Marissa Brown

An agent with Pippin Properties, Inc. (see other agents at this agency).

About

Marissa Brown has always been a reader. She is never without a book (or three, just in case). But it wasn't until high school that she realized she could have a career in books. She studied English Literature at DePauw University in Indiana prior to attending the NYU Summer Publishing Institute. There she was introduced to the world of literary agencies and immediately knew she wanted to become an agent, which led her to Pippin.
Marissa assists in managing the licensing of Pippin titles for live stage and audio.

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Fiction Open

Marissa is open to a wide range of children’s book authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators. Across the board, she is on the lookout for stories by underrepresented and marginalized creators.
For picture books, she is interested in lyrical texts with a focus on friends, family, big ideas, or feelings.
For middle grade and young adult, she is drawn to fast-paced, high-stakes narratives featuring found family or ensemble casts and poignant coming-of-age stories.
For graphic novels, she welcomes all genres for all ages but has a particular affinity for romance, slice-of-life narratives or spooky action-filled adventures.
She is also open to select science fiction, fantasy, and romance projects with strong world-building, complex dynamics, and characters with a unique voice and perspective.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Accuracy

We have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

9 min | 33.5 mean avg | 20.0 median | 85 max days (143.9 std dev)

Pending

1 response is pending (21 days waiting).

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 42 days. (25.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.)
This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 31 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 07 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:59 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 26 Jul 2026

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