Joyce Sweeney
The Seymour Agency
Likely Closed
Updated: 9/27/2025
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Joyce Sweeney is the Director of Kidlit for The Seymour Agency.
They have a passion for all kinds of picture books and especially love non-fiction projects or lyrical, emotional texts.
Not excited to see a lot of rhyme, holiday books, potty humor or anything overtly traditionally religious.
Joyce is an editorial agent who loves helping debut authors break in.
They previously worked as a writing coach and mentor.
Agenting has been so rewarding because there’s nothing better than ‘making the call’ to someone who has sold their first book.
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