Send a Query to Jessica Saint Jean at Root Literary

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Hello creators – thank you for your interest in working with me!

Please note that I'm a literary agent specializing in visual storytellers. I work exclusively in the children's market, and primarily represent illustrators and author-illustrators. I also represent select writers who work in illustrated formats, like picture book authors. (I do not represent novels!)

You can find more info about me and my wishlist here: https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/jsaintjean/


*Key Instructions for Using This Form*

Picture book writers: Please paste the entire text of your picture book in the writing sample field.

All visual artists: Be sure to include a link to your website in the Author Info section. This should be your custom portfolio website, *not* a social media site like instagram.

Illustrators submitting a portfolio: Put "PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION" in the Title field, and 0 in the word count field.

Author-illustrators: For picture books, please share a PDF sketch dummy of the entire book; for graphic novels & chapter books, please share a PDF pitch package that includes a synopsis, excerpt of the text/script, and art samples

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Step 1: Tell us about the author

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Do you currently live in North America? (US, Canada, or Mexico)    
Are you a visual artist? (i.e. illustrator, cartoonist, author-illustrator)    

Step 2: Tell us about the book

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Genre: (required)
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Is this book currently published or has it ever been published before?    
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