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Innovative and collaborative
Talented book makers
Creating publishing opportunities
Fiz Osborne is a collaborative, strategic and proactive agent who works closely with her select group of clients to develop pitch-perfect ideas, concepts and manuscripts for children's book publishers. Well-connected, highly created and a market expert, Fiz is also a savvy matchmaker who helps publishers find exactly who and what they're looking for.
Please note, Fiz is not open to submissions or looking to take on more clients at this time.
Respectfully, enquiries of this nature will not receive a response.
ALICE HEMMING
After working together for six years as editor and author, Fiz Osborne and Alice Hemming have moved to the next phase of their collaboration, with Fiz representing Alice as her agent. From 2017 to 2023, Fiz and Alice worked on 16 books together, from the New York Times bestseller, The Leaf Thief and its follow-up titles, to the Dark Unicorns fiction series. With hundreds of thousands of books sold, and exciting new projects in development, their creative partnership is one to watch. Alice's publishers include Scholastic and Maverick.
Alice is the author of over fifty books for children, including the bestselling Dark Unicorns series (Scholastic).
Her award-winning and New York Times bestselling picture book with illustrator Nicola Slater, The Leaf Thief (Scholastic 2020), has sold across the world and been translated into nineteen languages.
Alice lives in Hertford, UK, with her husband and two children. She works in a writing shed at the top of her garden.
Alice Hemming is perfect for non-fiction picture books set in nature, picture books with lots of humour and heart, and trend-led MG.
If you would like to work with Alice, get in touch HERE.
KAYT BOCHENSKI
Kayt Bochenski and Fiz Osborne have worked together as designer and editor for over nine years, collaborating with bestselling and award-winning authors and illustrators to create fun and impactful picture books, young fiction and middle grade. After working on so many books together, and having a great time along the way, when Kayt decided to start illustrating too, Fiz jumped at the chance to represent her. Kayt's publishers include Scholastic, Townhouse and Sindy.
Kayt has 20 years experience in children’s publishing and is passionate about illustration and story-telling. Working from her little studio in the garden, she loves creating cute, vibrant characters for children's books, apparel, toys and stationary.
Kayt brings creativity, enthusiasm and a touch of sparkle to every project she works on. In her spare time she likes to take creative courses in jewellery making, printing and pottery. Kayt lives in Buckinghamshire with her husband, two children and two lop-eared bunny rabbits.
Kayt Bochenski is perfect for fun and brilliantly-crafted novelty, activity books and both inside illustrations and covers for fiction.
If you would like to work with Kayt, get in touch HERE.