Anna Olswanger joined the agency in 2005. She represents Devorah Goldman’s THE JEWISH WOMAN'S WEEKLY PLANNER (Pomegranate), Jennifer Stinson’s THE INAPPROPRIATE BABY BOOK (Andrews & McMeel), Luli Gray’s award-winning Falcon series (HarperCollins), and Marvin Hamlisch’s upcoming series of children's books.

Interviews with Anna appear in the 2007 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Writers Digest Books) and online at CYNSATIONS, the blog of Cynthia Leitich Smith.

A native of Memphis, Anna earned her B.A. with Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, from Rhodes College, and her M.A. from the University of Memphis. She coordinates the 92nd Street Y’s Jewish Children’s Book Conference each fall.

Anna is the author of SHLEMIEL CROOKS (Junebug), a Sydney Taylor Honor Book winner and Koret International Jewish Book Award finalist.

Anna specializes in: gift books for adults, young adult fiction and nonfiction, children's illustrated books, and Judaica. Anna is especially interested in working with author-illustrators and author/photographers. Contact Anna at queryanna@LizaDawsonAssociates.com. Visit Anna's website HERE.