Maria Vicente is a Senior Literary Agent and Senior Advisor at P.S. Literary Agency representing creators of innovative and beautiful books for readers of all ages.

With over a decade of experience in the publishing industry, Maria has played a key role in launching the careers of many bestselling, award-winning, and critically acclaimed authors and illustrators. From collaborating on manuscript drafts and proposals, negotiating book deals, and exploring adaptation opportunities, she is a dedicated advocate for her clients during every stage of the publishing process.

Maria serves on the Board of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) and is also a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents (PACLA). She lives in New Brunswick, Canada, reading and selling books from the Atlantic Ocean shore.

Recent Deals

  • The Book of Jupiter

    Contemporary Middle Grade

    Robin Stevenson's The Book of Jupiter, in which a 13-year-old's brother goes missing from their isolated community where doubts and questions are forbidden, and she must risk everything to uncover the truth behind the self-appointed prophet's message that they are all destined to one day return as stardust, to Katie Scott at Kids Can Press.

  • The Girl Who Loves Monsters

    Middle Grade Graphic Novel

    Insha Fitzpatrick & Ashley Robin Franklin’s The Girl Who Loves Monsters, a middle grade in which a horror-loving girl must save her town from her substitute teacher, who just might be a werewolf, after accidentally unleashing monsters through her town, to Kelsey Murphy at Viking Children’s, in a two-book deal.

  • Black Is

    Picture Book

    Author of Black Gold, Laura Obuobi's Black Is, a poetic narrative connecting the Black diaspora to the African continent, showing the beauty and power that was carried across oceans and evolved into new ways of being that have informed and created cultures and transformed the world, to Alyson Day at Harper Children’s. Illustrated by London Ladd.

  • Offbeat

    Middle Grade Graphic Memoir

    Mat Heagerty's Offbeat, a middle grade graphic memoir, in which the author's dyslexia has long been an academic challenge for him, but now it's affecting him socially, so to escape the bullying, he forms a band where he discovers he can be more than "that dyslexic kid," to Megan Peace at Graphix. Illustrated by Jim "Kett" Kettner.

  • Ren von Lugenbach's Absolutely Unnecessary Adventure

    Cozy Fantasy

    Fox de Winter's Ren von Lugenbach’s Absolutely Unnecessary Adventure, the author's debut, a sapphic cozy fantasy in which a prickly librarian and a curious stranger must find a missing antique book for a dragon with an affinity for knitting, to Juliana Nador at Union Square & Co.

  • Piper and May Take a Breath

    Picture Book

    Author-illustrator Sarah Noble's Piper and May Take a Breath, about two fox friends: one who has anxiety and is more cautious, the other who is more carefree and goes with the flow, to Catherine Lauding at Beach Lane Books.

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