D. Ann Williams

Updated as of 6/30/2024

D. Ann is open to select submissions in PB, MG, and YA fiction and will represent projects alongside ECLA agents Mandy Hubbard and Linda Epstein. As an Associate Agent, they also work on office management and help with reading queries sent to ECLA agents.
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All Age category wants: BIPOC, Queer/Trans, ND, Disability, Religions & spiritual beliefs underrepresented in publishing, Intersectionality. The world we live in is diverse and our kidlit books should reflect that.

PB wants: Non-Fiction (biography, STEM, history preferrable. This is also the ONLY place I will consider anthropomorphism: talking objects/animals)
themes of grief, stories that break down gender stereotypes, variety of family structures

PB nos: Sports; Anthropomorphism (outside of NF); Issue books, saviorism, or “inspirational” (written to center the dominant narrative of “overcoming” an identity; First day of school; Spending the day with a grandparent; rhyming

MG/YA wants: Horror, SFF (especially afro-futurism & magical realism variety), Mysteries/Thrillers (would love some chilling psychological thrillers), Historicals with a twist (spec, queer, mystery, etc.)

MG/YA nos: I do NOT represent Adult or New Adult age categories or YA/NA crossovers (if your story is set after high school, it’s not for me). Please do not send me MG/YA manuscripts with the following: sff with elements of colonialism/imperialism/slavery, high fantasy/portal fantasy, or sports stories unless there is a twist (spec, thriller, etc.)

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About D. Ann is a queer Black American writer, sensitivity reader, freelance editor with 10+ years’ experience, and past writing coach for WNDB Black Creatives Revision Workshop. They have worked with all big 5 publishers, indie publishers, and self-published authors on a variety of adult and kidlit manuscripts. D. Ann brought their passion for kidlit to Emerald City Literary Agency in 2021 as an intern before being promoted to Associate Agent. They are a member of SCBWI and the Association of American Literary Agents. Originally from SoCal, they now live in NJ and spend their days reading, writing, and taking photos.

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You can query D. Ann Williams HERE.

Submission Guidelines

I use QueryManager, so please follow directions on the submission form. I am open to picture book,  middle grade, and YA submissions.  I am particularly interested in getting submissions from BIPOC and LGBTQ+ authors. Please send the first 20 pages of your manuscript or your full picture book manuscript.

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