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CAREY BLANKENSHIP-KRAMER

ASSOCIATE AGENT

Carey Blankenship-Kramer started as a literary agent in 2023 at Belcastro Agency. She joined Azantian Literary Agency in 2025 where she represents both children's and adult fiction authors across a wide range of genres, with her priority being marginalized voices. She graduated from Berry College with a dual degree in English and Creative Writing and later received her master’s in Writing and Digital Communications from Agnes Scott College. Her debut novel, GHOST SCOUT'S HONOR, was published by Scholastic. Outside of work, you can usually find Carey spending time with her partner and their small zoo, getting way too competitive on the tennis court, playing video games, or eating candy.

I’m looking for children’s literature and adult fiction across all genres. My tastes are very broad, but I especially love anything horror or spooky related or anything that speaks to the human experience and makes us connect with others and ourselves. I prioritize queries from writers who identify as belonging to a marginalized or underrepresented community.


PICTURE BOOKS:

  • Author / illustrators only.

  • Stories that teach readers something without being heavy-handed, whether that’s an emotional lesson or something cultural.

  • Stories that focus on different cultures and types of families.

  • Something that makes you feel warm and fuzzy after reading it.

  • A spooky story that explores folklore from other cultures, like THE SKULL by Jon Klassen.


MIDDLE GRADE:

  • Queer first crushes and identity searching where homophobia isn’t the main focus.

  • Coming of age novels hold a special place in my heart, especially when they explore darker themes or issues, like with THIS APPEARING HOUSE by Ally Malinenko.

  • Really looking for horror in this space especially.


YOUNG ADULT:

  • Speculative stories featuring angsty teenagers now having to figure out a supernatural problem, like with IF YOU COULD SEE THE SUN by Ann Liang.

  • Cozy fantasy where it’s easy to slip into the pages and forget the real world.

  • Contemporary that explores big problems and takes your breath away, like with WE DESERVE MONUMENTS by Jas Hammonds or IF TOMORROW DOESN’T COME by Jen St. Jude.


ADULT:

  • A page-turning thriller. Bonus points if it involves the supernatural, like Simone St. James. Or if it uses different mediums, like NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell.

  • If you’ve got a weird little book that doesn’t fit neatly into genre boxes, I would love to see it.

  • Books that focus on unique lines of work or places where settings are another character, like anything by Charlotte McConaghy.


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