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Literary agents who want books like Amari and the Night Brothers

11 agents have named Amari and the Night Brothers as a comparable title on their wishlist, and 3 are open to queries. If you’re pitching something in this lane, these are the agents to know. Always confirm an agent’s submission window before you query.

11 agents3 open to queries
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Emily van Beek
Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management
Open to queries

Van Beek describes this as a top-priority search right now, but has shifted the language from 'almost anything' to 'judiciously on the hunt for exquisitely imag

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Estelle Laure
Folio Literary Management
Open to queries

Estelle Laure is 'judiciously' selective here — the qualifier matters. The sweet spot is an exquisitely imagined story with genuine emotional stakes: first crus

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Trinica Sampson-Vera
New Leaf Literary & Media
Open to queries

Trinica's single deepest passion. She wants horror, cozy-to-high fantasy, genre-blending, magical realism, light sci-fi, and anything that defies tidy categoriz

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Ameerah Holliday
Serendipity Literary Agency
Closed

She has a clear appetite for MG that centers Latinx characters and BIPOC leads more broadly. Friendship-driven plots, found-family dynamics, and emotionally res

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Catherine Ross
Corvisiero Literary Agency
Status unverified

Ross wants middle grade that takes kids and their fears seriously — stories where the stakes feel real and the horror or fantasy element is fully committed, not

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Chelsea Hensley
Mad Woman Literary Agency
Closed

She wants immersive, adventure-packed fantasy with rich worldbuilding and a modern voice that still carries a timeless, classic feel—the kind of book that works

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Laura Gruszka
Writers House
Closed

Sentence-level craft is the entry ticket: Gruszka falls for prose first, whether it is lush and lyrical or punchy and deeply voiced. Genre preferences lean towa

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Lauren Spieller
Folio Literary Management
Closed

High-concept contemporaries, magical fantasy, kid-friendly sci-fi, vivid historical, and spooky horror. Spieller would also love MG graphic novels, with a parti

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Lindsay Auld
Writers House
Closed

Auld has a clear passion for MG and a long, specific touchstone list that reveals their taste in granular detail. They want stories with propulsive plots and em

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Penny Moore
Aevitas Creative Management
Closed

This is the core of Moore's list and her clearest priority. She wants MG novels with breakout voices — protagonists who feel fresh and culturally specific rathe

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Victoria Marini
High Line Literary Collective
Closed

Her bestseller track record includes major MG titles, confirming this is a real part of her list and not just a stated interest. She looks for hooky concepts, a

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