Status: Open to submissions. Update as of 2/7/2022: Kathleen has left her agency to launch KO Media Management. She is currently open to submissions but states she is likely to refer you to another agent at her agency.. Check the agency website to find out when she opens to submissions and her submission guidelines.
About: “Kathleen Ortiz (she/her) founded her own agency in 2022, after working in publishing and international licensing for over a decade, including roles as Director of Translation, Subsidiary Rights Manager and Literary Agent. She earned her M.S. in Publishing from Pace University, and has spent her career helping build and elevate creative brands.Her focus is on books and media for adults and children, especially with a visual element. She loves media and books that bring humor and joy and inspire others in life. She is on the Illustration committee in the Association of American Literary Agents, Licensing International, and Women in Toys.
For up-to-date information on publishing deals, please visit Publisher’s Marketplace." (From the agency website)
KO Media Management.
Publisher Marketplace page.
Twitter.
#mswl on Twitter.
QueryTracker, AgentQuery.
What She's Looking For:
Genres / Specialties:
Picture book, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adult fiction. (From the agency website)
Dislikes:
Not following submission guidelines. Querying a genre she doesn't represent. Using "Dear Sir." Etc. (Link Defunct).
Editorial Agent?
Yes, she makes revisions requests and gives editorial guidance as needed.
Clients:
You can find clients that Ms. Ortiz represents on the agency website. Here clients include
Sarah Fine, Dan Haring, Bree Hester, Sarah Marino, Gail Perry Mason, Dawn Miller, Jamie Reed, Patricia Rushford (Jennie Series), and Kimberlee Turley, among others.
Query Methods:
E-mail: Yes.
Snail-Mail: No.
Online-Form: No.
Submission Guidelines (always verify):
Authors should send a query with a picture book text or the first five pages of a MG or YA manuscript pasted in the email. Illustrators should include a link to their portfolio.
Response Times: The agency only responds if interested. If you have not heard from Kathleen within four weeks, you should assume she's not interested.
Worth Your Time:
Interviews and Q&As:
Worth Your Time:
Interviews and Q&As:
Interview at Midwest Writers Workshop (04/2023)
Contact:
Please see the agency website for contact and query information.
Profile Details:
Last updated: 2/7/2025.
Agent Contacted For Review? Yes.
Last Reviewed By Agent? 5/21/10
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Note: These agent profiles presently focus on agents who accept children's 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 agency website for contact and query information.
Profile Details:
Last updated: 2/7/2025.
Agent Contacted For Review? Yes.
Last Reviewed By Agent? 5/21/10
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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 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.
