MILESTONES MET
Hear from Courage to Create success stories about the milestones they’re meeting in their literary lives.
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Sara A. Fajardo: Two PB Releases in 2025
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I have two books coming out in 2025. Crack Goes the Cascarón illustrated by Rocio Arreola Mendoza and published by KNOPF will be out on February 18, and my...
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Alison Marcotte: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I’m now represented by Ashley Reisinger of Triada US! How long have you been writing/pursuing an agent/publishing deal and how has the Courage to Create...
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Christina Paschyn: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I just signed with agent Saba Sulaiman of Talcott Notch! How long have you been writing/pursuing an agent/publishing deal and how has the Courage to Create...
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Christal Presley: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! In April, I received offers for representation from three different literary agents. I am now represented by Sara Crowe Literary. How long have you been...
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Johanna Peyton: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I am thrilled to share that I recently signed with Taylor Martindale Kean, an agent at Full Circle Literary. How long have you been writing/pursuing an...
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Kathleen Doherty: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! After querying 32 top literary agents this year, I got an offer of representation from Amy Stern at Sheldon Fogelman Agency. (I've had two previous...
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Mary E. Cronin: Selling a Picture Book
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! My picture book biography of PFLAG founder Jeanne Manford, LIKE A MOTHER BEAR (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster 2027) was recently announced in Publishers...
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Alia Khaled: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I recently signed with agent Natalie Lakosil of Looking Glass Literary & Media! How long have you been writing/pursuing an agent/publishing deal and...
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Catherine Payne: Releasing a Picture Book
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! My picture book Mole and Tell was released in May 2023! How long have you been writing/pursuing an agent/publishing deal and how has the Courage to Create...
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Rachel Funez: Selling a Picture Book
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! My debut picture book, Sonia and the Super-Duper Disaster, in which a girl uses coping skills to manage ADHD and anxiety while whipping up a super surprise...
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