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Kathleen Ortiz is Director of Subsidiary Rights and a Literary Agent at New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. -- a full service agency that represents both juvenile and adult literature and work with only high quality writers. She is an agent member of the Association of Authors' Representatives and SCBWI. The agency is an active member of SCBWI, RWA and AAR.

On the children’s side, Kathleen is interested in acquiring all genres of YA (she especially gravitates to darker YA), but would specifically love a beautifully told story set within another culture (historical or modern, in the vein of BLOOD DIAMOND or MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA). She's also looking for adult romance with younger protagonists. On the adult side, she’s looking for lifestyle or technology non-fiction, as well as urban fantasy or paranormal romance. Please, no picture books, chapter books, middle grade or adult books outside of romance. You can find more detailed information here.

Kathleen also handles foreign and audio rights for Red Tree Literary.

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Liz Climo
Sarah Fine (also writing as S.E. Fine)
Sarah Marino
Jaime Reed

Recent Releases
Sanctum, Guards of the Shadowlands by Sarah Fine (Skyscape / Amazon Children's)
Fading Amber, book 3 of the Cambion Chronicles by Jaime Reed (KTeen / Kensington)

Forthcoming Books

announcing soon!

Recent Sales

The Simpsons character artist Liz Climo's debut RORY THE DINOSAUR, about a young T-Rex named Rory, his dry-humored dinosaur dad, and their heartwarming and humorous relationship, to Connie Hsu at Little, Brown Children's, in a two-book deal, at auction, for publication in Spring 2015, by Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media (World English).

Simpson's character artist and lizclimo.tumblr.com blogger Liz Climo's THE LITTLE WORLD OF LIZ, a collection of comics, including 40 new, original comics, to Jennifer Kasius at Running Press, at auction, by Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media (World English).

Illustrator Sarah Marino will be illustrating the repackaged covers for Lois Ruby's middle grade mysteries STEAL AWAY HOME and SOON BE FREE for publication in 2013 and 2014 by Simon & Schuster's Aladdin imprint. Kathleen Ortiz of New Leaf Literary & Media did the deal. Marino is a children's book illustrator and visual development artist with Reel FX who's worked on movies like Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, and the upcoming 2014 animated feature from Guillermo del Toro: The Book of Life. Her portfolio is viewable at sarahmarino.com.

NYT and USA TODAY bestselling author Rosemary Rogers' eight backlist titles, BOUND BY DESIRE, CROWD PLEASERS, DARK FIRES, LOST LOVE LAST LOVE, LOVE PLAY, THE INSIDERS, SURRENDER TO LOVE and THE WANTON for publication in 2014, Rogers' 40th anniversary since her first published title, to Philip Patrick at Montlake, by Kathleen Ortiz of New Leaf Literary & Media on behalf of Nancy Coffey of Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation.

Sarah Fine's FACTORY GHOST, about a 17-year-old girl who moves in with her father, the resident doctor for the town's slaughterhouse, and discovers the myth of the factory ghost may not be a myth at all, to Ruta Rimas at Margaret K. McElderry Books, in a very nice deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in Winter 2014, by Kathleen Ortiz of New Leaf Literary & Media (NA).

Debut author team Walter Jury and S.E. Fine's SCAN and a sequel, BURN, a high-action thriller about a 16-year-old boy who has been prepared his whole life for "something important," only to discover it means he's one of the last humans left on earth, to Stacey Barney at Putnam Children's, in a good deal, by Joanna Volpe and Kathleen Ortiz at Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation (world English).

10 Most Recent Rights Sales:

Italian rights to Victoria Aveyard's THE RED QUEEN, to Mondadori, in a pre-empt, in a three-book deal, in a very nice deal, by Elena Benaglia at Luigi Bernabo Associates, in association with Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media on behalf of Suzie Townsend.

Brazilian rights to Victoria Aveyard's THE RED QUEEN, to Companhia das Letras, in a pre-empt, in a three-book deal, by Joao Paulo Riff at Riff Agency, in association with Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media on behalf of Suzie Townsend.

Justina Ireland's VENGEANCE BOUND to Contessa Nyree at Audible by Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media on behalf of Elana Roth of Red Tree Literary.

Italian rights to Kiera Cass's THE ELITE, to Sperling & Kupfer, by Elena Benaglia at Luigi Bernabo Associates, in association with Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media on behalf of Elana Roth of Red Tree Literary.

Dawn Rae Miller's LARKSTORM and NIGHTINGALE, to Contessa Nyree at Audible, in a two-book deal, by Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media.

Chelsea Fine's ARCHERS OF AVALON trilogy, to Contessa Nyree at Audible, in a three-book deal, by Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media on behalf of Suzie Townsend.

Lithuanian rights to Kiera Cass's THE SELECTION, to Alma Littera, by Tatjana Zoldnere at Andrew Nurnberg Associates in association with Kathleen Ortiz of New Leaf Literary & Media on behalf of Elana Roth of Red Tree Literary.

German rights to NYT and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack's debut LOSING IT, to Lyx by Friederike Biesel of Schlueck Agency, in association with Kathleen Ortiz of New Leaf Literary & Media, on behalf of Suzie Townsend.

Portuguese rights to Leigh Bardugo's SHADOW AND BONE, to Quinta Essencia by Jennifer Hoge at International Editors', in association with Kathleen Ortiz of New Leaf Literary & Media on behalf of Joanna Volpe.

Italian rights to Liz Climo's picture book RORY THE DINOSAUR to Mondadori, in a two-book deal, in a pre-empt, by Elena Benaglia at Luigi Bernabo Associates, in association with Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary & Media.

Foreign Rights: Kathleen Ortiz, kortiz@newleafliterary.com (any queries sent to this email will be deleted, unread)

Film/TV: Pouya Shahbazian, pouya@newleafliterary.com

For a list of CoAgents, please contact Kathleen.

Joanna Volpe, President / Agent
Kathleen Ortiz, Subrights Director / Agent
Suzie Townsend, Agent
Pouya Shahbazian, Film/TV
Danielle Barthel, Assistant
Jaida Temperly, Assistant

How to submit your query:

Send a query to QUERY(at)newleafliterary.com

Make sure the word QUERY is in the subject line AND "Kathleen Ortiz" (if you do not put my name in the subject line, it won't get to me -- and I'll never see it).

Paste the query and the first five pages of the manuscript in the body of the email.

Do not attach anything.

You will receive an auto-response confirming receipt of your query.

The agency's policy is that if you do not hear from me within 2 weeks of submitting your query, check my blog query update counter. If the date you sent your query has passed, then I regret to inform you that my decision is to pass.

If you do NOT receive an auto-response message within 24 hours of sending your query, please resend.