Agents Panel -- Six CD

Kelly Sonnack is an agent with the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, known for establishing and guiding the careers of critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction authors. The Los Angeles Times dubbed the Dijkstra Agency "the most powerful literary agency on the West Coast" and, in its 25+ years, the agency has developed a reputation for discovering new talent and representing quality work with commercial potential. She started her publishing career under the publishing giant Elsevier as an acquisitions editor under the Academic Press imprint. She specializes in all areas of children's literature (picture books, middle grade, young adult, and graphic novels). She is also interested in adult fiction and nonfiction with international or multicultural themes. Some of her recent and soon-to-be-published books include Steve Watkins' Down Sand Mountain (Candlewick), Jasmin Darznik's The Good Daughter (Grand Central), Merrily Kutner's Alphabet Magic (Roaring Brook), Candace Ryan's Animal House (Walker), and Heather Leigh's Hey Little Baby (Simon & Schuster/Beach Lane Books) - a project found at last year's SDSU conference! She will conduct consultation appointments and present "Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot: How to Avoid Childish Mistakes when Writing for Children."

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