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.

Vivian Kirkfield

 

Twitter: @viviankirkfield • Facebook: viviankirkfield • Website/Blog: (Picture Books Help Kids Soar) viviankirkfield.com • Instagram: viviankirkfield

Vivian Kirkfield constantly takes leaps of faith—she jumped from a perfectly good plane with her son, hiked to the summit of Pikes Peak with her husband, and parasailed over the Pacific Ocean with only seagulls for company.  

Passionate about helping kids become lovers of books, Vivian is the author of board books, picture books, and a middle-grade compilation of illustrated biographies that brings history alive for young readers. Her books have received awards and accolades such as Junior Library Guild, Eureka Honor, Social Studies Notable Trade Book, Best STEM, Children’s Book Council Spotlight, and A Mighty Girl Pick.

Her titles include: Pippa’s Passover Plate (Holiday House); Four Otters Toboggan: An Animal Counting Book (Pomegranate); Sweet Dreams, Sarah (Creston Books); Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe (Little Bee Books); From Here to There: Inventions That Changed the Way the World Moves (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt); Pedal, Balance, Steer: Annie Londonderry, the First Woman to Cycle Around the World (Calkins Creek/Astra), One Girl's Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Laws of the Land (Calkins Creek/Astra) – and several more in the pipeline for 2026.

A retired kindergarten teacher with a masters in Early Childhood Education, Vivian inspires budding writers during classroom visits and shares insights with aspiring authors at conferences and on her blog, Picture Books Help Kids Soar where she features new books and author/illustrator interviews. She also hosts the #50PreciousWords International Writing Contest and the #50PreciousWordsforKids Challenge. Her #50PreciousWords contest for adult writers in March garners over 500 entries every year, while the #50PreciousWords Literacy initiative has provided over 1000 brand-new children's books for local schools in need over the past three years - and this year she is partnering with CLiF, a nonprofit literacy organization that serves underfunded schools in New Hampshire and Vermont.