Erica Rand Silverman

Senior Literary Agent

Erica has launched some of the most exciting new talent in children’s books while also guiding the careers of treasured industry mainstays.

She represents a highly selective list of authors and illustrators and is known for building a shelf of exceptional illustrated books for children that combine kid appeal with deep respect for the book as object. She is a tireless advocate for her clients and proud to work with a group of bookmakers who are so thoughtfully shaping the landscape of children’s publishing.

Before working in publishing, Erica was a teacher and dean in a NYC public school while completing a masters in Theater and consulting for the post 9/11 Inner Resilience Program. It is through this unique lens that she approaches her work as a literary agent as well as producer and host of the Stimola Live YouTube channel.

Each year, Erica will accept a limited number of appearance requests from literary conferences and educational programs. Currently, she has committed to the Children’s Book Boot Camp 2025 Hosted by Pat Cummings and the SCBWI offerings at the Bologna Book Fair 2026.

Clients

Cynthia Alonso, Adam Auerbach, Jashar Awan, Jenn Bailey, Sarah Lynn Baker, Annabeth Bondor-Stone + Connor White, Amelia Bothe, Matthew Burgess, MacKenzie Cadenhead, Allison Wortche, Dan & Jason, Raquel D'Apice, Derek Desierto, X. Fang, Chris Gall, Rebecca Jordan-Glum, Joyce Hesselberth, Aram Kim, Eliza Kinkz, Shanda McCloskey, Kelsey Ó Ciardha, Juliana Perdomo, Alice and Martin Provensen, James E. Ransome, Scott Riley, Robin Rosenthal, Cecilia Ruiz, Doug Salati, Kyle Scheele, Mika Song, K-Fai Steele, Steve Teare, Lala Watkins