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Ivan Taurisano
Macmillan, First Second Books
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Hello! Ivan is a bilingual (Italian/English) graphic novel associate editor at Macmillan, First Second Books, experienced in creator-owned and IP/licensed children’s titles. He holds an MA in Children’s Literature and an MFA in Writing for Children from Simmons University. Ivan brings passion, creativity, a love for bold visual storytelling, and a deep commitment to creators and readers to everything he works on. What I’m Looking For General Early Readers and Middle Grade Comps: Pizza and Taco, Narwhal and Jelly, InvestiGators, Dog Man, Wings of Fire, Batcat Young Adult Comps: Moth Keeper, Unfamiliar, Nimona Across All Age Categories Comps: Flamer, Parachute Kids Not For Me
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to ivan.taurisano@firstsecondbooks.com At this time, I do not accept unagented submissions. Vital Info ivan.taurisano@firstsecondbooks.com @IvanTaurisano Linkedin Website
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