Jennifer Rofe
Andrea Brown Literary Agency
My Manuscript Wish List®
Only accepting queries from:
· picture-book text writers (*SEE NOTE BELOW)
· middle-grade writers
· chapter-book series writers
· author-illustrators
· illustrators
* I am accepting queries for picture-book texts on the 1st day of each month, regardless of what day of the week the 1st falls on. You must query with 3 completed texts. See additional details via the link above.
While I am not seeking queries for YA, if you write in multiple categories that includes YA, please query me for one of the listed categories above and mention your YA work and ambitions.
Fun facts about me:
I am the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants, Cuban refugees, and Holocaust survivors. I am also a born-and-bred Angeleno. All of which informs my perspective.
My first job was writing for a wine trade magazine, and they hired because I knew nothing about wine. I didn’t even know what Merlot was.
I taught middle school for 5 years and developed a finance elective for 7th and 8th graders. It’s the accomplishment I am most proud of.
My favorite color is yellow.
My favorite band is, and always has been, and always will be, the Indigo Girls.
My comfort meal is white rice with a fried egg and plátanos.
And even though plátanos is one of my favorite foods, I absolutely hate bananas.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to https://querymanager.com/query/jenrofe
See guidelines at www.andreabrownlit.com
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
Diversity, Illustrated, Literary Middle Grade, Multicultural
I’d like the next…
Middle grade has always been Jennifer’s soft spot and she’s open to all genres in this category – literary, commercial, contemporary, magical, fantastical, historical, and everything in between. A common theme in the middle-grade books Jennifer represents is children finding their space in their world — especially strong-willed underdogs or quirky, misunderstood, or overlooked children who come into their strength. Overall, Jennifer seeks projects in which children will see themselves and feel understood, or they will see others and gain understanding, or they will experience a version of themselves that they wish they were, or they will experience something that they want only to experience through the safety of a book.
In picture-book texts and authored-illustrated picture books, Jennifer seeks funny, character-driven stories; beautifully imagined and written stories; and milestone moments with a twist. The endings also elicit an emotional response – be it a guffaw, hurrah!, or a heart-tug.
In chapter books, Jennifer seeks commercial and action-packed series for emerging readers in the vein of The Princess in Black series and The Dragon Masters series.
In illustration, she seeks unique voices and perspectives that have a voice so strong that it’s immediately recognizable as belonging to the creator.
