Heartfelt, voice-driven stories across picture books, middle grade, and YA with a focus on environmentalism, social justice, family relationships, and diverse perspectives. The agent is particularly interested in magical realism, fantasy, horror with deeper messages, and nonfiction projects related to mindfulness and spirituality.
Chapter books
Kathleen Rushall is a literary agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency specializing in picture books, middle grade, and young adult fiction. She is passionate about championing diverse creators, underrepresented perspectives, and stories that address themes of environmental conservation, social justice, and personal identity.
To query me, please use my Query Manager form, and follow the directions. Depending on the project you are submitting, please include a query letter plus: - Picture Book Writers: full manuscript text pasted below your query letter - Illustrators: 2-3 illustration samples (in jpeg format), and link to online portfolio - Illustrators with dummy: full dummy (in pdf format or a Dropbox link) that includes 1-2 color samples, and link to online portfolio - Fiction Writers (chapter books, MG, YA): first 10 pages pasted into the form - Non-fiction Writers: proposal and sample chapter pasted into the form - Graphic novels: 2-3 sample page spreads in jpg or pdf format, summary/synopsis pasted into the form, plus a link to website/online portfolio - Please be sure to enclose a contact phone number as well as your email address. - You are free to submit to agents at other agencies at the same time, but it is a professional courtesy to let us know that yours is a multiple submission. If you receive an offer of representation from another agent, please let us know immediately so we can respond accordingly.
Last verified: March 12, 2026
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