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Jennifer Azantian
@jenazantian.bsky.social
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Founder and Literary Agent at Azantian Literary Agency. Mom to humans and pups. Occasional sharer of TMI. Queer. ND. First-gen Armenian (she/her)
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So thrilled!! 🎉
marigoltart.bsky.social Mariya Goltseva @marigoltart.bsky.social · 3d
I’m brimming with excitement as I share this news with everyone:
I am now represented by the incredible @jenazantian.bsky.social
Looking forward to the next steps on this journey that I’ve embarked on ✨ 🧿
A grid with 4 images. 1 image shows Azantian Literary Agency’s logo. The other 3 images are cover illustrations for 3 different projects. A grid with 4 images. 1 image shows Azantian Literary Agency’s logo. The other 3 images are pages of comics from different projects. A grid with 4 images. 1 image shows Azantian Literary Agency’s logo. The other 3 images are illustrations of kids with animals
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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elizmanderson.com
welp. I'll just keep answering questions for whoever has them since I'll be home sick again tomorrow and this is about the only fun thing I have energy for
elizmanderson.com E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 17d
what if. you asked me anything

about THE LORD OF THE WOOD, my cozy horror about a 43yo autistic guy who has a gay/lowkey monsterfucker awakening after getting lost in an enchanted forest

(both to reward me for starting line edits today and to cheer me up bc I'm Sad tonight)

#AMA
cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood, which is blue, darker at the edges and paler in the center, with an image of a stag of flowers and foliage growing from a tree, with a scar over his eye, and black ooze dripping from a tree branch above him. the tagline reads, "Even a beastly woodland protector needs saving..."
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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victoriastrauss.com
Possible new AI-driven impersonation scam spinning up: someone contacts you out of the blue w/ praise for your work, recommends you contact a (real) literary agent & provides an email addy--but of course it's fake & results in a referral for editing or marketing. Example below 1/2
Hi [redacted] I’ve had the opportunity to review your work, and it’s clear you have a strong command of storytelling and a distinctive voice. Your writing shows real potential for a broader audience. For this reason, I’m recommending you reach out to [agent name redacted], an independent literary agent known for her discerning eye and commitment to helping authors build lasting careers. [agent name reacted] represents a wide range of genres in both fiction and non-fiction, and has collaborated with authors such as [redacted] and [redacted]. She’s currently open to queries and can be reached at submission.[agentname]@gmail.com. When you contact her, mention that I referred you this will help ensure your work receives proper consideration. Best regards, Chiara Chiara Bianchi chiaraforauthors@gmail.com ChiaraForAuthors ...
October 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
jenazantian.bsky.social
Had fun at the local Ren Faire with my now 21 year old (sobs!) stepdaughter and Ben and Ollie (who was royally spoiled all weekend)! ❤️
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
“The goal of the health system is to increase GDP”

No. The goal of the health system is to help people.

There’s many ways to flourish without engaging in the workforce.

This is eugenicist rhetoric. Don’t work? Disabled?

You’re not flourishing.

You’re not helping the bottom line.
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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marygthompson.bsky.social
Nice review for One Level Down from Asimov’s! “An intriguing story, with a satisfactory kick at the conclusion.” @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social

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October 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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marygthompson.bsky.social
One Level Down is a Spotify Editors’ Pick for October! Fantastic narration by Si Chen! Check it out! @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social
Spotify Editors’ Picks: October. One Level Down. Mary G. Thompson.
October 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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danika-b.bsky.social
I'm absolutely delighted to announce that I'm now represented by the wonderful agent @jenazantian.bsky.social ! ☺️✨ I can't wait to see what the future holds on this exciting new journey! ✨

PS: I'm new here at Bluesky, but you can always find me on Instagram ( @d.danika.b) for more content!
October 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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jaymajaym.bsky.social
Hey #portfolioday!! I'm Jayme, a queer disabled kidlit illustrator, cartoonist, and comics colorist open to new projects!

🌻 jaymebrodie.com
🌻 [email protected]
🌻 rep: @jenazantian.bsky.social
a digital illustration of a girl in a pumpkin patch who accidentally got her foot stuck inside of a pumpkin on the ground. other kids pick pumpkins and hang out in the background digital illustration: a group of friends hanging out on a city rooftop greet a friendly dragon with the gift of a sandwich. Behind them, city residents go about their business among trees transitioning for fall comic page showing two girls playing a videogame on a couch and completing a level together. digital illustration: an adventure ready kid confidently follows her dog away from her campsite, friends, and family, and into the unknown!
October 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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caswasshere.bsky.social
Happy #portfolioday all! I’m Cassidy. Illustrator & Cartoonist of On Guard!

