Emily van Beek

About the Agent

I moved to New York City from Toronto armed with dual citizenship, a dream to work in children’s publishing, and inspiration from my favorite (if clichéd) Zen magnet, “Leap and the net will appear”. I became an editor at Hyperion Books for Children before deciding to explore the view from the agent’s side of the desk, where I fell head over heels in love with my role as a literary agent. I spent the next six-and-a-half years as an agent and the rights director at Pippin Properties, Inc. before joining Folio Jr. where I'm a partner and literary agent. Some of the New York Times bestselling and award-winning clients I represent include Jenny Han, Morgan Matson, Siobhan Vivian, Adele Griffin, Philip & Erin Stead, Matthew Reinhart, Julie Morstad, and Sydney Smith as well as striking debut and emerging voices. I am an editorial agent passionate about negotiating the best deal possible, working with our esteemed subsidiary and contracts teams to squeeze as much juice out of a property as it will yield, and helping my clients to publish books that will stand the test of time.

Represented authors

• Anika Aldamuy Denise
• R.W. Alley
• Kate Beasley
• Michelle Cuevas
• Lucy Ruth Cummins
• Christopher Denise
• Meg Fleming
• Kallie George
• Genevieve Godbout
• Adele Griffin
• Jenny Han
• Brandon James Scott
• Julia Kuo
• Jon-Erik Lappano
• Estelle Laure
• Irene Luxbacher
• Morgan Matson
• Cherry Mo
• Julie Morstad
• Margo Rabb
• Matthew Reinhart
• Sydney Smith
• Philip Stead
• Erin Stead
• Gabi Swiatkowska
• Siobhan Vivian
• Sarah Jane Wright
• Mike Wu