ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN by New York Times bestseller, Jenny Han, soon to be 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.

WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR:

MIDDLE-GRADE: I’m currently on the look-out for stellar, fun, expansive, bright, fantastical, joyful, adventurous middle grade. I’m open to almost anything within this genre (although less so horror, sci-fi, dystopian) and I’m eagerly looking for something new. Please send me your diverse, epic, cinematic, action-packed, adventuresome, mysterious, and fast-paced novels! 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.

YOUNG ADULT: I'm eager to find novels that are high concept, diverse, fantasy or magical realism, and am open to anything conceptually unique. 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.

PICTURE BOOKS: At this time, I am exclusively interested in AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATORS. I’m especially looking for award-worthy artwork, character-driven series, and work by diverse creators featuring diverse stories.

I am not looking for board books, novelty, picture book texts, and chapter books at this time.

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.

*Jenny Han
*Rachael Lippincott
*Lois Lowry
*Morgan Matson
*Julie Morstad
*Tamora Pierce
*Matthew Reinhart
*Sydney Smith
*Erin E. Stead
*Philip C. Stead
*Siobhan Vivian

TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE trilogy by Jenny Han
THE WILLOUGHBYS RETURN by Lois Lowry
SMALL IN THE CITY by Sydney Smith
SAVE THE DATE by Morgan Matson
THE PURLOINING OF PRINCE OLEOMARGARINE by Mark Twain and Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead
ELLIE by Mike Wu

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

*Irene Luxbacher to illustrate Nadia Hohn's fourth picture book in the Malaika series (Groundwood Books)
*Cybele Young's EON'S MATCHBOXES (Tundra/PRH)
*Carmen Mok to illustrate LUNA'S GREEN PET by Kirsten Pendreigh (Sleeping Bear Press)
*Julie Morstad to illustrate A ROSE, A BRIDGE, AND A WILD BLACK HORSE by Charlotte Zolotow (Cameron Kids)
*Lucy Ruth Cummins' SLEEPY SHEEPY in a two-book deal (Flamingo Books/PRH)
*Erin Stead to illustrate BIG BEAR AND LITTLE BEAR GO FISHING by Amy Hest (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House)
*Kallie George's FIRST BROOM (Scholastic)
*Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick's SHE GETS THE GIRL (S&SBFYR)
*Anika Aldamuy Denise's PHENOMENAL AOC: THE ROOTS AND RISE OF ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (HarperCollins Children's)
*Asha Bromfield's SONGS OF IRIE (Wednesday Books)
*Sydney Smith to illustrate Jordan Scott's WORMS FOR BABA'S GARDEN (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House)
*Genevieve Godbout to illustrate Dawn Casey's MY FRIEND TREE (Quarto Kids)
*Kallie George's DOT'S DAY (HarperCollins Children's)
*Carmen Mok to illustrate Sarah Howden's CONE DOG (Owl Kids)
*Lois Lowry's THE WINDEBY CHILD (HMH)
*Lucy Ruth Cummins' DALMARTIAN (S&SBFYR)
*Gabi Swiatkowska to illustrate IF YOU LIKE BUTTERFLIES by Lola Shaefer (Christy Ottaviano Books / LBYR)
*Kallie George's 5th and 5th chapter book in the ANNE series (Tundra)
*Meg Fleming's I WAS BORN A BABY? and I LIVE IN A TREE TRUNK!, illustrated by Brandon James Scott (HarperCollins)
*Philip C. Stead's THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN (Chronicle)
*Anika Aldamuy Denise's GATO GUAPO (HarperCollins)
*Irene Luxbacher to illustrate ROBOT, UNICORN, QUEEN (Groundwood)
*Morgan Matson's THE FIREFLY SUMMER (S&SBFYR)
*Korey Watari and Mike Wu's I AM ABLE TO SHINE (Two Lions)
*Kallie George and Elly MacKay's I AM A MEADOW MERMAID (Tundra/PRH)
*Meg Fleming's ROCK THAT VOTE, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins (Dial Books for Young Readers)
*Julia Kuo's BIOLUMINESCENCE (Greystone Kids)
*Christopher Denise to illustrate WILLOW AND BUNNY (Two Lions/Amazon)
*Lucy Ruth Cummins' OUR POOL (S&SBFYR)
*Amina Luqman Dawson's FREEWATER, in a pre-empt (JIMMY/LBYR)

A SELECTION OF RECENT/UPCOMING PUBS:

*THE WINDEBY CHILD by Lois Lowry
*TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT by Morgan Matson
*THE LUCKY LIST by Rachael Lippincott
*AMOS MCGEE MISSES THE BUS by Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
*TIME IS A FLOWER by Julie Morstad

MOST RECENT DEALS -- Melissa Sarver White, International Rights Director (please visit Dealmaker page for complete listing and details):

*Kallie George's HEARTWOOD HOTEL 1 & 2, Russia
*Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy, Turkey
*Jenny Han's THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY, Israel
*Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy, Finland
*Michelle Cuevas' BEYOND THE LAUGHING SKY, Italy
*Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy, Poland
*Morgan Matson's TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT, Audible
*Margo Rabb's LUCY CLARK WILL NOT APOLOGIZE, Estonia
*Asha Bromfield's HURRICANE SUMMER, UK
*Jenny Han's Lara Jean trilogy, Egypt
*Jenny Han's Lara Jean trilogy, Sri Lanka
*Kallie George's CRIMSON TWILL, Germany
*Lois Lowry's THE WILLOUGHBYS RETURN, Listening Library
*Jenny Han's SHUG, Slovak Republic
*Jenny Han's IT'S NOT SUMMER WITHOUT YOU, Romania
*Morgan Matson's SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE, Lithuania
*Jenny Han's TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE, P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU, and ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN, Finland
*Siobhan Vivian's WE ARE THE WILDCATS, Germany
*Kallie George's A TRUE HOME, THE GREATEST GIFT, BETTER TOGETHER, and HOME AGAIN, Taiwan
*Jenny Han's SHUG, Czech
*Kallie George's A TRUE HOME, THE GREATEST GIFT, BETTER TOGETHER, and HOME AGAIN, Vietnam
*Siobhan Vivian's WE ARE THE WILDCATS, France
*Siobhan Vivian's WE ARE THE WILDCATS audio, Brilliance
*Jenny Han's P.S. I STILL LOVE YOU and ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN, Greece
*Jenny Han's SHUG, Croatia
*Jenny Han's ALWAYS AND FOREVER, LARA JEAN, Israel
*Jenny Han's TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE and PS I STILL LOVE YOU, Ukraine
*Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian's BURN FOR BURN and FIRE WITH FIRE, Portugal
*Kallie George's The Magical Animal Adoption Agency series, Japan
*Jenny Han's TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE, Georgia
*Jenny Han's Summer series to Lavender Lit, Sweden
*Jenny Han's Summer series to Carlsen, Denmark

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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.