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.

Mindy Nichols Wendell

 

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Mindy Nichols Wendell comes from a long line of teachers and storytellers. She learned to read at an early age and has never stopped. Beginning in fourth grade, Mindy failed every eye test she took for the next six years. The ophthalmologist advised her to stop reading so much. Luckily, Mindy’s parents disagreed and just kept buying her new glasses.

For more than thirty years, Mindy taught courses in literature and writing to thousands of students, many of whom now have classrooms of their own. Mindy is a strong advocate for children and believes everything teachers do in the classroom should help kids become joyful, active, lifelong readers and writers. In 2019, Mindy received the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. 

Mindy retired from teaching in 2021 and is now a full-time writer. She lives in Western New York with her husband, Steve, a retired elementary school teacher. She has six grown kids and kids-in-law and five adorable grandchildren.

LIGHT AND AIR (Holiday House) is the story of ten-year-old Hallelujah Newton and her search for hope and healing in a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1935. LIGHT AND AIR is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.

CALIFORNIA OR DUST (Holiday House) is the story of eleven-year-old Meadowlark Jensen whose family has fled the Oklahoma Dust Bowl in hopes of finding a better life in California. Unfortunately, the reception they receive when they arrive is less than sunny. In fact, it’s downright hostile. CALIFORNIA OR DUST is scheduled for publication by Holiday House in the spring of 2026.