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✨Lit Agent @andreabrownlit.bsky.social✨ @aalitagents.bsky.social Member✨ #tabletop nerd ✨Coffee junkie✨Romance Enthusiast✨💖💙💜Boricua✨#LGBTQIA & Autism Advocate✨ https://QueryTracker.net/query/Saritza

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · Apr 1

I respond to all queries received which means I have to close to new queries from time to time. Keep an eye out for the next opportunity and in the meantime, feel free to submit to our agency’s second chance inbox.

Image of a stack of books next to a white coffee cup with a text box that says Query Box closed. There is a hyperlink to querymanager.com/ABLA_SecondChance

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Lainey Williams @endless-swords.bsky.social · 4h

Hi #portfolioday! I’m Lainey Williams, a cartoonist and illustrator. I love to write and draw queer romance, surreal fantasy, and strange horror comics.

portfolio: laineywilliams.com
agent: @litagentsaritza.bsky.social

Color comic page showing a woman in front of a forest of trees lit red and shadowed blue by the setting sun. She looks out at the sun, then turns back toward her sled filled with pinecones. As she does, there’s an insert panel of a goose’s wings pressing down in flight. The woman, Marika, turns back toward the setting sun to see the goose’s silhouette. Her stomach rumbles. She grips her bow and begins to short-ski up a snowy hill toward the goose and the setting sun.

A page from the webcomic Crash Coral, written by Randall Avilez and drawn by Lainey Williams.
Panel 1: a teen girl in a sweatshirt pours syrup on her pancakes. “I—I think—No, I am gay. I’m gay.”

Panel 2: her dad shoves food in his mouth while her mom sips coffee. They’re in a diner.
Dad: …ok.
Mom: Are you…Did you realize this only recently? Is…someone bullying you or something?

Panel 3: Coral, the teen, slides down on her vinyl seat, looking frustrated.
Coral: No no one’s bullying em. I woulda just punched them.
Dad: Right.
Coral: But yeah, I just found out or whatever at the show…on friday?

Panel 4: Coral looks up at the ceiling fan turning above her head.
Coral: And I think I’m in love with ricki…

Panel 5: Her parents stare at her, frozen for a moment. Dad’s mouth is still full of food.

Panel 6: Same composition, but Dad is grinning arrogantly and Mom is rolling her eyes with a smile.
Mom: Don’t even say it.
Dad: Wasn’t gonna—
Mom: I don’t know how you even knew.

Comic page showing three girls walking into a mock Guitar Center called Monster Music.
Panel 1: From left to right, they say “Wow!” “You guys seriously haven’t been to Monster Music before?” “Nope!”

Panel 2: Mikey, the white girl on the left, says “They have everything!” Kira: “Including a backup generator.” None of them acknowledge the huge floaty rift in reality crossing through the ceiling

Panel 3: Kira looks on as the other two girls wander away.
Kira: We still have a lot of stuff to unpack…
Daniela: I just wanna look around for a second.
Mikey: Yeah, be right back.

A comic page without text, rendered in bright pinks, cyans, oranges and yellows.

P1: a roadside diner at sunset with a pink mountain range in the background. IT’s called the redwood diner, ad the sign is backed by a stylized cloud with a sun peeking out behind it.

P2: Two white women sit at one of the tables at the diner. One has long brown hair in an updo and is wearing a pink dress. She’s in the middle of putting a fry in her mouth. Her friend is looking over at her. She has wavy, short green hair and a trench coat on.

P3: View over the girls’ heads. An orange doorless jeep is visible pulling off of the mountain highway into the parking lot of the diner.

P4-5: The two women run down behind the diner into the redwoods that surround it. There’s an insert panel of a blonde white man in a letterman’s jacket shouting at them—apparently the driver of the jeep.

P6: The brown-haired girl runs ahead, but looks over her shoulder at the green-haired girl.

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 8h

Robert Irwin’s dance with his mom, Terri on DWTS was so special. What an incredible tribute.

I’m a mess!

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Wren @wrenriosart.bsky.social · 14h

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Hey! #PortfolioDay

I'm Wren! A cartoonist and Illustrator in PA.

Looking for work in covers and interiors in horror and fantasy!

Prev: Abrams, Iron Circus, etc!

Rep: @litagentsaritza.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

📁 wrenrios()com
✉️ saritza@andreabrownlit()com

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 3d

The Oscar-winning actress has died, People first reported on Saturday.

