
BOOSTRAPPED by Alissa Quart
VERA WONG'S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS by Jesse Q Sutanto
THE SINISTER BOOKSELLERS OF BATH by Garth Nix
BEA AND THE NEW DEAL HORSE by L.M. Elliott
BREAKING THROUGH by Sally Susman
ONCE THERE WAS by Kiyash Monsef
A HUNGER OF THORNS by Lili Wilkinson

2022 Deals

CHILDREN'S

Picture Books

YOU ARE HOME by Bex Tobin Fine
EVERYWHERE by Scott Westerfeld
A RAINBOW IN BROWN by Pavonis Giron (3 book deal)
SEW SISTER by Elise Matich
MASQUERADE FOR GRANDPA, illustrated by Hayden Goodman
MILO WALKING, illustrated by Sakika Kikuchi
ELLIE'S CRAYON ADVENTURE by Sarah Glenn Marsh
MY FATHER'S HOUSE, illustrated by Lindsey Yankey
THE GREEN PIANO, illustrated by Hayden Goodman
SOUL STEP, illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu

Middle Grade

GUT REACTION by Kirby Larson and Quinn Wyatt
NOTHING TO SEE HERE by Barbara Dee
THE THINGS WE MISS by Leah Stecher (2 book deal)
THE GRIMSBANE FAMILY WITCH HUNTERS by Joan Reardon
ONCE THERE WAS by Kiyash Monsef (2 book deal)

Young Adult

THE LIBRARY OF BROKEN WORLDS by Alaya Dawn Johnson
UNHOLY TERRORS by Lyndall Clipstone
A DROP OF VENOM by Sajni Patel (2 book deal)
SLEEPLESS IN DUBAI by Sajni Patel
WRITING IN COLOR, edited by Nafiza Azad & Melody Simpson (non-fiction)
THE PRINCE AND THE APOCALYPSE by Kara McDowell (2 book deal)
SINNER'S ISLE by Angela Montoya (2 book deal)

ADULT FICTION

SIR HEREWARD AND MISTER FITZ: STORIES OF THE WITCH KNIGHT AND THE PUPPET SORCERER by Garth Nix
CITIES OF WOMEN by Kathleen B. Jones
LUCKY BREAK by Ella Synclair
SECOND CHANCES IN NEW PORT STEPHEN by TJ Alexander (2 book deal)
THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ILL-MANNERED LADIES by Alison Goodman (2 book deal)
THE FIRST DATE PROPHECY by Kate and Danny Tamberelli (2 book deal)
THE ANTIQUITY AFFAIR by Jennifer Thorne and Lee Kelly (2 book deal)

ADULT NON-FICTION

BREAKING THROUGH by Sally Susman
CLIMATE RESILIENCE by Kylie Flanagan

THE LION OF MARS by Jennifer L. Holm (Hebrew, Romanian, Turkish)
THE PRINCE AND THE APOCALYPSE by Kara McDowell (Greek)
LIGHTLARK by Alex Aster (Romanian, Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Greek)
NEVER FALL DOWN by Patricia McCormick (Spanish)
THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ILL-MANNERED LADIES by Alison Goodman (Russian, French)
THE BOOK OF GOTHEL by Mary McMyne (Spanish)
THE MAKE-UP TEST by Jenny Howe (German)
WELL, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED by Jesse Q Sutanto (Brazilian Portuguese)
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES, FOUR AUNTIES AND A WEDDING by Jesse Q Sutanto (Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Brazilian Portuguese)
INSTANT KARMA by Marissa Meyer (Polish)
HOW TO TALK TO ANYONE by Leil Lowndes (Hindi)
LUCIE YI IS NOT A ROMANTIC by Lauren Ho (Polish)
AMERICAN NATIONS, AMERICAN CHARACTER by Colin Woodard (Complex Chinese)
LAKESEDGE by Lyndall Clipstone (French)
THE ERASURE INITIATIVE by Lili Wilkinson (French)

Subagents

Andrew Nurnberg Associates (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine)
Andrew Nurnberg Associates Sofia (Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia)
The Grayhawk Agency (China, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam)
Kristin Olson Literary Agency (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia)
La Nouvelle Agence (France)
Mohrbooks AG Literary Agency (Germany)
Read-n-Right Agency (Greece)
Lex Copyright Office (Hungary)
The Book Publishers Association of Israel
The Italian Literary Agency
Japan Uni Agency, Inc.
Korean Copyright Center
Mo Literary Services (The Netherlands and Scandinavia)
Graal, Ltd. (Poland)
The Van Lear Agency (Russia)
Sandra Bruna Agencia Literaria (Spain, Portugal, Latin America, Brazil)
Bears Factor (Middle East, North Africa)

Jill Grinberg - President & Literary Agent
Denise Page - Head of Operations & Assistant to Jill Grinberg
Katelyn Detweiler - Literary Agent
Sam Farkas - Foreign Rights Associate & Literary Agent
Larissa Melo Pienkowski - Literary Agent
Jessica Saint Jean - Literary Agent

We are accepting submissions in all categories for: adult fiction and nonfiction, and children's fiction and nonfiction (picture books, chapter books, middle grade, young adult). We are also accepting art and illustration-only submissions in all categories.

Please send your query letter to info [at] jillgrinbergliterary [dot] com and attach your materials as a .docx file. Address your submission directly to the agent you would like to consider it, and use the following format for your subject line: QUERY: Title of Project by Your Name / Age Group and Genre / ATTN: Name of Agent.

Please visit our website for art submission requirements, more detailed query guidelines, and information about what our acquiring agents are looking for.

We no longer accept hard copy submissions by mail, and any received will be discarded unread.

While we endeavor to respond to every query, due to the volume of submissions we receive and our commitments to our existing client list, it may not always be possible. If we decide to pursue your submission, we will be in touch with you. We appreciate your understanding, and we look forward to reading your work.

Curtis Brown Australia
Margaret Connolly and Associates (Australia)
Curtis Brown Ltd. (UK)
Rogers, Coleridge & White (UK)
Georgina Capel & Associates (UK)