Rob Broder, Literary Manager
Picture Books, Early Chapter Books, Juvenile Graphic Novels​

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While selling chocolate in New England, Rob had the idea of starting a children’s picture book publishing company. Learning everything from the ground up, he founded Ripple Grove Press, which went on to publish award-winning and starred reviewed books. After reading hundreds of picture books and thousands of submissions, Rob began writing his own stories. His work has been published by Simon & Schuster, Sasquatch / Little Bigfoot, and Blue Star Press, and he has collaborated with Patagonia on their first two picture books as both author and developmental editor.

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Rob served on the Board of the Independent Book Publishers Association and has a Certificate of Public Librarianship from the Vermont Department of Libraries. He is a picture book consultant and has ghostwritten picture books that went onto publishing success. Rob has given lectures on publishing and has been on discussion panels with SCBWI. He facilitates a workshop titled “Naturally Distracted,” about ADHD and creative writing. He is an Editor-at-Large at Wayfarer Magazine and was honored to serve as Poet Laureate of Shelburne, Vermont, the town he calls home. 

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Wishlist*:

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•    Anything picture books. Especially something different and unique–from writers and/or illustrators. Rob gravitates toward a story that captures a moment more than a moral. But if something is written well, and it speaks to him, he will certainly consider it.
•    Early chapter books.
•    Juvenile graphic novels.

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*Please read the genre you write.

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Please submit queries here: https://QueryTracker.net/query/rbrtbrdr

Rob’s personal website is here: RobertBroder.com

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