Senior Agent

Ammi-Joan Paquette

Ammi-Joan Paquette

Ammi-Joan Paquette represents a wide range of children’s and young adult authors and illustrators, and a select list of authors writing for adults. Her clients’ books include New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, winners and finalists for the National Book Award, the Carnegie medal, the Kirkus Prize, the LA Times Book Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Printz Award, the Pura Belpre Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, the Walter Award, Ireland’s Great Reads Award, and many more. She represented Jeanne Ryan’s NYT bestselling YA novel Nerve, which was made into a major motion picture starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco; and Michelle Ray’s Falling for Hamlet, which was made into the TV series “The Royals,” starring Elizabeth Hurley.

As an author herself, Joan has published twenty books for young readers, which have been translated into nine languages and have received numerous accolades, including a nomination for the Massachusetts Book Award and a PEN-New England Discovery Award honor. Her adult short fiction debut, Stories I Told My Dead Lover, was published in 2024. She brings this unique dual perspective on the publishing industry to her agenting career.

Joan accepts queries only by referral, or from creators who attend events where she is presenting. She is most excited by strongly voiced, bold stories that take risks and have depth and resonance. Tight pacing and rich, evocative language especially catch her eye. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Adi Rule
Adi Rule
Amy Cherrix
Amy Cherrix
Andrew Geha
Andrew Geha
Anna Staniszewski
Anna Staniszewski
Betsy Uhrig
Betsy Uhrig
Carrie Kruck
Carrie Kruck
Cheyenne Smith
Cheyenne Smith
Christina Uss
Christina Uss
Curtis Manley
Curtis Manley
Dan Richards
Dan Richards
Dana Miroballi
Dana Miroballi
Danielle Ridolfi
Danielle Ridolfi
Darshana Khiani
Darshana Khiani
David Catrow
David Catrow
Elaine Vickers
Elaine Vickers
Elizabeth Shreeve
Elizabeth Shreeve
Erin Kubo
Erin Kubo
Faith Capalia
Faith Capalia
Gaia Bordicchia
Gaia Bordicchia
Gavin Brown
Gavin Brown
J. Anderson Coats
J. Anderson Coats
Jacob Sager Weinstein
Jacob Sager Weinstein
Jarod Roselló
Jarod Roselló
Jen de Oliveira
Jen de Oliveira
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Jerry Jordan
Jerry Jordan
Joshua McCune
Joshua McCune
K.A. Holt
K.A. Holt
Kara LaReau
Kara LaReau
Karen Barton
Karen Barton
Karla Arenas Valenti
Karla Arenas Valenti
Kate Rhodes and Jennifer Xu
Kate Rhodes and Jennifer Xu
Katherine Battersby
Katherine Battersby
Katie Slivensky
Katie Slivensky
Katy Duffield
Katy Duffield
Kon Tan
Kon Tan
Laurie Ann Thompson
Laurie Ann Thompson
Liz Enright
Liz Enright
Maria Gianferrari
Maria Gianferrari
Mark Crilley
Mark Crilley
Max Fischer
Max Fischer
Megan Wagner Lloyd
Megan Wagner Lloyd
Melanie Crowder
Melanie Crowder
Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod
Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod
Nadia Salomon
Nadia Salomon
Pat Zietlow Miller
Pat Zietlow Miller
Safia Elhillo
Safia Elhillo
Sara Levine
Sara Levine
Sara Nickerson
Sara Nickerson
Sarvinder Naberhaus
Sarvinder Naberhaus
Shirley Ng-Benitez
Shirley Ng-Benitez
Su Moon
Su Moon
Susan Yoon
Susan Yoon
Suzanne Nelson
Suzanne Nelson
Suzy Becker
Suzy Becker
Tara Dairman
Tara Dairman
Tony Tong
Tony Tong
Uzo Njoku
Uzo Njoku
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