Storm Literary Agency

Boutique literary agency representing quality literature from exceptional authors and illustrators

First, there was a  teacher who loved books almost as much as she loved little children. Then, there was an artist who loved pirates, almost as much as he loved cats. As it turns out, that artist could also write, and that teacher loved the pirate stories he wrote. And she shared those stories with the children she taught. The children loved the pirate stories; they also loved the cats. They wanted more stories with pirates and cats. They also wanted an adventure. And the stories gave them so many adventures. And that is that: Storm Literary Agency came about because it needed to. The children requested it. And so did the cats. 

Storm Literary Agency welcomes submissions from unique and talented authors and illustrators, those who are not afraid to embrace their capacity to teach, to entertain, to engage and to honor people, young and old, who hopefully, will be changed by the work represented here.

Carly Brown

Dr Carly Brown is an award-winning poet and fiction writer based in Scotland. She is the author of a bestselling children’s picture book, I Love St Andrews, and two poetry chapbooks. Known for her lively and witty spoken word poetry, Carly was Scotland’s National Champion of Slam Poetry (2013) and ranked fourth at the World Series of Slam Poetry in Paris. Her debut novella, All the Orphans in the Galaxy, was published in 2022 with Speculative Books and shortlisted for Best Novella in the 2023 Saboteur Awards. 

 

Carly holds a Doctorate of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and she works as a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. Outside academia, she has led writing workshops with all age groups, from elementary school students to retirees, and in all kinds of environments including prisons, parks, and public libraries. In addition to writing, she loves early modern history and in her spare time volunteers as a costumed historical tour guide at an 18th century townhouse. 

 

Originally from Austin, Texas, Carly currently lives in Edinburgh with her partner and a small army of house plants.