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.

 

Twitter: @SasageMayumi • Website: https://mayumi-sasage.com/ • Instagram: mayumi.sasage • Behance: mayumi-sasage

Mayumi Sasage is a Japanese illustrator based in San Francisco. She graduated from Tokyo Zokei University with a bachelor’s degree in fabric design. After graduating, she worked for thirteen years as a shoe designer in Tokyo, Japan.

Mayumi recently illustrated a picture book inspired by Japanese traditional culture, art, and botanicals.

Through her art, Mayumi strives to share a wonderland of mystery with children. Her work captures a magical world in a way that invites children to enter - and bring their imagination with them. Mayumi tries to see the world from their perspective when creating her own stories.

When she was a child, Mayumi liked to visit the wonderland that books offer. Now that she is an adult, she wants to create new wonderlands for children to visit.  Her work, “Lost in the Rain,” was selected for the AOI World Illustration Awards longlist.

She delights in mixed media, such as hand drawing, printmaking, and digital arts. When not in her studio drawing, Mayumi loves taking care of plants, drawing with her daughter, and sharing meals with friends and family.

 Awards

•World Illustration awards 2021: long list

Title of book, Lost In The Rain - https://theaoi.com/wia/mayumi-sasage-lost-in-the-rain/

 •3x3 International Illustration Show No.19 2022: Honorable Mention

Title of project, Love is Love - https://3x3mag.com/annuals/annual19/s/sasage-mayumi-91175

Please visit her author’s page.