Talk: Discussion between author and agent

Benjamin Dean & Chloe Seager

Take part in a discussion on the inspiration behind Benjamin Dean’s children’s and Young Adult titles, the process of writing and getting published, and the author/agent relationship.

Benjamin Dean is the author of middle-grade novels Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow and The Secret Sunshine Project. He was recently shortlisted for both the Branford Boase Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. With his latest title, The King Is Dead, he crossed over into the YA market.

Chloe Seager joined the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency in 2019 from Northbank Talent where she spent four years building a children’s and YA list from scratch. As well as the wonderful Benjamin Dean, she represents Carnegie nominated author Emily Critchley, and the 2022 Jhalak Children’s and Young Adult Prize winner Maisie Chan.