Laurel Symonds
@laurelsymonds
Senior Literary Agent at @ktliterary (closed to queries). My dog is the best office assistant ever. Updates only. Opinions my own. She/her
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12-05-2010 16:07:31
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hello, world 🌏 My debut novel, THE FINAL CURSE OF OPHELIA CRAY comes out this year, from Page Street Kids on April 9th. A YA Fantasy that's Little Women meets Pirates of the Caribbean, about two underdog sisters who would cross the seven seas to save each other.
Some belated news: I have joined KT Literary as foreign rights manager and agent! I am so thrilled to continue working in international publishing as well as with my own clients - it’s the best of both worlds for me ☺️
Congrats christine calella (add LIAR'S KINGDOM on GR!)/Madeline Bell!! Jane Austen fans, I can’t wait until you meet Tess and Hugh.
My debut YA fantasy, THE FINAL CURSE OF OPHELIA CRAY, was included on Reactor (formerly Tor.com)’s list of most anticipated reads for March and April! Set sail with Ophelia and Betsy on April 9th ⚓️🏴☠️
Good news: my story How to Teach Yourself to Swim (in Dark Yonder 3 last year) will be in this year's BEST MYSTERY STORIES OF THE YEAR anthology...! You know I'll be having cake this Monday :) Anthony Horowitz #monday #cake #amreading #writerscommunity Mysterious Press
Interviewed Mirka Hokkanen for the My Creative Life Podcast. Loved hearing about your author/illustrator journey. Congrats on Kitty and Cat series published by Candlewick Press 😍 See Mirka's work: mirkah.com #kidlit #kidlitauthor #podcast #kidlitartist
Debut day is a beautiful, beautiful thing 💙 Thank you to Laurel Symonds and Tamara Grasty for helping me get to this college-application-essay come true ✨ THE FINAL CURSE OF OPHELIA CRAY from Page Street Kids is in bookstores now.
MILLIE FLEUR’S POISON GARDEN is an instant NYT and Indie Bestseller!!! My first NYT Bestseller and I’m actually dying over this. I knew this would be the one Christy Mandin 😭 All of the love to the team at Scholastic paving the way!! 🖤🖤🖤
Happy pub day Johanna Taylor 👻 📕 (UPDATES ONLY)!!
Happy #KidlitArtPostcard day! Have a little sleepy dino to share with you this month. I’m an author/illustrator who loves animals and nature. Happy to work on fiction, nonfiction, boardbooks, PBs and GNs. One day hope to do middlegrade too… I’m repped by Laurel Symonds #kidlit