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Victoria Wells Arms

HG Literary · New York, NY, US
Open to queries · confirmed 1mo ago

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“Victoria’s career began as an editor at Dial Books for Young Readers, G. P. Putnam's Sons and then Bloomsbury USA's Children's Division, where she was the founding Editorial Director and Associate Publisher. In 2013 Victoria started her own agency, Wells Arms Literary LLC, where she represents authors of children's books of all ages, a few adult authors, and many talented picture book illustrators. In 2019 Victoria received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. "In 2018 Victoria and Wells Arms Literary were delighted to join in association with our friends at the esteemed Hannigan Getzler Literary Agency. Victoria is a member of the AAR, PEN America, and SCBWI.” ( Link ) Web Presence: Wells Arms Literary website. Facebook. Twitter @VWArms. What She's Looking For: "I am not looking to grow my list, but I do look at what comes in just in case I find a voice I haven't heard, a perspective that is fresh and different and maybe even startling. Writers with diverse backgrounds, histories, perspectives and stories to tell are always welcome to send in their work. If you don't hear from us in 3 months you can assume it was not for us." From an Interview (02/2014): “We tend to ask for things that seem unique or interesting in some new way, and of course, for authors who can pull off some genuinely good writing.” ( Link ) What She Isn't Looking For: “We do not represent to the textbook, magazine, adult romance or fine art markets.” (Link defunct) “We see a lot of things with weird death and freaky, gratuitously gruesome after-deat