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.

Colleen Alles

 

Colleen Alles is a native Michigander, award-winning writer, and Charlotte Brontë superfan. Her most recent books include The Hound of Thornfield High (Conquest Publishing, 2024), a retelling of Jane Eyre for a young adult audience, and the poetry collection Bonfires & Other Vigils (Red Rook Press, 2024). Her debut short story collection, Close to a Flame, will be released in March 2025 (Cornerstone Press). Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Red Cedar Review, Tar River Poetry, and The Michigan Poet, among other places. Colleen’s work has been longlisted for the Fugere Book Prize for Finely Crafted Novellas (Regal House Publishing). 

Colleen is a graduate of Michigan State University (BA) and Wayne State University (MLIS). Currently, she’s pursuing her MFA at Spalding University. She works for Atmosphere Press as a Developmental Editor, and as a contributing editor for short fiction with Barren Magazine. 

When she isn’t reading, writing, or watching The Bachelor, Colleen enjoys distance running and doting on her beagle, Charlie. She lives in Grand Rapids with her husband and two children.