Rachel Orr
Prospect Agency
Likely Open
Updated: 9/2/2025
Should You Query This Agent?
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Rachel began her publishing career while a student at Kenyon College, interning for the Kenyon Review and Highlights for Children magazine.
After graduation she worked as a bookseller in the children's department at Barnes & Noble and then spent eight years as an editor at HarperCollins Children's Books.
She joined Prospect Agency in 2007 and continues to edit her clients' work before sending projects out on submission.
She values personal connection with authors and illustrators and frequently meets potential clients at conferences and through classes.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Illustrated
- Middle Grade
- Picture Books
- Young Adult
Nonfiction
- Nonfiction
- History
- Illustrated
- Middle Grade
- Young Adult
Genres Not Represented
None listed or not available
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About Prospect Agency
Agency Profile
Prospect Agency is an independent literary agency based in New York City since 2005. It represents authors and illustrators in various genres and languages, and sells to major US publishers and foreign rights.
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