Publishing Pals

Welcome to Publishing Pals Podcast, a podcast where two pals talk about publishing. For nearly a decade, we have tried, failed, and sometimes succeeded at being traditionally published. Come along with us as we share everything we've learned in this oddly gatekept, confusing, but incredibly fun and rewarding industry.

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Agents 101

September 14, 2025 • Maria and Suzanne • Season 1 • Episode 2

Trigger Warning: At 45:19 we talk about a book in which attempted SA occurs. If this is triggering for you, please resume at 46:13 if you would like to skip that part.

In this episode we talk all about agents! What is an agent? Where do you look for one? How can you tell if one is reputable?

Here are some of the authors, artists, and other things we brought up during the episode. Just a disclaimer - please do not take our word as fact. The publishing industry is always changing, and often we are talking about things we are remembering from a while ago or have heard from others. While the agent deep dive is always fact checked, we do not prep for these episodes or look up other information beforehand.

Katelyn Detweiler, the agent from our agency deep dive:

https://jillgrinbergliterary.com/about/#meet-the-team
https://querytracker.net/agent/4889

https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/dealmakers/detail.cgi?sort=date&s=all&id=25849&p=2

Query Shark:

https://queryshark.blogspot.com/

PubTips:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PubTips/

SCBWI’s “The Book”:

https://www.scbwi.org/essential-guide-to-publishing-for-children

Bookends youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/BookEndsLiteraryAgency

Query Tracker: