I'm so thrilled and honored to welcome our newest client, writer and film maker Rachelle Zalter to the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency! Rachelle's hilarious and touching romantic comedy ROMY'S THEOREM is a joy to read - can't wait to get this one out on submission! <3 rachellezalter.com

Rachelle Zalter

Hey, I'm Rachelle! I'm a filmmaker, author, and founder of Day10 Films, an indie production company

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Announcing new deals for @erinteagan.bsky.social @shteyngart.bsky.social @adilsonfarias.bsky.social + more

SO THRILLED to announce the sale of Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency client @erinteagan.bsky.social Erin Teagan's hilarious and sweet contemporary middle-grade novel THE PINKY PACT - pitched as a NEVER HAVE I EVER for tweens - to Wendy Loggia at Delacorte! Yeah Erin!!!!

Baldev and I will be signing our picture book GREEN GREEN: A COMMUNITY GARDENING STORY on Thursday July 16th from 9:30-11 am at The National Building Museum in DC! Also a storytime there. Find us next to the museum store! Stop by and say hello :) @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

New agent alert! Brianna Aideen is now open to queries. Welcome to the JDLA family, Brianna! :) www.jdlit.com/briannaaideen

Yeah!!! JDLA client Claire Polders @clairepolders.bsky.social has just won the 2026 International Book Award in the short story category for her wonderful collection WOMAN OF THE HOUR @vineleavespress.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/woma...

Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion

Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion

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Querying writers, if I’ve already passed on your manuscript, please stop re-sending it. I do know I’ve seen it before and I will delete it without responding again. This happens a lot, and it’s burning up time you can certainly use in a better way for your writing.

Congrats to JDLA client Claire Polders! @clairepolders.bsky.social Claire's sparkling story collection WOMAN OF THE HOUR: FIFTY TALES OF LONGING AND REBELLION just won the 2026 Independent Author Award in the Short Story Category! bookshop.org/p/books/woma...

Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion

Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion

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Congrats to JDLA client Dora Mitchell! Here's the rights report announcement - her amazing graphic novel PENNY WICKWELL'S BOOK OF MONSTERS will be coming out through Putnam Children's. Huzzah!!! @inkybeast.bsky.social

Children's Bookshelf@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Coming soon: new projects from @amynoelleparks.bsky.social @inkybeast.bsky.social @tracysubisak.bsky.social + more buff.ly/q4x7eBH

Huzzah! JDLA client Dora M. Mitchell's @inkybeast.bsky.social spooky and witty middle-grade graphic novel PENNY WICKWELL'S BOOK OF MONSTERS is coming out through Putnam Children's! The deal report just posted. Congrats Dora!

Happy audio book pub date to JDLA client Claire Polders! @clairepolders.bsky.social Her flash fiction collection WOMAN OF THE HOUR is now out in Audiobook form! Listen up! rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...

RBmedia | Woman of the Hour

Listen to the audiobook Woman of the Hour, written by Claire Polders, narrated by Teri Schnaubelt.

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Think spring and get the kids gardening and becoming GREEN GREEN! Here's the link to our book GREEN GREEN: A COMMUNITY GARDENING STORY. Includes butterfly craft idea and ways kids can help their world be more green. @mackidssl.bsky.social @mackidsbooks.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/gree...

Green Green: A Community Gardening Story

A Community Gardening Story

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Just a heads up that I am now open to queries again over at Querytracker! I'll remain open till my inbox there gets super full. Looking forward to seeing your writing! For my overall sub guidelines and wishlist, you can click here: www.jdlit.com/marie-lamba

Years ago a wonderful young fan decided March 23rd was officially Bailey School Kids day. Who was I to disagree? To celebrate, here's a free Bailey School Kids printable magazine about elves, trolls and fairies. Enjoy! debbiedadey.com/wp-content/u... #BaileySchoolKids @scholasticuk.bsky.social

So excited to share that JDLA client @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social Rob Costello's debut YA novel AN UGLY WORLD FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS has just been shortlisted for the 2026 LGBTQ+ Young Adult Lambda Literary Award. Yeah!!! @lethepress.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/an-u...

An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys

Check out An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys - <p>Self-styled "beautiful boy" Toby Ryerson dreams in stardust but lives in the dirt. Haunted by the specter of his mom's overdose, he itches for a life of...

