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Uniquely equipped to serve as agent and attorney, Sheldon Fogelman has
worked with many of the most distinguished authors and illustrators in
children's books throughout his career. As agent his clients include
Jerry Pinkney, Richard Peck, T.A. Barron, and Richard Egielski, among many others.
And as attorney his clients include, Maurice Sendak and Mildred Taylor.
He has worked on several literary estates including James Marshall's,
for which he currently acts as trustee. In addition, Sheldon was one of the
earliest agents to attend Bologna Children's Book Fair regularly, and he has represented various
publishers including William Morrow Children's Division and Albert Whitman &
Co., with regard to dramatic/motion picture/television rights. He has also
been a featured speaker at many conferences including the Annual SCBWI
Conference in Los Angeles and New York. He continues accepting new clients.
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Marcia Wernick has been with the agency most of her working life. Beginning
as an administrative assistant, she soon advanced to managing subsidiary rights,
and in 1989 became an agent. Since then, she has brought many authors and
illustrators into the agency, including award-winning author/ illustrators
Peggy Rathmann and Mo Willems. Her clients range from the well-established
to those just beginning their careers. Marcia continues to have a hand in
subsidiary rights as director, and in this capacity represents the agency
at the Bologna Children's Book Fair each spring. She is accepting new clients
in all genres for children.
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Linda Pratt began working for the agency straight out of college. Utilizing
her degree in finance, her first job with the agency was in accounting, and
over the years she has worked extensively in all aspects of the agency's
business operations. In 1995, Linda became an agent when Sheldon Fogelman
entrusted her with her first client, Karen Beaumont, who has gone on to become
a NY Times Bestseller. Since adding "agent" to her job description, she has
brought Sharon Flake and LeUyen Pham, among others, into the agency. She is
accepting new clients in all genres for children.
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Sean McCarthy came to the agency as an assistant after an editorial
internship. He has worked closely with all of the agents on their projects
with clients and acted as submissions coordinator. He soon took on
the additional responsibility of permissions manager, in which capacity
he works with authors such as Richard Peck, Jerry Pinkney, and Mo Willems.
In September 2007, Sean was promoted to an assistant agent, and is
actively seeking to build his client list. While looking for clients in all genres
for children, Sean is especially keen on edgy narratives with flawed,
multi-faceted characters. He would love to find a few graphic novelists
that don't delve too deeply into the "Superhero" side of comics. Outside of
juvenile literature, Sean reviews adult fiction titles for a prominent trade
magazine. He is a graduate of Macalester College, and is grateful that he no
longer has to spend his winters in Minnesota.
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