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Children’s Books North Agency (CBNA) was established in 2024 by Emma Layfield.
Based in Manchester, CBNA is a children’s literary agency representing authors and illustrators of picture books, fiction and non-fiction. Their tagline is ‘reaching and representing’ and they work with amazing talent across the North and Scotland.
Children’s Books North Agency works with all major publishing houses and attends industry events, including Bologna and London book fairs.
They are proud to be a member of the Association of Authors’ Agents and the Association of Illustrators and endorse the principles of best practice in their Code of Practice.
They are currently accepting submissions.
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