Actress Diane Keaton Dead At 79

The Oscar-winning actress has died, People first reported on Saturday.

www.huffpost.com

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Lainey Williams @endless-swords.bsky.social · 4d

The Hearth (6/21)

A colored comic page that’s mostly a full splash. A woman stands before a snow-covered frozen lake at sunset, raising a bow and arrow over her head as a goose flies in her direction. Two inset panels show the underside of the goose as it flies and the arrow speeding through the air. between these panels is a sound effect: thwip. The last panel/section shows the goose has transformed into a goose-winged woman, pierced by the arrow through one wing, falling through the air above the surrounding hills and red clouds.

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Naza Hidalgo @nazailustra.bsky.social · 4d

Snowy Owl by Amy Falk W. and Jennifer Macaire 🦉✨

@litagentsaritza.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlitart #childrenillustration
#childrenbookillustration #latinxillustration
#digitalart
#artedigital#bilingualpicturebook
#libroinfantilbilingue #obrainfantil

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Lainey Williams @endless-swords.bsky.social · 5d

The Hearth (5/21))

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Lainey Williams @endless-swords.bsky.social · 6d

The Hearth (4/21)

A color comic page showing a pale woman on short skis standing on snowdrifts among snowy trees. She aims a bow and arrow up above her, her breath making clouds around her face. She hears the flapping of a bird’s wings and turns to try and shoot it, but it’s gone, leaving a few red feathers in its wake. She stands still for a moment and looks over to see a few pinecones hanging from a nearby tree. In the last panel, the sun has started to set, and she stands in the distance, collecting further pinecones.

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · 6d

Got my 2nd piece done for #ABLArtFest - this one is for #TheCrystalBallReveals! This started out fun and ended up slightly ominous… what with the approaching rain clouds and all.
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@andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlit #illustration #cutpaper #picturebookillustration #itsybitsy #spider #treehouse

Child with black pigtails and a green hoodie gazes into a crystal ball sitting on a brown wooden chair. A friendly spider is perched on top of the crystal ball. Inside the crystal ball is a treehouse with a same size spider web built next to it and a tiny image of the kid and the spider waving at each other. In the top of the crystal ball are approaching rain clouds. All of the image is rendered in cut paper.

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 5d

Still going through #DVPit pitches today and so excited to see so many wonderful projects. Congratulations to everyone on a fantastic event.

a cartoon drawing of a man being eaten by a bear

Alt: Varrick from Legend of Korra getting his cuppa from Zhu Li

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 6d

So excited for #DVPit day again this year! Same as last year… if I I 💙 your pitch, do the thing…

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Lainey Williams @endless-swords.bsky.social · 8d

The Hearth (1/21)

A sapphic horror comic about witchcraft and hunger in the dead of winter.

An illustrated cover for a short comic called The Hearth by lainey williams. A cabin sits in a clearing in a snowy forest. The small windows in the log cabin are lit yellow and there is a trail of blood through the snow leading to the door. Smoke rises from the cabin’s chimney to surround the title. On either side of the smoke are illustrations in the style of Karelian embroidery, showing stylized geometric patterns in red thread. On the left side embroidery section, there is a depiction of a woman kneeling. her hands are stained red and she wears a headscarf. Opposite her is a woman standing. Instead of a left arm she has a wing. Over the top of the image, two geese shaded in red fly over the cabin and smoke. The trees all around the cabin are shaded in dark blue.

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 7d

When you’re driving your father-in-law to his birthday dinner and the visor isn’t long enough but the sun bothers his eyes… and you happen to also be a professional driver.

Is it any wonder why I’m madly in love with this man?

Photo of an elderly man in the front seat of a car with the front visor down. An arm is visible with their hand under the visor to add extra protection from the sun.

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Wren @wrenriosart.bsky.social · 8d

Week 2: The Crystal Ball Reveals... 🔮🔮🔮

@litagentsaritza.bsky.social
@andreabrownlit.bsky.social

#ABLArtfest #kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator #kidlitartist

In a dimly lit room: a girl is startled standing near a crystal ball and candles on a table. The crystal ball appears to be breaking and lighting up it's surroundings. A plume of a smoke like form is emerging from the crystal ball. You can make out distorted and pained faces in the smoke.

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Adria Karlsson @adriakarlsson.bsky.social · 9d

My 1st piece for #ABLArtFest - the prompt was #fallfestivities!

I adore the sneaky dragon, the determined bunny, and the trying-ever-so-hard robot…. But the mad scientist and dog for sure “steal” the scene (see what I did there?!).

