Preferred Pronouns: she/her/ella
Agent - Storm Literary
Bio:
Sheila Fernley is an Associate Literary Agent at Storm Literary Agency. Sheila is an editorial agent who is actively building her client list. Specializing in children’s books (PB, MG, and select YA), Sheila applies her editorial and writing background to discover and promote talented authors and author/illustrators. A Mexican American agent and former special education teacher, Sheila loves to champion underrepresented voices, but the stories must be stellar. She wants to work with authors who study their craft and participate in one or more critique groups or novelists who have qualified beta readers. Sheila wants to see projects from writers who have mastered great openings, but the rest of the story must also deliver.
What I'm Looking For:
Sheila is open to authors and author/illustrators. The genres she will consider are board books, picture books, MG, YA and YA Crossover/New Adult. She considers fiction and nonfiction projects. Sheila is not the best agent for Adult novels, graphic novels, horror, science fiction. And no dragons, please (except cute ones).