Elizabeth Harding, Vice President
Elizabeth Harding represents authors and illustrators of picture books, middle-grade and young adult fiction. She started at the agency almost 20 years ago as an assistant to the legendary Marilyn E. Marlow. Elizabeth’s list includes New York Times bestsellers, Newbery, National Book Award, Printz, and Coretta Scott King honor and award winners. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan (Go Blue!), a devoted and hopeful fan of her hometown Cleveland teams and lives in Manhattan with her husband and four sons.
Elizabeth accepts email submissions of picture books, middle grade and YA fiction at eharding@cbltd.com. Beneath your query letter, please paste the full text of your manuscript (for picture books) or the first ten pages (for chapter books through YA). If you are an illustrator or an author-illustrator, please add your illustration website information and/or an attachment with your entire illustrated book project.