CWIM Interviews Kids Agent Tina Wexler of ICM
Alice Pope (editor of Children’s Writer’s & Illustrator’s Market) just posted an interview with agent Tina Wexler of ICM, who handles both adult and kids books. I’ve only met Tina once, but she seems very cool and very good at what she does.
My awesome coworker, Alice Pope (editor of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market) just posted an interview with agent Tina Wexler of ICM, who handles both adult and kids books. I've only met Tina once, but she seems very cool and very good at what she does.
See the entire interview here or read an excerpt below!
AP: What are the advantages for you working at a big agency? What are the advantages for your authors?
TW: The advantage of being at a big agency is that everything is kept in-house , which means having more control of what is happening with my clients' projects (and for the client, only one commission). We have the Los Angeles office shopping our books for film/TV; we have the London office securing UK and translations deals; we have an in-house lecture department; an agent who sells audio, ebook, and serial rights; and a theater department ready to negotiate stage adaptations of our books. I'm able to pull from a number of resources: our in-house attorneys, our tax and royalty departments, the knowledge and experience of the ten other agents working in our literary department. All of these elements come together to make my office run smoothly so I can focus entirely on my clients and their needs.
AP: What type of material do you represent? Are you open to queries?
TW: I represent mostly YA and MG (and adult non-fiction too). Within those categories, I'm interested in most everything: magical realism/paranormal, mysteries, adventure, suspense, contemporary, and some non-fiction for teens. I tend to shy away from high fantasy and poetry collections, but I love novels-in-verse. In short: make me laugh, make me angry, make me cry, make me pause. Also, I do not represent screenplays. I am accepting queries at twexler[at]icmtalent[dot]com, despite what ICM's website says about unsolicited material.
Chuck Sambuchino is a former editor with the Writer's Digest writing community and author of several books, including How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack and Create Your Writer Platform.
