This compilation of agents and markets is to make it easier for me to research markets for my writing.


AGENTS
Adams Literary
Exclusively representing children's book authors

Alison Picard, Literary Agent
We currently have a backlog of submissions

Andrea Brown Literary Agency, INC
Specializes in all kinds of children's books

Barbara S Kouts, Literary Agent
Specializes in children's books

Barry Goldblatt Literary LLC
Considers PBs, graphic novels, fiction, NF, MG, YA

Books & Such
Considers NF, fiction for MG and PBs

Bookstop Literary Agency
Exclusive to children's and YA

Browne & Miller Literary Associated, LLC
15% of material handled is books for young readers

Curtis Brown, LTD
NF and Fiction for children
Prefers exclusive submissions

Dunham Literary, INC
Juvenile and picture books

Educational Design Services, LLC
Guidelines on site

Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Closed to unsolicited submissions

Ethan Ellenburg Literary Agency
Actively looking for new clients in all areas of childrens

Faye Bender Literary Agency
Childen's & YA fiction

The Greenhouse Literary Agency
Actively seeking new clients

Jean V Naggar Literary Agency, Inc.
25% of material handled is for young readers

Liza Dawson Associates
75% of material handled is for young readers

McIntosh & Otis, Inc
90% of material handled is books for young readers

The McVeigh Agency
See website for guidelines

Mews Books
50% of material is for young readers

Nelson Literary Agency
Emphasizing MG & YA

Pema Browne LTD
Represents fiction, NF, PBs, MG, YA and looking for 'professional' and 'unique'

Prospect Agency
60% of material handled is for young readers

Scott Treimel NY
Juvenile children's and picture books

Serendipity Literary Agency
50% of material handled is for young readers

Stimola Literary Studio, LLC
Actively seeking remarkable YA fiction and debut PBs

Susan Schulman Literary Agency
20% is children's literature

Trident Media Group
Emphasizing MG mysteries and YA humorous romance

Upstart Crow Literary
Children's

Writers House
Children's and YA

BOOK PUBLISHERS
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Agent only, no unsolicited
Preschool through high school 
Avoid cutesy

Bantam Delacorte Dell Books for Young Readers
Agent only, no unsolicited
The best way to break in is through its two contests

Barefoot Books
Mail complete ms
High quality picture books

Bloomsbury Children's Books
Submission guidelines available online
Picture books, chapter books, MG & YA

Boyds Mills Press
Accepts simulataneous
Currently emphasizing picture books and novels

Brown Books Publishing Group
Accepts simultaneous
Our audience is anyone who reads

Candlewick Press
No unsolicited
High quality illustrated children's books

Carolrhoda Books, INC
Agent only, no unsolicited
Books that help children explore the world around them

Charlesbridge Publishing
Accepts submissions
Always looking for innovative approaches to the NF picture book

Chicken Soup for the Soul
Christmas & Holiday (Jan 15, 2010), Grandmothers (Mar 31, 2010, Mothers & Daughters (Dec 31, 2010)

Chronicle Books for Children
Accepts simultaneous
Interested in fiction and nonfiction picture books, early chapter books, MG fiction and YA projects

Clarion Books
Accepting submissions
Nonfiction and fiction for infants through grade 12

Cricket Books
No unsolicited
Picture books, chapter books, MG novels

Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Agents only, no unsolicited
Submit through contests

Dial Books for Young Readers
Agents only
Accepts unsolicited queries for NF

Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Agents only, no unsolicited
View guidelines online

Dutton Children's Books
Accepting Submissions
Currently emphasizing MG and YA novels. De-emphasizing photographic NF and PBs that teach a lesson

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Accepting EXCLUSIVE Submissions
Books that encourage moral values without being preachy

Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers
Accepting Submissions
Original well-written material for all ages

Front Street
Accepting Submissions
Guidelines available online

Gauthier Pulications, INC
Accepting Submissions
Juvenile fiction

Harcort Children's Books
No unsolicited

Harpercollins Children's Books Group
Agents only, no unsolicited

Henry Holt & Co. Books for Young Readers
Accepting Submissions
Cutting edge fiction and NF for all ages

Holiday House
Accepting Submissions
Need mss with strong stories and writing
SASE for guidelines

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Accepting Submissions
Gives shape to ideas that educated, inform and above all, delight
 
Innovative Kids
Accepting Submissions
Our audience is children from birth to age 12

Journeyforth
Accepting Submissions
Trustworthy novels and biographies for readers pre-school through high school

Journey Stone Creations, LLC
Accepting Submissions
Audience is kids ages 2-12

Wendy Lamb Books
Accepting Submissions
NO PBs. Only MG and YA

Lee & Low Books
Accepting Submissions
Books that address children of color

Little Brown & Co. Books for Young Readers
Agents only
Looking for strong writing and presentation

Margaret K McElderry Books
No Unsolicited
Currently emphasizing young PBs and funny MG fiction

The Overlook Press
Agents only
Children's fiction and NF

Richard C Owens Publishers, INC
Accepting Submissions
Nonfiction submissions only

Peace Hill Press
Accepting Submission
Juvenile, PBs, YA

Peachtree Children's Books
Accepting Submissions
Looking for very well written MG and YA novels

Philomel Books
No Unsolicited
Beautifully written, engaging mss for children

Puffin Books
No Unsolicited
An original idea has best chance

Royal Fireworks Publishing
Accepting Submissions
Novels for children from 8-16

Scholastic Press
Agents only
Currently emphasizing subtly handled treatments of key relationships in children's lives; unusual approaches to dry subjects.

Seedling Publications, INC
Accepting Submissions
No rhyme or poetry

Seven Footer Kids
Accepting Submissions
All Children

Simon & Schuster for Young Readers
No Unsolicited
High-quality fiction and NF

Sterling Publishing
Accepting Submissions
Highly illustrated, hands on, practical books for children

Sylvan Dell Publishing
Accepting Submissions
Fictional stories that relate to animals, nature, and the enviroment

Albert Whitman & Co
Accepting Submissions
Good books for children about holidays, special needs, relationship problems like divorce

SMALL PRESSES
Blooming Tree Press
Agents Only
We like a wide variety of genres

Dawn Publications
Accepting Submissions
Publishes mostly creative nonfiction
 
Greene Bark Press
Accepting Submissions
Appeal to the imagination and encourage children to read and explore the world through books.

His Work Christian Publishing
Accepting Submissions
Looking for entertainment and relaxation you can only get froma good book.

Immedium
Accepting Submissions
Focuses on children's picture books, Asian American topics, and contemporary arts and culture

Kaeden Books
Accepting Submissions
Education K-2 market

Marlor Press, INC
No Unsolicited
Emphasizing general interest NF

Milkweeds for Young Readers
Accepting Submissions
We publish books with the intention of making a humane impact on society

Onstage Publishing
Accepting Submissions
No PBs. Fiction for children ages 8-18

Red Rocket Press
Accepting Submissions

Soto Publishing Company
New and Accepting Submissions
Our main focus is YA and children

Turtle Books
Accepting Submissions
Picture books only

Windward Publishing
Accepting Submissions
Children's NF

Woodbine House
Accepting Submissions
Books for or about people with disabilities

MAGAZINES