TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE by New York Times bestseller, Jenny Han, now a Netflix movie

Folio Jr., the division of Folio Literary Management devoted exclusively to the representation of today’s most stellar children’s book authors and artists, is wholly committed to offering our clients impeccable, individually-tailored care. We strive not only to discover and cultivate the most compelling new voices and the most original and memorable styles of illustration, but also to indefatigably and strategically support our established writers and illustrators as they thrive and develop their careers in the publishing industry. Folio Jr. is proud to offer a full complement of literary services in a changing publishing landscape, and to provide our clients with access to marketing services, website development, and media training that it takes to make each book a success.

WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR:

YOUNG ADULT: I'm eager to find novels that are high concept, diverse, fantasy or magical realism, and am open to anything conceptually unique. In the realm of paranormal, adventure, and dystopian, I'm looking for something entirely unexpected. Give me something bold and fresh with a voice that’s impossible to put aside. I’m probably not the best choice for "message” or hard science-fiction books. What I’m really looking for is the intersection between stellar writing and plot, something that leaves me puffy eyed or laughing out loud. I, like most teenagers, am looking for emotional connection, for drama, for hope. Oh! Something else--I would love, love, LOVE to discover a FUNNY manuscript, a novel to make me LOL as Louise Rennison's ANGUS, THONGS, AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING did.

MIDDLE-GRADE: Please send me your diverse, epic, cinematic, action-packed, adventuresome, mysterious, and fast-paced novels! I’m open to almost anything within this genre, but I always bear in mind that readers in this age group are looking for fun and mischief, to learn something about life, and to escape and romp!

PICTURE BOOKS: At this time, I am exclusively, but actively interested in AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATORS. I adore looking through picture book dummies and portfolios--send away!

Representing an author or artist, whether aspiring or established, is an honor and a commitment I take very seriously. I am passionate about children’s and young adult books. I am passionate about negotiating the best deal possible. I am passionate about working together with our experienced and esteemed subsidiary rights and contracts teams to squeeze as much juice out of a single property as it will yield. I find it incredibly rewarding to work with new voices. I’m also committed to helping established authors and artists continue to grow their careers. I am an “editorial” agent, in that I’ll work through as many drafts over the course of as many years as it takes to polish a manuscript I believe in to a high shine prior to submission. My goal is to build long-term relationships with authors and artists and to help them publish books that will stand the test of time.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of submissions I receive, I will only reply (within four weeks) if I am interested. I look forward to reading your work and thank you in advance for thinking of me.

*R.W.Alley ~ (www.rwalley.com) Beloved illustrator of Michael Bond's PADDINGTON
*Kate Beasley ~ Author of GERTIE'S LEAP TO GREATNESS
*Adele Griffin ~ (www.adelegriffin.com) Two-time National Book Award Nominee and author of BE TRUE TO ME & THE OODLETHUNKS series
*Jenny Han ~ (www.jennyhan.com) NYT Bestselling author of the Summer series, TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE, & P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU
*Elly MacKay ~ (www.ellymackay.com)
*Morgan Matson ~ (www.morganmatson.com) NYT Bestselling author of THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING
*Julie Morstad ~ (www.juliemorstad.com) Award-winning illustrator of WHEN GREEN BECOMES TOMATOES and THIS IS SADIE
*Matthew Reinhart ~ (www.matthewreinhart.com/) NYT bestselling paper engineer
*Sydney Smith ~ (www.sydneydraws.tumblr.com/) Award-winning artist of SIDEWALK FLOWERS and TOWN IS BY THE SEA
*Erin E. Stead ~ (www.erinstead.com) Caldecott Medal Winner for A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE
*Philip C. Stead ~ (www.philipstead.com) Author of Caldecott Medal winning A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE
*Siobhan Vivian ~ (www.siobhanvivian.com) Bestselling author of THE LIST

TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE trilogy by Jenny Han
THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING by Morgan Matson
THE PURLOINING OF PRINCE OLEOMARGARINE by Mark Twain and Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead
GERTIE'S LEAP TO GREATNESS by Kate Beasley
ELLIE by Mike Wu

MOST RECENT 2018 DEALS (please visit the Dealmaker page for a complete listing and details):

