Championing books, cultivating audiences, and building lasting careers
Literary and booking representation for authors and illustrators in children’s, YA, and new adult.
Literary and booking representation for authors and illustrators
in children’s, YA, and new adult.
Umbrella Literary is a full-service agency founded by publishing insiders: Whitney Manger, Catherine Onder, and Meghan Dietsche Goel. The agency guides projects to the right publishers and supports creators at every stage of a book’s journey, growing careers through community engagement and paid events.
Who We Are
We met 25 years ago in the editorial department at HarperCollins Children’s Books. Since then, our careers have taken us down three distinct but complementary paths, across editorial, publishing leadership, design, art direction, indie bookselling, and literary events.
Together, we bring these fields of expertise under one umbrella to support children’s book creators in a holistic, strategic way. When you work with one of us, you work with all of us—three seasoned industry voices collaborating on your behalf.
Soft Launch Phase —
Full website and submission details coming soon.