Stephanie Fretwell-Hill, Red Fox Literary
Bio
Stephanie Fretwell-Hill (she/her) started her publishing career in 2004 at Walker Books Ltd. in London, where she sold foreign language rights.
In 2011, she moved back home to Atlanta, where she spent four years at Peachtree Publishers as an editor. During her time there, her acquisitions received such honors as YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year, Parents’ Choice Awards, and starred reviews from major trade magazines.
Stephanie joined Red Fox Literary in 2016. She represents authors and illustrators of literary fiction and narrative nonfiction picture books and middle grade. Her clients include New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio, Caldecott Honoree Drew Beckmeyer, Paddington Bear illustrator R. W. Alley, Carolyn Crimi, Donna Gephart, and Anne Lambelet. The books she represents have won numerous awards, including Newbery Honor, Caldecott Honor, Sibert Honor, the Jane Addams Book Award, the Youth Book Prize for Social Justice, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, Walter Dean Myers Honor, Ezra Jack Keats Honor, and many starred reviews. Stephanie’s tastes are eclectic, but across all genres she looks for compelling, diverse voices and strong hooks combined with literary merit and classroom value. Most of all, she loves stories and art with the perfect mix of humor and heart. See her manuscript wishlist here.
Stephanie lives in Asheville, NC with her polymath husband, two feisty girls, and one perfect border collie. When she isn’t working, she can often be found hiking, sewing, playing the ukulele, or hanging out at the playground.
Stephanie’s Critique Categories
Portfolio Reviews, PB Dummy Reviews, Graphic Novel Reviews (MG and younger), GN manuscript-only (MG and younger), fiction or nonfiction PB, fiction or nonfiction MG.
Stephanie is generally not a fit for YA or New Adult, Sci-fi, or High Fantasy.
Roundtable Topics
- Round 1: Crafting compelling query letters and pitches
- Round 2: What makes a great picture book?
- Round 3: What are hooks and why are they important?
- Round 4: Crafting compelling query letters and pitches
- Round 5: What makes a great picture book?
- Round 6: Pitches