*KEEPER OF THE WILD WORDS by Brooke Smith, illustrated by Madeline Kloepper, on behalf of the artist (Chronicle)
*GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE by Amy Novesky, illustrated by Julie Morstad, on behalf of the artist (Abrams)
*VACATION FOR DEXTER by Lindsay Ward, two-book deal (Two Lions)
*The Magical Animal Adoption Agency series option for animation to Pipeline Studios, with Sean Daily at Hotchkiss & Associates
*HERE COMES OCEAN by Meg Fleming and Paola Zakimi (Beach Lane Books/S&S)
*Genevieve Godbout to illustrate a new MARY POPPINS picture book by P.L. Travers (HMH)
*JABARI FLIES by Gaia Cornwall (Candlewick Press)
*BEST BED FOR ME by Gaia Cornwall (Candlewick Press)
*A MULE, A MILK COW, A MINIATURE HORSE by Philip and Erin Stead (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House)
*WE ARE THE WILDCATS by Siobhan Vivian (S&S BFYR)
*Irene Luxbacher to illustrate Monica Kulling's AUNT PEARL (Groundwood Books)
*Lucy Ruth Cummins to illustrate FROM ED'S TO NED'S by Gideon Sterer (Knopf)
*THE LOVE LETTER by Anika Denise and Lucy Ruth Cummins (HarperCollins Children's Books)
*Philip Stead to illustrate Charlotte Zolotow's IN MY GARDEN (Neal Porter Books/HMH)
*Irene Luxbacher to illustrate Mireille Messier's TREASURE (Orca Books)
*I GO! and I BUILD! by Lindsay Ward (HarperCollins Children's Books)
*LOLA DUTCH, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH by Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright (Bloomsbury Children's)
*THE SECRET FAWN by Kallie George and Elly MacKay (Tundra)
*SMALL IN THE CITY by Sydney Smith (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House and Groundwood Books)
*R.W. Alley to illustrate Michael Bond's PADDINGTON AT ST. PAUL'S (HarperCollins)
*HOGWARTS by Matthew Reinhart (Insight Editions)
*MAYHEM by Estelle Laure (St. Martin's Press)
*THIS BOOK IS GRAY by Lindsay Ward (Two Lions)
*Sydney Smith to illustrate Kenneth Oppel's INKLING (Knopf)
*Genevieve Godbout to illustrate APPLE CAKE by Dawn Casey (Frances Lincoln)
*PURA BELPRE, PLANTING STORIES by Anika Denise (HarperCollins)
*GOODNIGHT, ANNE and sequel, Kallie George and Genevieve Godbout (Tundra)
*ANNE ARRIVES and sequel, Kallie George (Tundra)
*TINY PERFECT THINGS, Madeline Kloepper (Compendium)
*WHAT'S OUT THERE ANYWAYS? and second book, Madeline Kloepper (Tundra)
*BLACKBERRY FARM, Adele Griffin (Algonquin Young Readers)
*TRUMAN, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins (Atheneum/S&S)
*ROSIE'S SWORD, illustrated by Paola Zakimi (Chronicle Books)
*STUMPKIN, Lucy Ruth Cummins (S&S)
*PADDINGTON'S FINEST HOUR, illustrated by R.W. Alley (HarperCollins)
*THE PURLOINING OF PRINCE OLEOMARGARINE, Mark Twain with Philip Stead and Erin Stead (Doubleday)
*THE CHRISTMAS TREE WHO LOVED TRAINS, illustrated by Paola Zakimi (HarperCollins)
*ELLIE IN COLOR and ELLIE'S NEW FRIEND, Mike Wu (Disney-Hyperion)

A SELECTION OF UPCOMING PUBS:

*SAVE THE DATE, Morgan Matson (S&S)
*STAY SWEET, Siobhan Vivian (S&S)
*LIONS & LIARS, Kate Beasley (FSGBFYR)
*TELL ME NO LIES, Adele Griffin (Algonquin Young Readers)
*LOLA DUTCH, Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright (Bloomsbury)
*ALL THE ANIMALS WHERE I LIVE, Philip Stead (Neal Porter Books/Roaring Brook)
*MUSIC FOR MISTER MOON, Philip and Erin Stead (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House)
*BLOOM: A STORY OF FASHION DESIGNER ELSA SCHIAPARELLI, illustrated by Julie Morstad (HarperCollins)

MOST RECENT 2018 DEALS -- Melissa Sarver White, International Rights Co-Director

(please visit Dealmaker page for complete listing and details):

