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.

Noelle McBride

 

Noelle McBride spent her childhood with her nose in a book. She regularly had stacks of books from the library, and grew her own small collection of paperbacks from the school book club ordering forms (with bonus kitten posters!). Books were stashed under pillows for secret flashlight readings, and smuggled under sweaters when shooed out the back door to “get some fresh air for goodness sake!” At other times, Noelle was writing in her diary, penning adorations to favorite authors, and scribbling letters to her favorite cousin on stickered stationary. 

She is a former elementary educator, teaching 1st or 2nd grade for two decades, before becoming a reading and dyslexia interventionist. She loves supporting striving readers with sounds, spelling and syllables, and connecting them with books that build their confidence and excitement for reading. 

Noelle is a long-time member of SCBWI, the 12x12 Challenge, and a hugely supportive critique group, the CoMSeWriters.  

When she is not writing, she can be found visiting local coffee shops and thrift stores, or playing board games with her family. She lives just north of Austin, Texas with her illustrator husband and two daughters.