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Fiona Kenshole 0

An agent with Transatlantic Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Fiona came to agenting after nearly a decade as VP at Laika Studios, creating a development slate of new projects for the Academy Award winning animation studio including the Oscar-nominated THE BOXTROLLS and CORALINE. Previously she was a senior publisher in the UK where she published authors including Michael Bond (Paddington Bear), P.L Travers (Mary Poppins) and the Laureate Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and was UK editor for Beverley Cleary, Lois Lowry, Bruce Coville, Gary Paulsen and Cynthia Voigt. She was nominated for “Editor of the Year” at the British Book Awards. Fiona enjoys being on faculty as a conference guest speaker throughout the US and in Europe. She has taught publishing at Oxford Brookes University and Portland State, organized events for the Oxford Literary Festival and is herself a published author. A British citizen, Fiona now lives in Portland, Oregon. She joined Transatlantic in 2013. Her clients’ recent successes include Rosanne Parry’s MG A WOLF CALLED WANDER (Andersen Press/Greenwillow) which has spent 37 weeks in the NYT bestseller list and sold in 11 languages, and Vicki Grant’s YA romcom, 36 QUESTIONS THAT CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT YOU (Running Press), which sold in 22 languages and is optioned for TV.

Country

Canada

Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:
Children, Middle grades, Young adults.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General General
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Romance RomanceSubgenre: Romantic Comedy.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics, including: Folklore/Mythology (Ghost stories), Nature/Environment, Sexuality/Gender (Women/Female issues), Sports/Recreation (Outdoor recreation), Other (See guidelines).
Types/Lengths:
Novel Novel
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalSimultaneous
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Dates

Last Updated: 23 Feb 2024
Last Audited: 03 Nov 2023 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 23 Feb 2018

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