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.

Penny Brown Reynolds, Ph.D., Esq.

 

The Honorable Dr. Penny Brown Reynolds is a nationally recognized public leader who has boldly defied convention to build a multidimensional life of purpose, integrity, and impact. With over three decades of trailblazing service across government, law, higher education, media, faith, and nonprofit sectors, Dr. Brown Reynolds embodies what it means to live a life that colors outside the lines; refusing to be limited by expectations, titles, or a single lane of success.

In the Biden-Harris Administration, she served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief EEO Officer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where she led equity strategy, civil rights enforcement, and compliance for more than 117,000 employees. Under her leadership, the USDA adopted its first-ever five-year civil rights strategic plan, eliminated over 80% of a longstanding case backlog, and implemented landmark anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies that transformed agency culture.

Throughout her career, Dr. Brown Reynolds has consistently made history. She was the first African American to serve as Executive Counsel to a Georgia Governor and Chief of Staff and Executive Counsel to the Lieutenant Governor; roles that cemented her status as a trusted legal and political advisor. As one of Georgia’s youngest state court judges, she presided with unmatched integrity for nearly a decade, earning a perfect record with no reversals in criminal decisions.

Her journey has never followed a single script. She is also the creator and former host of a nationally syndicated court television show, earning her an Emmy nomination. A licensed attorney, certified mediator, and ordained minister, she has also held faculty appointments and taught at leading institutions such as Georgia State University and lectured at Spelman College, and Morehouse College, mentoring a generation of changemakers across law, public policy, and civic leadership.

As founder and President of The JP Foundation, a national nonprofit focused on literacy, education, and women’s empowerment, she continues to expand access to opportunity in underserved communities. She is a powerful speaker who has addressed audiences from the United Nations to university campuses, offering insight rooted in lived experience and unshakable purpose.

Dr. Brown Reynolds holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice (Nova Southeastern University), a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law, and B.S. (cum laude) in Criminal Justice from Georgia State University, a Master of Religious Studies from the Interdenominational Theological Center, and an executive certificate from the Harvard Kennedy School. She is the recipient of three honorary doctorates, numerous accolades, including the United Nations Power of Hope Award, induction into the Gate City Bar Hall of Fame, and the distinction of being the first woman to deliver the keynote at Morehouse College Founder’s Day.

In every space she enters, Dr. Brown Reynolds challenges others to reimagine leadership, reject imposed limits, and believe in the power of building a life that reflects not just what is expected, but what is truly possible.