Status: Open to submissions. 8/5/2020: Jessica has left Foundry Literary to start her own agency Helm Literary. You can find out more about what she is looking for and her submission guidelines on the agency website.
Status Update on 1/10/2026: Jessica is currently closed to submissions. Check the agency website to learn when she reopens to queries.
About: Please see Jessica's bio at Helm Literary Agency because I'm unable to copy it here.
About the Agency:
See Jessica's bio to learn about her agency.
Web Presence:
Helm Literary.
QueryTracker.
About: Please see Jessica's bio at Helm Literary Agency because I'm unable to copy it here.About the Agency:
See Jessica's bio to learn about her agency.
Web Presence:
Helm Literary.
QueryTracker.
Manuscript Wish List
What She's Looking For:
Genres/Specialties:
Children's, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult. You can find a complete list of what she represents on her Manuscript Wish List QueryTracker Page.
What She Isn't Looking For:
Nonfiction (From her QueryTracker Page
Editorial Agent?
Yes.
Clients:
There’s a page of agency titles on the oundry website.
Query Methods:
E-mail: Yes, when open to queries.
Snail-Mail: No.
Online-Form: No.
Submission Guidelines (always verify):
Check the agency website to learn how to submit to Jessica.
Response Times:
Unknown.
What's the Buzz?
Jessica Regel is a well-established agent with a great list of clients and sales.
Worth Your Time:
What She's Looking For:
Genres/Specialties:
Children's, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult. You can find a complete list of what she represents on her Manuscript Wish List QueryTracker Page.
What She Isn't Looking For:
Nonfiction (From her QueryTracker Page
Editorial Agent?
Yes.
Clients:
There’s a page of agency titles on the oundry website.
Query Methods:
E-mail: Yes, when open to queries.
Snail-Mail: No.
Online-Form: No.
Submission Guidelines (always verify):
Check the agency website to learn how to submit to Jessica.
Response Times:
Unknown.
What's the Buzz?
Jessica Regel is a well-established agent with a great list of clients and sales.
Worth Your Time:
Inside the Mind of a Literary Agent w/Jess Regal Podcast (5/11/2020)
Podcast with Steven Salvatore (10/2025)
Contact:
Please see the Helm Literary website for additional contact and query information.
Profile Details:
Last updated: 1/10/2026.
Agent Contacted for Review? No.
Last Reviewed By Agent? 3/15/12.
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Note: These agent profiles presently focus on agents who accept children's and/or teen fiction. They are not interviews. Please take the time to verify anything you might use here before querying an agent. The information found herein is subject to change.
Contact:
Please see the Helm Literary website for additional contact and query information.
Profile Details:
Last updated: 1/10/2026.
Agent Contacted for Review? No.
Last Reviewed By Agent? 3/15/12.
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Have any experience with this agent? See something that needs updating? Please leave a comment or e-mail me at natalieiaguirre7(at)gmail(dot)com
Note: These agent profiles presently focus on agents who accept children's and/or teen fiction. They are not interviews. Please take the time to verify anything you might use here before querying an agent. The information found herein is subject to change.
Thanks, Casey. This is a good one and I'm not familiar with that agency--back to my homework!
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Thanks, this is great!
ReplyDeleteThanks for another great spotlight! I come here when I want a heads-up on agents I might not have thought of yet, and Miss Regel is one I haven't thought of yet.
ReplyDeleteWhat? No Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency this week?
ReplyDeleteOoooo! An agency I didn't even have on my list, so thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Casey for another awesome spotlight of someone not on my list. I'm so excited Jessica Regal is looking for MG and likes fantasy.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm almost ready to start querying a MG fantasy so I'm definitely interested in querying Jessica!
ReplyDeleteGreat. Thanks. I just sent her my query!
ReplyDeleteI'll put Ms. Regal on my list. Thank you, Casey.
ReplyDeleteVery nice spotlight! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat spotlight. I think I sent something to her before.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. I can't believe how quickly the agency has taken off.
ReplyDeleteJessica Regel has moved on to Foundry Literary: http://www.foundrymedia.com/team
ReplyDeleteThank you, Winter. I've updated.
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