Writers House is one of the largest literary agencies in the world and is known for providing an extraordinary amount of individual client attention combined with the benefits of full service foreign rights and subsidiary rights departments.

I started at Writers House in the West Coast office, and have worked with a wide range of New York Times bestsellers, award-winners, and debut authors and illustrators. After studying literature at Bowdoin College, I joined Teach for America before beginning my publishing career at Harcourt Children’s Books and then Writers House.

I'm seeking books in the picture book, middle grade, and young adult categories, including illustrated and graphic novel submissions. I'm particularly drawn to mysteries, fantasy, historical fiction, friendship stories, romance, magical realism, adventure, and books with humor--light or dark or both. As someone who is an environmentalist at heart, I would be happy to read submissions with an environmental element or streak. I would also love to see manuscripts from diverse and underrepresented authors and artists. I've always been passionate about children's and young adult literature, and, as an agent, I'm eager to help bring fresh voices, characters and stories to a new generation of readers.

If you have a manuscript that you feel would be a good fit for me, please see my submission guidelines below--I'd love to hear from you.

A COMB OF WISHES by Lisa Stringfellow (Quill Tree/HarperCollins)
WHAT BEAUTY THERE IS by Cory Anderson (Roaring Brook/Macmillan)
HUSH-A-BYE by Jody Lee Mott (Viking/Penguin)
WHAT IF, PIG? by Linzie Hunter (HarperCollins)
HOW TO BE A ROCK STAR, Lisa Tolin (Putnam/Penguin)
MY FIRST COOKBOOK, Rachel Stubbs (Walker UK)
I'M GONNA PUSH THROUGH, Jasmyn Wright (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
LITTLE ECHO by Al Rodin (Penguin Random House UK)
LIA & LION by Al Rodin (Penguin Random House UK)
BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD by Sandra Salsbury (Peachtree)
OH LOOK, A CAKE! by Jonathan McKee (Clarion/HMH)
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, WINTER NIGHT, Megan Litwin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
HOW TO TEACH YOUR CAT A TRICK, Zoe Si (Tundra)
I WAS, Natasha Donovan (Candlewick)
BOOP!, Linzie Hunter (HarperCollins)
MY BLOCK LOOKS LIKE, Janelle Harper (Penguin/Viking)
A CREATURE WAS STIRRING, Heather S. Pierczynski (HarperCollins/Tegen)
BARRIO RISING, Maria Dolores Aguila (Penguin/Dial)
VOLCANO DANCE, Zoe Si (Kids Can Press)
WHEN THE STARS CAME HOME, Natasha Donovan (Little, Brown)
DIRT & BUGSY, Megan Litwin (Penguin Workshop)
ACROSS THE ICE, Natasha Donovan (Candlewick)
MENUDO SUNDAY, Maria Dolores Aguila (Penguin/Dial)

I greatly appreciate you thinking of me for your work and I would love to review your submission.

Authors and illustrators can query me using this form: https://QueryManager.com/LindsayAuld

I do read each query carefully and will respond as soon as possible.

I am not currently accepting submissions for picture book text-only authors or screenplays.

I look forward to reading your work!