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.

 
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As a child, Juan was passionate about two things: Art and books, in that order. But he didn’t realize until many years later and after his degree in Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca (Spain), that he could combine both these passions into one art form. Soon after, Juan discovered the art of Chris Van Allsburg, and many other childrens’ artists and story tellers.

For Juan, art means dialoguing with the reader. He views illustration as a means for creating atmospheres, nuances and concepts that expand the meaning of the words and thus, beg for more readings. Through his art, Juan hopes to communicate his own perception of the text and hopefully, enable readers to expand and develop their own interpretations as well.

Juan has illustrated many universal classics including The Man Who Planted Trees and The Quixote. His books, Grandpa’s Suitcase and However Small It Seems, have been recognized with the International Picture Book Award ‘Ciutat de Benicarló’ (Spain) in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Juan has also illustrated books for notable authors Gonzalo Moure (Cervantes Chico 2017 award) and Wenxuan Cao (Hans Christian Andersen 2016 award).

Always invested in the industry, Juan collaborates regularly with different graphic studios and private clients around the world, developing thematic illustrations for selected projects including: Book covers, theater set designs and botanical illustrations. These projects include clients from France, Israel, Turkey, China, and Singapore.

Juan enjoys every step of every work, every day.