I love making comics & books for kiddos, and recently have been leaning into watercolors again :3

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[email protected]
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October 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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marygthompson.bsky.social
One Level Down is now an audiobook published by Spotify! Also available from other audiobook retailers!! @tachyonpub.bsky.social @jenazantian.bsky.social
One Level Down
October 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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hisiheyah.bsky.social
Happy fall, #KidLitArtPostcard! I'm Angela, illustrator and author. I'd love to draw your covers and interiors!

www.angela-hsieh.com
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#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #fall #autumn
October 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
jenazantian.bsky.social
Watched bits of the UN speech and am screaming
a woman with her mouth open and the word how on the bottom right
ALT: a woman with her mouth open and the word how on the bottom right
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September 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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elizmanderson.com
forgot to drop my newsletter here from this morning but ayyyyyyyy we have a full book description now

also I kinda came out to a nun this month

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that time I came out to a nun
okay, technically I didn’t come out to a nun. the nun read The Keeper of Lonely Spirits and noticed my she/they pronouns and the word “queer” in my bio....
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September 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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😍
ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🍂 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · Sep 23
ICYMI, @titanbooks.bsky.social unveiled the cover of the UK edition of YEAR OF THE MER 🤩
If you are of the review-y persuasion and in one of the geographic areas Titan serves, you can request an ARC here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Paperback Year of the Mer book standing. The cover features a dark teal scaled background overlaid with translucent turmeric-colored seaweed and an etched-style mermaid
September 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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keithmuise.bsky.social
You can’t unfriend reality.

I’ve Noticed some people have unfriended me on facebook and unfollowed me on instagram the last couple of weeks, and it’s okay, I get it.
September 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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enirenberg.bsky.social
This isn't even a slight exaggeration. He is actively working on destroying the US's entire vaccine infrastructure. The HepB vote will be tomorrow, where they will get rid of the birth dose and recommend it at 30 days, dooming a bunch of infants to chronic infection ft. cirrhosis, cancer, and death.
September 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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hisiheyah.bsky.social
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard, it's been a while! I'm Angela, illustrator and author. This is one of my favorite spreads from my graphic novel, LU AND REN'S GUIDE TO GEOZOOLOGY. I want to draw your covers and interior illustrations!

www.angela-hsieh.com
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#kidlit #kidlitart
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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🎉🎉🎉
anovelescape.bsky.social Kelsea Yu @anovelescape.bsky.social · Sep 2
Exciting news 👀 BOUND FEET is now available as an audiobook produced by Spotify & narrated by the incomparable @natalienaudus.bsky.social! Thank you to my amazing agent @jenazantian.bsky.social for negotiating the deal 🫶

Available everywhere audiobooks are sold (or listen free via Spotify Premium)!
Audiobook cover for Bound Feet by Kelsea Yu on a dark Chinese garden background. Above reads "Available Now!" and below it reads "available everywhere audiobooks are sold or listen free with spotify premium"
September 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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mosski.bsky.social
Go read this webcomic!! Fall in love with the characters, drool over the art, roll around on the floor waiting for them to kiss.
kodyisover.com Kody Okamoto @kodyisover.com · Aug 27
There are now 3 full chapters (that's 106 pages!!) of completely free-to-read KEEPING TIME, the queer, slow burn between two former friends and now current bandmates who - for better or worse - fall in love.

#KeepingTime #webcomics

🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
A comic page from KEEPING TIME. Daniel, a Japanese American man, sits on stage at a grand piano and stares out in disbelief at Denver, a blond punk with a neck tattoo who looks equally stunned. A caption title says, "CHAPTER 1: 2:45 AM" A second panel. Denver llifts the lid of a dumpster, while two figures stand behind him in a dark alleyway. A third panel. Denver lights both his cigarette and that of Daniel's. Denver says, "I'm impressed, y'know," while Daniel answers with a, "Hmm?" A final panel. Denver motions towards Daniel with his lit cigarette while Daniel smiles gently.
August 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
jenazantian.bsky.social
Delighted to share this Book Launch for ALA creators @malecowgirl.bsky.social & Paige Tompkins (THIS SAT!) for I'm Just a Little Guy based on the viral sensation Paul Bog the small frog that shows us a softer, sillier, & sunnier way to be! Get tickets now! www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...
August 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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jbeoin.bsky.social Jessi Eoin @jbeoin.bsky.social · Jul 23
i am VERY excited to announce that i am now represented by the lovely @jenazantian.bsky.social of azantian literary agency!! 😃💖

please feel free to direct any projects you have me in mind for her way!