#kidlitart #illustration #cutpaper @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Four kids are trying to eat donuts hanging on strings without using their hands. The first one is a curly redheaded white kid dressed as a purple dragon and is cheating- using their hands to hold the donut. The second is a south Asian kid with straight black hair in a large pink bunny suit. The third is Black kid with an Afro and a hair pick, dressed up as a mad scientist - his donut has been stolen by a white dog. The dog is running away with the donut. The fourth kid is a smaller white kid dressed as a robot who has not gotten any donuts yet. There’s a large tree with fall leaves and a stone wall in the background.

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Cindy Lozito @cindylozito.com · 12d

After hours at the potions candy shop for #kidlitartpostcard day! This one is inspired by the incredible historic candy store in Philly, Shane’s Confectionary 🍬 @litagentsaritza.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

A kid lit illustration of a witch family concoct potions at a spooky candy store after hours. A ginger cat hovering over the cash register watches the crew

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Wren @wrenriosart.bsky.social · 12d

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Hey #KidLitArtPostcard !

I'm Wren! I make stories and art for middle grade! I love empathetic stories, monsters and magic!!

Rep'd by my amazing agent
@litagentsaritza.bsky.social at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

www.wrenrios.com

A Bluey fan art illustration by Wren Rios, it shows the interior of the Heeler household. There’s a shoebox and a jar in the foreground, bugs crawling in and out of each. Some bugs on the floor as well. There’s a butterfly in the air above and to the left of Bluey who’s stood confidently in the center, she’s wearing a striped tie and a pen in her ear, holding a clipboard in one hand that features a rudimentary drawn house with a bug in it. She’s stood beside a large briefcase and behind the briefcase is Bingo who’s cautiously hiding with a worried face.

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 14d

Any illustrator who wants a little #Inktober inspo should participate! Don’t forget to tag us @andreabrownlit.bsky.social and use the #ABLArtFest hashtag — we can’t wait to see the fun (festive, spooky, silly, adorable) stuff you come up with! 🥰 YAY ART!

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 18d

We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025!

There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones.

Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you.

We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!

ABLA art fest 2025 prompts for illustrators: fall festivities, the crystal ball reveals, ghostly encounters, chats by the cauldron, trunk or treat

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Lainey Williams @endless-swords.bsky.social · 13d

concept illustration I did a year and a half ago for the hearth (sapphic horror romance comic I'll be sharing throughout October)

Surreal image of a snowy forest with two women in it: one is standing in a clearing holding a bow up, having just shot an arrow, and the other imposed on the yellow sky looking down in surprise or fear. She wears a green embroidered cloak. Flying around her, facing the opposite way, are two geese. There are motifs of simplified goose icons on either side of the main illustration.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 13d

Encantada to have helped usher in so many amazing Latine and Hispanic titles al mundo entero. Keep the fiesta going and let us know ¿cuales te llamaron la atención?
cc: @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 13d

Sept 15- Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month!

While we love reading & sharing Latine and Hispanic stories all year long, today we wanted to take an extra moment celebrate some of the Latine and Hispanic authors and illustrators in our ABLA family.

¿Cual de estos libros te interesó mas? Let us know!

books by latine and hispanic authors and/or illustrators who are represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 13d

It’s the start of my FAVORITE season! And we’re kicking it off with some fun, fall adventuring with @wrenriosart.bsky.social for @andreabrownlit.bsky.social’s #ablartfest!

Wren @wrenriosart.bsky.social · 13d

Fall festivities! 🍂🍁🍂🍁
#ablartfest #kidlitart #kidlitartist

Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 15d

Yaaass!! Congratulations, @mychal3ts.bsky.social on the hosting gig for Reading Rainbow. To say that I got all wibbly seeing you in the video welcoming us into a new era of books is an understatement. 🥹🌈🦋📚

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 15d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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Saritza Hernández @litagentsaritza.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks to a friend introducing me to the Book Buddy app, I’m cataloging my entire collection of books and my database-loving brain is super happy!!
apps.apple.com/us/app/bookb...

‎BookBuddy: Book Tracker

‎BookBuddy is a powerful book management app that gives you access to your entire book catalog, anywhere. Using BookBuddy is fun and easy, allowing you to quickly find any book in your library, share ...

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Mignon Fogarty @grammargirl.bsky.social · 17d

This is the most complete information I've seen about the Anthropic copyright settlement — dates of when things are likely to happen, what to do now, and what it all means for different types of writers. nwu.org/anthropic/

Settlement of AI lawsuit gets tentative approval; some writers will get paid, but mostly only if they make claims | NWU

On September 25, 2025, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California gave preliminary (tentative) approval to a proposed $1.5 billion settlement of some of the...

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