Helping Creative Careers Take Flight
A boutique literary agency for authors and illustrators
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Andrea founded Andrea Colvin Creative Agency in 2025 after a long career as a kidlit and graphic novel editor. She focuses on books and illustration for young people, from picture books through young adult. She represents illustrators, middle-grade + young adult prose authors and creative nonfiction for kids.
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Get your pitches ready! KCU Pitchfest is your chance to put your unpublished graphic novel project in front of some of the most influential agents and editors in the industry. This year, Andrea Colvin Creative Agency is on the jury panel!
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Andrea Colvin has created a literary agency specializing in children’s books. Colvin previously founded Little, Brown Ink and was editor in chief at Lion Forge.
"After spending three decades helping shape books from the editorial side, I’m excited to advocate for creators for the full lengths of their careers," Colvin said. "I bring an editor’s eye to agenting—helping my clients refine their vision while leveraging my deep knowledge of both big five publishers and independent presses to find the perfect home for each project."
Longtime children’s comics editor Andrea Colvin has launched a literary agency representing authors and illustrators of books for young readers.
The veteran children’s editor, best known for having acquired and published Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir Gender Queer, has founded an eponymous agency specializing in books for young readers. more »
In this “fireside chat” between Andrea Colvin – former Editorial Director of Little Brown Ink, who just launched her literary agency, Andrea Colvin Creative – and Janna Morishima, literary agent and founder of KCU, we will peel back the curtains on what happens at publishers’ Acquisition Meetings. Who attends the meetings? How exactly do editors pitch new projects? What do they focus on, and what can kill the deal?
Andrea and Janna will also touch on the current publishing climate. It’s gotten more competitive and harder than ever to get a book deal. How can creatives make the most of this difficult situation? Read more
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