Emily Keyes
Keyes Agency
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Updated: 7/5/2026
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Emily S Keyes founded Keyes Agency LLC in 2021 after work at Fuse Literary, the L Perkins Agency (as contracts manager and associate agent), and five years as Contracts Administrator at Simon & Schuster.
A graduate of New York University’s Center for Publishing (2008), she has represented many award‑winning titles, mainly in children’s literature, and focuses on finding and nurturing new talent.
Emily actively searches for all kinds of children’s literature and select adult genre fiction (not “serious” literature), seeking authors and illustrators for long careers.
She lives in Brooklyn and spends a lot of time on the internet.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Fantasy
- Graphic Novels
- Horror
- Middle Grade - Fiction
- Picture Books
- Science Fiction
- Women's Fiction
- Young Adult - Fiction
Nonfiction
- Humor
- Pop Culture
Genres Not Represented
- Screenplays
- Adult Poetry (ie Not In A Picture Book)
- Genre Romance
- Short Stories
- Erotica
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About Keyes Agency
Agency Profile
Keyes Agency LLC was founded in 2021 by Emily S. Keyes, formerly of Fuse Literary. She has represented many award-winning titles mainly (but not exclusively) in the realm of children’s literature.
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