Sally M. Kim

Bio

Sally M. Kim (she/her) is looking to represent a wide range of children’s book authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators. She is drawn to stories with a distinct voice, unexpected wit, aggressive pacing, punchy and/or emotionally resonant endings. When it comes to illustration, she gravitates to versatile artists using traditional mediums and those with a unique take on color, texture, perspective, and unexpected details.

Please send Sally fiction and non-fiction submissions in the following categories: picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and graphic novels. Across all categories, Sally is especially eager to see authentic explorations of underrepresented cultures, relationships, and identities.

Prior to joining Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Sally spent more than fifteen years in children’s book marketing and publicity at a variety of publishers including Macmillan, Penguin, and Chronicle Books. More recently, she has worked as an independent consultant for global children’s book publishers and literacy-related non-profits. Sally lives in San Francisco, California, where she spends most of her free time taking videos of her cat. Visit her agency page here.

Critique Categories 

Fiction or nonfiction PB, manuscript only. Please no rhyming picture books.

Sessions

• Workshop A: Coming Soon
• Workshop B: Coming Soon

Roundtable Topics

• Round 1: Marketing & Publicity for Children's Books
• Round 2: How to Prepare for "the Call" with an Agent
• Round 3: The Agent-Client Relationship
• Round 4: Marketing & Publicity for Children's Books
• Round 5: How to Prepare for "the Call" with an Agent
• Round 6: Pitches