Critique from Agent Jamie Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary Agency

I vividly remember third grade, and so many of the books I read in elementary school are still close to my heart. I think all kids should have access to a variety of books. Thanks for the opportunity to get involved in this important cause!

The Prize: One critique of the first five double-spaced pages of your picture book (1000 words max),  fiction middle grade novel or young adult novel.

Jamie Weiss Chilton

The Darer: Jamie Weiss Chilton represents children’s books exclusively: teen novels, middle grade fiction, chapter books, picture books, and narrative nonfiction. Her specific interests include literary fiction with intense emotional content (character-driven, not issue-driven plots); smart thrillers and mysteries; science fiction; surreal stories and magical realism; sweet, funny, quirky chapter books and picture books.

Jamie’s career in children’s books began in 1998, with an editorial internship at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, followed by positions as an Editorial Assistant and Assistant Editor at Bantam Delacorte Dell, Wendy Lamb Books, and Knopf & Crown Books for Young Readers, all divisions of Random House Children’s Books. After returning to her hometown of Los Angeles, Jamie pursued her love of children’s books in a new arena, as Conference Manager and Golden Kite Award Director at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).

Jamie believes that one great way to get to know someone is through their taste in books. Favorites that she worked on in an editorial capacity while at Random House include ACCELERATION and SPARKS by Graham McNamee, TROUBLE DON’T LAST and CROOKED RIVER by Shelley Pearsall, ZIPPED by Laura and Tom McNeal, DAUGHTER OF VENICE by Donna Jo Nappoli, and THE GIANT HUG by Sandra Horning, Illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev. Jamie holds a BA in English from Columbia University, and has completed a series of editorial workshops at the Center for Children’s Books.

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