Sydney Langford & Ann Zhao*

Sydney Langford (they/them) is a queer, Deaf-Hard of Hearing, and physically disabled author who resides in Portland, Oregon. Their biggest passion in life is creating stories that reflect the diverse world we live in—whether that be contemporaries about quirky, disabled teens; or rom-coms that celebrate inclusivity.

Sydney is represented by Laurel Symonds at The Bent Agency.

Ann Zhao is a writer, a college student, and a proponent of the Oxford comma. When she's not writing stories, studying for her linguistics classes, or editing articles for her college newspaper, you can find her curled up with a book or oversharing on social media. She's from the Chicago suburbs, but she currently goes to school in the Boston area, and contrary to popular belief, the weather in those two places is actually pretty similar. She is represented by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

Age Category: Young Adult

Expertise: Querying questions, questions for what happens after you get an agent (especially the submission process), craft questions. We can do a critique partner match if the opportunity arises!

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