Janine Le An agent with Janine Le Literary Agency About Founded in February 2022 by Janine Le, Janine Le Literary Agency is a full-service agency representing authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults. Janine brings to her venture the classic training of over twelve years working closely with leading children's book agents, experience supporting the various career needs of children’s book luminaries and debut creators alike, and an entrepreneurial spirit to meet today's challenges.Janine is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA). She was previously Agent and Foreign Rights Manager at Sheldon Fogelman Agency, where she spent nearly twelve years negotiating contracts, bookkeeping, managing foreign rights, and otherwise supporting agency clients, while building her own client list. Prior to that, she was an intern in the children’s department at Sterling Lord Literistic and completed NYU's Summer Publishing Institute. Janine graduated summa cum laude from Bucknell University with honors in English (Creative Writing), where she interned with literary magazine West Branch.Janine enjoys the balance of creative-minded and business-minded work and loves pushing her clients to reach their projects’ potential in the developmental stages and advocating for them from submissions onward. Janine has served as faculty for events with SCBWI, RUCCL, Inked Voices, Children's Book Academy, and more and has donated critiques for many charitable campaigns. Since January 2024, Janine also serves as trustee of the James Marshall Trust. She finds balance in life by adventuring with her husband, two young children, and dog. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Children, Middle grades, Young adults.Genres: Open to all/most Genres, including: GeneralLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Children, Middle grades, Young adults.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. 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Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Accuracy We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Other Information Most recent response reported was received on 17 Jun 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 12 May 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:58 UTC (less than a minute ago). Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted by this agent also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. Join today! Before SubmittingWe cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. We do our best to keep up, but it isn't always possible. 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