The CW has opted not to renew affiliations with E.W. Scripps-owned stations in seven markets.
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Aevitas Creative Management literary agency is linking with Rubin Pfeffer Content, a literary agency for authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults. The latter agency’s Rubin Pfeffer and Amy Flynn will join ACM as Executive Agent at Large and Senior Agent, respectively.
RPC’s clients include Micha Archer, Julien Chung, Susan Cooper, Dare Coulter, Ekua Holmes, Jeff Mack, Patricia MacLachlan, Wendell Minor, Bethanie Murguia, Jing Jing Tsong, and Carole Boston Weatherford among others.
“We’re thrilled and proud that Rubin Pfeffer Content’s founder Rubin and his colleague Amy, along with their stellar clients, have decided to join Aevitas,” said Aevitas Co-CEO Todd Shuster. “Their arrival is a transformative event in our agency’s representation of children’s book authors and illustrators. We’ve been impressed with the growth of ACM Kids & Illo under the leadership of Rick Richter and Adriana Domínguez, and we believe RPC’s award-winning authors and illustrators will be complementary additions to the ACM Kids & Illustration roster,”
RPC President Pfeffer said, “We are thrilled to join Aevitas, where we and our remarkable children’s books writers and illustrators are enthusiastically welcomed to a distinguished creative community of innovation and ideas. With ACM as our new home, we are well positioned to maximize opportunities for our clients and their outstanding content.”
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The CW has opted not to renew affiliations with E.W. Scripps-owned stations in seven markets.
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