Ammi-Joan Paquette
Guest Agent, WCYA Alumnx Mini-Residency
Profile
Ammi-Joan Paquette is a senior agent with Erin Murphy Literary Agency, representing all types of children’s and YA literature. She is also the author of the novel The Train of Lost Things; many picture books including All from a Walnut, Mucky Truck, and Ghost in the House; and, co-authored with Laurie Ann Thompson, the “nonfiction with a twist” series Two Truths and a Lie.
In her agent acquisitions, Joan is particularly drawn to richly voiced, unforgettable characters and settings, as well as tightly paced, well-plotted stories with twists and turns that keep you guessing right until the end. Visit her on the web at www.ajpaquette.com.