Category: News

  • Interview with Agent Jen Udden

    To celebrate her one year anniversary with Barry Goldblatt Literary, LLC, we asked agent Jennifer Udden some questions about her podcast, SHIPPING & HANDLING that she co-created with fellow agent Bridget Smith (of Dunham Literary).   What is the podcast about and where can people find it?  The podcast is basically just Bridget and I talking about…

  • Kate Milford wins EDGAR Award!

    Congrats to Kate Milford for her NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that is now a NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE and EDGAR AWARDS WINNER!  

  • Holly Black and Karen Healey are 2013 Andre Norton Awards Nominees!

                                      Congratulations to Holly Black and Karen Healey on their Andre Norton Award nominated titles THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN and WHEN WE WAKE!!!!! See the full list of nominees here.  

  • DOLL BONES by Holly Black wins a Newbery Honor!

    Congratulations to Holly Black on her Newbery Honor for DOLL BONES! See the full list of all ALA Children’s award winners here.

  • Announcing The Angela Johnson Scholarship

         Vermont College of Fine Arts & Barry Goldblatt Literary Announce The Angela Johnson Scholarship   — New annual award for writers of color attending the MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults degree program —   September 18, 2013, MONTPELIER, VT – Vermont College of Fine Arts  (VCFA), a national center for…

  • Austenland Heads to Sundance

      AUSTENLAND is headed for Utah! The Sundance Film Festival has selected the adaptation of Shannon Hale’s novel of the same name as one of the 16 films in the Dramatic Competition category. Woohoo! You can read the full press release here with a picture of leading actors Kerri Russell and Bret McKenzie at the top…

  • Notable and Awarding News

    It’s been a busy month here at BG Literary. Busy busy busy! Especially as the end of year lists begin to appear along with the children’s book awards season.                               The first BIG NEWS is that William Alexander’s debut novel GOBLIN…

  • GOBLIN SECRETS is a 2012 National Book Award Finalist!

    Congrats to William Alexander whose debut middle grade novel GOBLIN SECRETS is nominated for a 2012 National Book Award!                   Click here for more information about all the 2012 nominees and their books.  

  • Tim Wynne-Jones Wins Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

    Tim Wynne-Jones has won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for fiction for his wonderful novel BLINK & CAUTION. See the official press release here: http://www.hbook.com/bghb/default.asp

  • Karen Healey wins Aurealis Award for Guardian of the Dead!

    Karen Healey has won the 2010 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel for her debut novel GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD! See a list of all the winners here:   http://www.aurealisawards.com