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Fiona Kenshole Launches Specialist Literary Agency in Northwest Portland

The Oregonian (OR)

Fiona Kenshole is, to use a favorite word of hers, "utterly" invigorated, and slightly terrified by her new venture. She's launching the Pacific Northwest's first literary agency specializing in children's books and family film. In June she launched the Kenshole Agency. Now she represents authors and illustrators of children's books—fiction and non-fiction, picture books through young adult novels—;and is an independent film scout: she finds book properties for film people and represents film right for publishers.

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