Erin Murphy

Erin Murphy

Aevitas Creative Management
Likely Closed
USA
Updated: 1/6/2026
Agent Bio

Erin Murphy founded and led children's book-focused Erin Murphy Literary Agency for more than 25 years before merging it with Aevitas in 2025.

Previously she was editor-in-chief at a regional publishing house in Arizona, where she worked on adult nonfiction and lifestyle books as well as children's books.

As an agent, she has represented bestsellers and books that have won numerous awards.

Erin's favorite part of being an agent is strategizing clients' long-term careers.

She lives and works in southern Maine and can be queried only on Query Tracker.

Research Links
Clients
  • Allen R. Wells
  • Ammi-Joan Paquette
  • Andrea Wang
  • Audrey Vernick
  • Barbara O'Connor
Book Sales
  • To Be Real: How House Ballroom Gave Queer Kids Homes And Sparked A Movement
  • Worthy: The Brave And Capable Life Of Joseph Pierce
  • Bigfoot And Dodo: Together At Last
  • Dream
  • Cat Nap
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