Meg Mateo Ilasco's creative business books series with Chronicle Books, including the newly revised CRAFT INC and CREATIVE INC (with Joy Cho of OhJoy!) and forthcoming MOM INC (with Cat Seto) and BLOG INC (with Joy Cho of OhJoy!)

Lorena Siminovich's finger-puppet board books and debut picture books coming soon! www.lorenasiminovich.com

Alma Flor Ada's new middle grade novels from Simon & Schuster

Karen Benke's RIP THE PAGE! and forthcoming followup LEAP INTO YOUR LIFE! (Shambhala) www.karenbenke.com

Charlotte Zolotow award-winner Carmen Tafolla and Amy Cordova's FIESTA BABIES following their Pura Belpre Honor Book, What Can You Do with a Rebozo? (Random House)

Debut middle grade novel by Diana Lopez CONFETTI GIRL (Little, Brown) www.dianalopezbooks.com

Americas Award-winner Monica Brown's picture book biographies and latest releases WAITING FOR THE BIBLIOBURRO (RH) and MARISOL MCDONALD DOESN'T MATCH (CBP) www.monicabrown.net

Malin Alegria's new series BORDER TOWN, about teens living in a Texas border town where life is filled with all kinds of borders, to Amanda Maciel at Scholastic, in a four-book deal, to be published in English and Spanish-language editions beginning in Summer 2012, by Stefanie Von Borstel at Full Circle Literary.

MY NAME IS MARIA ISABEL author Alma Flor Ada's novel, about a young girl who learns how to stay close to those no longer with her when her grandmother dies, and her best friend moves away, to Lindsay Schlegel at Atheneum, for publication in 2012, by Adriana Dominguez at Full Circle Literary.

CONFETTI GIRL author Diana Lopez's CHOKE, about a teen who longs to change her life and encounters the new girl at school who wants to be her "breath sister" and play a dangerous game, to Amanda Maciel at Scholastic, by Stefanie Von Borstel at Full Circle Literary.

RIP THE PAGE! author Karen Benke's LEAP WRITE IN, with even more creative writing inspiration for ages 8 and up, to Jennifer Urban-Brown at Shambhala, for publication in Spring 2013, by Stefanie Von Borstel at Full Circle Literary.

PICTURE BOOKS/BOARD BOOKS:

Petit Collage founder Lorena Siminovich's MONKEY SEE, MONKEY DO, to Nancy Conescu at Dial Children's, in a two-book deal, for publication in Summer 2012, by Adriana Dominguez at Full Circle Literary.

Sara Gillingham and Lorena Siminovich's IN MY... series of finger puppet books, to Victoria Rock at Chronicle, in a four-book deal, for publication in 2012-2013, by Adriana Dominguez at Full Circle Literary, on behalf of Siminovich.

Creators of I LOVE DIRT! Jennifer Ward and boygirlparty.com artist Susie Ghahremani's debut as a team HATCH!, about eggs and the many types of creatures that hatch, to Emily Easton at Walker, by Stefanie Von Borstel and Lilly Ghahremani at Full Circle Literary.

I LOVE DIRT! author Jennifer Ward's MAMA BUILT A LITTLE NEST, celebrating the many kinds of nests birds build for their little ones, to Allyn Johnston at Beach Lane Books, by Stefanie Von Borstel at Full Circle Literary.

Monica Brown's picture book biography of Pablo Picasso, to Isabel Mendoza at Santillana USA, for publication in 2012, by Stefanie Von Borstel at Full Circle Literary.

ADULT BOOKS:

ACROSS A HUNDRED MOUNTAINS and DANCING WITH BUTTERFLIES author Reyna Grande's THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, an account of the author's childhood in Mexico, where her parents left her in dire poverty at the age of four to be raised by a resentful grandmother, the author's border crossing at the age of nine, and life in the U.S. ever since, to Malaika Adero at Atria, in a very nice deal, by Adriana Dominguez at Full Circle Literary.

National Latina networking organization Las Comadres Para Las Americas' first branded book, COMADRES: LATINA AUTHORS REFLECT ON WOMEN'S FRIENDSHIPS, a collection of non-fiction pieces by some of today's most important Latina authors, to be published in English and Spanish, to Johanna Castillo at Atria, by Adriana Dominguez at Full Circle Literary.

Entrepreneurs and authors of Creative, Inc. Joy Cho and Meg Mateo Ilasco's BLOG, INC., explaining how to launch and run a successful blog for profit, platform, or personal passion, again to Kate Woodrow at Chronicle, by Stefanie Von Borstel of Full Circle Literary.

Craft blogger and former deputy editor of ReadyMade Amy Palanjian's SO PRETTY! FELT, a guide to creating projects using manufactured felt and the follow-up to her forthcoming So Pretty! Crochet, to Laura Lee Mattingly at Chronicle, by Stefanie Von Borstel at Full Circle Literary.

