Ammi-Joan Paquette is a senior literary agent with Erin Murphy Literary Agency, representing a wide range of award-winning and bestselling authors and illustrators. While EMLA is closed to unsolicited submissions, Joan accepts queries by referral, or from creators who have attended events where she is presenting. She is especially excited by strongly voiced, bold stories that take risks and have depth and resonance. Joan is also the author of twenty books for young readers, as well as the adult short story collection, Stories I Told My Dead Lover.