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What Emily is looking for
Emily is looking for picture books by author/illustrators, middle-grade, and young adult fiction. In middle grade, she is currently on the look-out for unique and distinctive voices. She’s open to almost anything within this genre and is eagerly looking for something new. In YA, she is eager to find novels that are high concept, diverse, fantasy or magical realism, and is open to anything conceptually unique. In picture books (by author/illustrators only), she is looking for award-worthy artwork, character-driven series, and work by diverse creators featuring diverse stories. You can find more details about what she’s looking for on her agency’s website .
Notable sales & clients
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
- Tree Table Book by Lois Lowry
- Freewater by Amina Luqman Dawson
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What genres does Emily van Beek represent?
Emily van Beek represents Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Picture Books.
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