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Congrats to JDLA client Franco Aureliani @awyeahfranco.bsky.social and Mike Hartigan @mikehartigan.bsky.social! Their mg graphic novel CHASE SPEEDINGTON AND THE WRATH OF SAFRIO MOO is forthcoming from Papercutz! @papercutzgn.bsky.social

You should read it! It being THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com

THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com!

Hi! I'm currently closed to subs, but will be open soon. I'll announce when here, so feel free to follow. I rep picture books, YA, adult, fiction and non-fiction and love unforgettable stories. Always looking for great works! My wishlist and guidelines here #mswl: www.jdlit.com/marie-lamba

Yeah!!! Congrats, Jane!!!

Jane Kurtz@writerjane.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Happy birthday to my new book! So grateful for book ambassadors that help get books to readers. Brave and curious women and other readers keep on keeping on! @blueslipmedia.bsky.social @marielamba.bsky.social @beachlane.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social

Happiest of book birthdays to JDLA client Jane Kurtz! @writerjane.bsky.social Her picture book bio MARY MORELAND IN THE TIME OF DINOSAUR DISCOVERY (Beach Lane/S&S) has starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus, and gorgeous art by Giselle Potter! A must read! bookshop.org/p/books/mary...

Mary Morland in the Time of Dinosaur Discovery

Check out Mary Morland in the Time of Dinosaur Discovery - <b>Unearth the extraordinary contributions Mary Morland made to 19th-century paleontology by pursuing her passion in spite of society&rsquo;s...

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Happy Book Birthday to NINJA KAIJU by @awyeahfranco.bsky.social & @scootcomics.bsky.social ! Stomp into your local book store & comic shop today! More Info Here: https://bit.ly/4cwEhvq #kidlit #bookbuzz #graphicnovel

Where did that giant Kaiju monster suddenly come from?Happy book birthday to hilarious graphic novel NINJA KAIJU by JDLA clients Franco Aureliani @awyeahfranco.bsky.social and Scoot McMahon @scootcomics.bsky.social out today through Papercutz! @papercutzgn.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/ninj...

Ninja Kaiju

Check out Ninja Kaiju - <b>Ninjas and Kaijus! What can be more fun than that? How about a Ninja Kaiju? What happens when you hire a Ninja to steal a secret formula and he accidentally gets splashed wi...

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Congrats again to JDLA Client Franco Aureliani @awyeahfranco.bsky.social and illustrator Thomas Boatwright! MOTHMAN, their new picture book is forthcoming from Holiday House! Yeah!!!

Children's Bookshelf@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New book deals on the way from @joannahowrites.bsky.social @anicarissi.bsky.social @theworldofamy.bsky.social @awyeahfranco.bsky.social + more buff.ly/GtgHjL6

So thrilled to share this wonderful picture book deal with JDLA client Franco Aureliani @awyeahfranco.bsky.social and fab illustrator Thomas A Boatwright for MOTHMAN, coming out through Holiday House Books for Young People!

Great interview with JDLA client and Stonewall Honor Award author Steph Cherrywell @stephcherrywell.com over at School Library Journal's A Fuse 8 Production site! afuse8production.slj.com/2026/02/04/a...

Avoiding the Purple Beret Conundrum: An Ink Witch Q&A with Steph Cherrywell

Are you curious at all about this clever little Stonewall Honor winner? Then I suspect you're going to truly enjoy my talk with its creator here today.

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Congratulations to 2026 Stonewall Book Award Honorees THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com and HE'S SO POSSESSED WITH ME by Corey Liu!

JDLA client Steph Cherrywell is the ALA 2026 Stonewall Honor Award winner for their middle-grade novel THE INK WITCH (Little, Brown Young Readers)! Congratulations on receiving this important award, Steph! @stephcherrywell.com bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

The Ink Witch

Check out The Ink Witch - <b>For fans of <i>Amari and the Night Brothers</i> and <i>The Okay Witch</i> comes a hilarious and affirming cozy fantasy about the adventures of a girl who discovers she is ...

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Happy 25th Anniversary JDLA! Check out our Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency newsletter with a really lovely essay about the Agency's origins, plus highlights from over the years. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/6341...

The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency Newsletter January 2026

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Almost time. Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards. Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time. Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page. #ALAyma 📚💙