Preferred Pronouns: she/her/hers
Agent: Birch Path Literary
Bio:
Alyssa Eisner Henkin began her publishing career as an editor at Simon & Schuster Book for Young Readers. Ultimately, she switched to agenting in the hopes of finding a more entrepreneurial career path. She spent fourteen years learning the landscape of agenting at Trident Media Group and then launched Birch Path Literary ( a nod to her beloved Anne of Green Gables) in winter 2021. Alyssa is proud to work with a longtime stable of award-winning authors including R.J. Palacio, Lisa Greenwald, Ruth Behar, Julie Berry, and Jen Bryant among many others. Stories that are lyrical, trailblazing, and hopeful are always appealing. Alyssa represents all genres of kidlit along with a growing list of upmarket fiction.
What I'm Looking For:
Right now, I’m keen on working with more author-illustrators and would be excited to find more cozy fantasy for all ages in my inbox.