Libby Edwardson's WE SENT THEM DOWN SINGING, a cosmic Appalachian horror set in the coal-mining town of Jubilee, West Virginia, in which a teenage girl must unravel the mystery connecting her to the man her mother disappeared with 13 years ago when he shows back up, spreading a dark sickness older than the mountains themselves. The book will be published by Page Street in spring 2026.

Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author Kelsea Yu's STORMRAVEN, pitched as a REBECCA-inspired gothic horror rooted in Chinese American history, in which an ambitious artist uncovers the chilling secrets of a haunted mansion on a private Pacific Northwest island with a whitewashed past—secrets that threaten to turn her dream life into a nightmare. The book will be published by Gallery (US) and Titan Books (UK) in 2026.

Mary G. Thompson's PRECIOUS CHILDREN, a sci-fi/horror novel about a near future in which wealthy parents buy cloned children, but those children have secrets. The book will be published by Tachyon Publications.

GAME TIME, an early chapter book series written by Andrew Maraniss and illustrated by Aishwarya Tandon, will follow Jack, Ruby, and Mo as they try out for different sports, overcome obstacles, and learn the importance of teamwork and giving it your all. The series will be published by Scholastic Branches in fall 2025.

George Jreije's next middle-grade was named a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection AND featured on the Kids' Indie Next List! Congratulations, George!

We are thrilled to welcome Shelly Romero to Azantian Literary Agency!