Rachel Orr
Prospect Agency
Likely Open
Updated: 9/2/2025
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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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