Korean rights to Kendall King and Alison Mackey's THE BILINGUAL EDGE: Why, When and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language, to Moon Ye Dang, by PLS Agency on behalf of Stefanie Von Borstel at Full Circle Literary.

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TAYLOR MARTINDALE is a new member of Full Circle Literary, actively acquiring primarily young adult projects. She began agenting with the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, and prior to that, was the submissions coordinator at Bliss Literary Agency. She is a graduate of The College of William and Mary, where she studied English and Hispanic Studies. Taylor is looking for young adult fiction across all sub-genres. She is interested in finding unique and unforgettable voices and characters that stay with you long after a story has finished. For contemporary YA, she would like to find both the uplifting/romantic stories and gritty, harsh stories about the darker side of teen life. She loves working with multicultural projects that teach teens about other people’s lives – both at home and abroad. In paranormal/fantasy/urban fantasy, she is looking for new and intriguing concepts with characters who truly manage to make their worlds alive and engaging. She is also interested in select children’s picture books, light YA sci-fi and women’s fiction.

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SARA SCIUTO is a new member of Full Circle Literary. A recent graduate of University of California San Diego, Sara also completed literature coursework at NYU. Before joining Full Circle, she gained valuable experience working on film and foreign rights with the Taryn Fagerness Agency. Sara is actively building her list with a focus on middle grade and young adult, in particular, dystopian, science fiction, fantasy, and unique paranormal. She also enjoys contemporary stories with a strong, authentic voice (but no chick-lit, please). She has a particular soft spot for anything in the Deep South (sweet contemporary to dark paranormal), gritty contemporary, utilitarian dystopias or dystopian thrillers, anything with international locales or period settings (think flappers or "Mad Men"), and anything with artistic themes. Sara is also looking for standout picture books, especially those with a quirky or humorous narrative. She’s also considering select nonfiction in the areas of craft, design, how-to, lifestyle, and pop culture. Currently, she is NOT considering any adult fiction (all genres).

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STEFANIE VON BORSTEL is co-founder of Full Circle Literary. **Please note: Stefanie will be closed to submissions for the holidays from November 18 to February 1. Please query another Full Circle Literary agent. She will not be responding to queries or submissions until February 1, 2012. Happy Holidays and best wishes with your writing!**
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LILLY GHAHREMANI, is a founding member of Full Circle Literary, LLC. Please note Lilly is **not accepting submissions (except by limited referral)**, and wishes you the best with your writing!

What we are looking for in Children's Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult:

-Middle grade: contemporary, unique historical, voice-driven, stories that illuminate everyday life of in a distinct voice or from a diverse viewpoint, humor, multicultural (Latino, African American, Asian, Middle Eastern), fantasy, paranormal, dystopian, light science fiction
-Young Adult: literary, contemporary or unique historical, stories that illuminate social pressures faced by teens, multicultural (Latino, African American, Asian, Middle Eastern), fantasy, paranormal, dystopian, light science fiction
-Picture books (900 words or less): character-driven, humor, untold biographies, nature/animals, multicultural, parent-child
-Author/illustrators
-Stories that appeal to boy readers of all ages
-Interactive books or multimedia projects for very young or books with family appeal that parents can enjoy with their little ones

What we are looking for in Adult Books:

-Prescriptive, how-to books written by experts in their fields
-Parenting and family-life books that help families improve themselves in some way
-How-to, design, craft, lifestyle and DIY books with a distinctive style
-Women's interest or family interest (nonfiction or narrative nonfiction)
-Multicultural (Latino, African American, Asian, Middle Eastern) nonfiction or fiction
-Historical fiction
-Memoirs that are connected to national or international issues, current affairs, or historical events
-Author platform that includes both online and offline audiences

How to Submit:

We only accept electronic submissions. Any hardcopy submissions received by mail will be recycled unopened.

Send a 1-page query letter (in the body of the email, no attachments please) including a description of your book, writing credentials and author highlights. Following your query, please include the first TEN PAGES or complete picture book manuscript text within the body of the email. For nonfiction, include a proposal with one sample chapter.

You may include the name of the agent in the email subject line, if you’re directing to a specific agent. Lilly Ghahremani & Stefanie Von Borstel are not accepting submissions, except by limited referral.

Please send your queries to: submissions(at)fullcircleliterary(dot)com

Due to the overwhelming number of submissions we receive, we are only able to respond if we are interested in your project. If interested, within 6-8 weeks we will contact you to request additional materials (such as sample chapters or a complete manuscript). Writing is our business and yours, so no phone queries please! Queries sent to any other fullcircleliterary address will not be opened. This information supercedes any information listed in writers' guides or other websites.

Thank you for considering Full Circle Literary, we look forward to reading your work!