*Morgan Matson's SAVE THE DATE to Newton Compton, Italy
*Siobhan Vivian's STAY SWEET to Michel Lafon, French
*Siobhan Vivian's STAY SWEET to JK Publishing, Polish
*Kallie George's HEARTWOOD HOTEL #1 and #2 to Doshinsha, Japanese
*Morgan Matson's SAVE THE DATE and SINCE YOU'VE BEEN BONE to Epica, Romanian
*Morgan Matson's SAVE THE DATE to Milan, French
*Siobhan Vivian's STAY SWEET to Blackstone, Audio
*Siobhan Vivian's STAY SWEET to Hanser, German
*Morgan Matson's SAVE THE DATE, Plataforma, Spanish
*Jenny Han's SUMMER triology to Albatros Media, Slavik
*Heartwood Hotel #3 and #4 by Kallie George to Schneiderbuch, German
*Morgan Matson's THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING and SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE to Orange Books, Bulgaria
*Morgan Matson's SAVE THE DATE to CBT, German
*Jenny Han's Lara Jean trilogy to Kobiece, Polish
*Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN to Sharp Point, Complex Chinese
*Morgan Matson's THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING and SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE to Publish and More, Hungary
*Sydney Smith's INKLING illustrations to HarperCanada
*Michelle Cuevas' THE CARE AND FEEDING OF A PET BLACK HOLE to Seedbook, Korea
*Michelle Cuevas' THE CARE AND FEEDING OF A PET BLACK HOLE to Nasza Ksiegarnia, Poland
*Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian's BURN FOR BURN to Ast, Russia
*Jenny Han's TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE to Agam, Hebrew
*Jenny Han's Lara Jean trilogy to Kultura, Macedonia
*Jenny Han's Lara Jean trilogy to Lavendar Lit, Sweden
*Jenny Han's P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU to Urban Reads, Serbia
*Jenny Han's Lara Jean trilogy to Earnest, Thai
*Kallie George's WINGS OF OLYMPUS and its sequel COLT OF THE CLOUDS, to Albin Michel in France, in a pre-empt, to Il Castoro in Italy, in a pre-empt, to David Linker for Harper Canada; to Loewe in Germany, in a pre-empt, and to Lucy Pearse at Pan Macmillan
*Swedish rights to Jenny Han's TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE, P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU, and ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN, Macedonian rights to Kultura, and Serbian rights to P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU
*German rights to Kallie George's HEARTWOOD HOTEL series, books 1 and 2
*Portuguese rights in Brazil to Michelle Cuevas's THE CARE AND FEEDING OF A PET BLACK HOLE
*French rights to the first two books in Kallie George's HEARTWOOD HOTEL chapter book series
*Brazilian rights to Jenny Han's THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY, IT'S NOT SUMMER WITHOUT YOU, and WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER
*Polish rights to Michelle Cuevas' text and Julie Morstad's illustrations for BEYOND THE LAUGHING SKY
*Brazilian rights to Bonnie Pipkin's AFTERCARE INSTRUCTIONS
*French rights to Michelle Cuevas's THE CARE AND FEEDING OF A PET BLACK HOLE
*Complex Chinese rights to Mike Wu's ELLIE and ELLIE IN CONCERT
*Rights to Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN, in Italy, Denmark, and Spain
*Michelle Cuevas's THE CARE AND FEEDING OF A PET BLACK HOLE, to Fox Animation with 6th and Idaho (10 CLOVERFIELD LANE) producing
*Italian rights to Michelle Cuevas's THE CARE AND FEEDING OF A PET BLACK HOLE
*Polish rights to Michelle Cuevas' CONFESSIONS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND
*Croatian rights to Jenny Han's P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU
*Turkish rights to Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN
*Romanian rights to Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN
*World Spanish rights to Mike Wu's picture book ELLIE
*Russian rights to Jenny Han's IT'S NOT SUMMER WITHOUT YOU and WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER
*Simplified Chinese rights to Garth Stein's text and R.W. Alley's illustrations to ENZO AND THE FOURTH OF JULY RACES
*Rights to Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN, in Vietnam and in Indonesia
*Dutch rights to Kallie George's The WINGED HORSE RACE part I and II
*Serbian rights to Morgan Matson's THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING
*German rights to Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN
*Polish rights to Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian's ASHES TO ASHES
*Russian rights to Morgan Matson's AMY & ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR, SECOND CHANCE SUMMER, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE, and SECOND CHANCE SUMMER
*Portuguese rights in Portugal to Jenny Han's THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY, IT'S NOT SUMMER WITHOUT YOU, and ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN

For a complete list of our fabulous international subagents, please see http://www.foliojr.com/international-rights/.

Please send along your query letter and first ten pages of your manuscript in the body of the email to emily[@] foliolitmanagement.com. If you'd like to submit a picture book, please attach a PDF of your dummy. Links to online portfolios are always welcome. I would very much like to be able to respond to every query, but unfortunately time doesn’t allow for it. Please be sure to write QUERY in the subject line as this will ensure I do not miss your letter. N.B.: This email address is for queries and submissions only. For all other inquiries, please call (212) 400-1494. If you haven’t heard back from me within six weeks, I'm sorry to say I've decided I'm not the ideal match for your project. Thanks again for your consideration.