(also, new fairy art attached as a celebration, yay! 🥳)
A colorful illustration of a fat, disabled, dark-skinned Black dragonfly fairy with Crouzon Syndrome; her purple gradient hair is braided back, and she looks back over her shoulder directly at the viewer with big beautiful eyes. Her wings are iridescent. She wades in a pool of water filled with water lily pads and framed by a variety of luscious plants in various shades of green. A dragonfly perches nearby on a fantastically large leaf of a plant, and tadpoles swim near the fairy in the foreground. The scene is serene and inviting. A colorful illustration of a disabled person resting in a clearing of a forest on a rainy day, enjoying a cup of tea under the outstretched wing of a golden griffin taking a nap behind the person. A starry quilt covers its paws ever so slightly. The person pats a cat-sized roly poly bug sitting next to them on the log. Their cane rests on their backpack next to them as if they just set it down. In the foreground, a beetle lifts its legs to the sky as if ready to take flight. Page two for the comic titled A Long Eviction. The color palette is of varying shades of purple with pops of white and yellow. The background is a very dark purple, almost black. Panel one: Jessi stands surrounded by speech bubbles that press up against them from every angle, each filled with negative comments about Jessi. Text reads, "A lot of things seem to confirm my worst suspicions. The text in the speech bubbles read, "You just want attention. You just want money. You don't care. You're just too sensitive. Don't ever talk to MY family again, bitch. You're the only one who ever has a problem. Autistic people are fucking evil, man. I'm not being defensive, you're just being really aggressive. Lazy. You're such an asshole. Mean. You're unreasonable. You look scary when you don't smile. You're so rude." Jessi presses their hands to their ears to block them out. Panel two: Jessi struggles to slam a door closed on the speech bubbles. Text above reads, "I do my best to..." Panel three: Text continues, "...block out these words...." Jessi is in a room with their eyes closed and headphones covering their ears. In the background, the knob wriggles as if something is trying to enter. Panel four: The text finishes, "...but...." An ominous figure opens the door with a creak and stares inside, their eyes glowing yellow as they stare. A blue and white comic cover with pops of pink. A child's figure with a human body and a lamb's head is dragged through the snow by their foot. They have a slit throat and the blood from their wound streaks the snowy path carved by their limp body. Footsteps appear in the snow next to them, with drops of blood spattered around from the hand seen dragging the body. In a bold font, the word "Burden" appears in white against a dark blue background with the author name underneath.
July 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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jaymajaym.bsky.social
Hello #portfolioday 💕 I’m Jayme, a queer disabled artist making cute and colorful illustrations and comics! Looking for new freelance projects including covers, coloring, and projects geared towards kids!
🌼Rep: @jenazantian.bsky.social
🌼jaymebrodie.com
🌼[email protected]
Comic page of two teens chilling together on a bed with stuffed animals while one of them draws and it rains outside. Book cover illustration featuring an icy landscape. A princess reaches out to her companion atop a gentle dragon. The title reads “taking flight” Book cover illustration featuring a teen stepping out into a library of sorts with ghosts greeting her. Snakes enter the room ahead of her near the title reading “the archive” Comic page where a pink fluffy bird and a baker bear greet each other. The bird invites the bear on an adventure!
July 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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jaymajaym.bsky.social
🌼Need a colorist?🌼 I’m a queer published illustrator in Brooklyn open to new projects long and short term!! Repped by @jenazantian.bsky.social
Portfolio: jaymebrodie.com
💌 jaymebrodie at gmail
Comic page montage of two teen girls playing girls hockey, playing outside and eating pizza Comic page with two teen girls out in a backyard with field hockey sticks Comic page with two locker rooms: one with rowdy boys and another with a lone girl Comic page of the women’s us soccer team celebrating a win on the field then exiting an airport with their luggage and gold medals
June 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM