Amy McCulloch
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Amy McCulloch is represented by Juliet Mushens
Amy McCulloch is a Canadian author. She previously worked as Editorial Director at a leading children’s publisher, and in 2013 she was listed as one of The Bookseller’s Rising Stars.
Her debut fantasy adventure novel, The Oathbreaker’s Shadow, was published in 2013 and was longlisted for the Branford Boase Award for Best UK Debut Children’s book in 2014.
The Potion Diaries, a young teen fantasy adventure, was published under the name Amy Alward in July 2015. Rights were pre-empted in the UK (S&S) and US (S&S) and have sold in eight other countries around the world. The Potion Diaries was picked as one of the titles at the inaugural Zoella Book Club in 2016.
Her YA novel, Jinxed, was published by S&S Children’s Books in August 2018, with the sequel Unleashed, published in August 2019. The Magpie Society, written with Zoe Sugg, was published in October 2020 by Penguin.
Breathless, her debut adult thriller, was published by Michael Joseph in February 2022. It has gone on to sell in 17 territories worldwide and was a Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month.
Midnight is her second adult thriller which published with Michael Joseph in June 2023.
Praise for Jinxed:
‘A little bit Golden Compass, a little bit Hunger Games, and all adventure' - Amie Kaufman, NYT bestselling author of Illuminae
‘The most compelling read of the year ... terrifyingly of the moment’ - Evening Standard
Praise for The Potion Diaries series:
‘This series is magical’ — Zoe Sugg aka Zoella
‘Inventive, romantic and downright delightful’ — Sarah J. Maas, bestselling author of Throne of Glass
Praise for The Oathbreaker’s Shadow:
‘Brilliant. Absolutely gripping from the start, a complete joy ad a great new voice.’ — Conn Iggulden, author of the internationally best-selling Empire series
‘The Oathbreaker's Shadow is a very promising debut in what bodes to be an electrifying duology. Unusual magic set in an exotic location and nomadic culture lures the reader to total immersion in Raim's world.’ — Robin Hobb, internationally best-selling author of the Farseer trilogy
‘An excellent choice for those looking for a compelling and detailed fantasy novel.’ — School Library Journal
‘Middle-school readers looking to get lost in another world will enjoy this adventure-packed read.’ — Booklist
‘The most compelling new fantasy I've read in years.’ — Jonathan Stroud, author of Lockwood & Co and the Bartimaeus books
Praise for Breathless:
'A high-altitude, high-stakes thriller. I loved it' — Matt Haig
'Had me on the edge of my seat. A must read for 2022' — Sarah Pearse
'Suffocatingly tense, highly original and exhilarating' — Daily Express
'Tense, chilling and terrifying' — Claire Douglas
'Chilling, vivid and entirely unique' — Abigail Dean
Rights sold:
The Potion Diaries: Simon & Schuster (UK)
The Jinxed Series: Simon & Schuster (UK), Sourcebooks (US), Jingsu Kuwei Culture Development (China), HarperCollins (Netherlands)
Breathless: Michael Joseph (UK), Knopf/Penguin (US/Canada), Znanje (Croatia), Euromedia (Czech), Michel Lafon (France hardback), Pocket (France paperback), Piper (Germany), Newton Compton (Italy), Kontinent (Latvia), Bookland (Macedonia), House of Books (Netherlands), Gursli Berg (Norway), Marginesy (Poland), Eksmo (Russia), Vulkan (Serbia), Slovensky (Slovakia), Modernista (Sweden), and Sino Books (Taiwan).
Midnight: Michael Joseph (UK), Knopf/Penguin (US/Canada), Piper (Germany), House of Books (Netherlands), and Marginesy (Poland). Options: Znanje (Croatia), Euromedia (Czech), Lafon (France), Newton Compton (Italy), Kontinent (Latvia), Bookland (Macedonia), Gursli Berg (Norway), Marginesy (Poland), Eksmo (Russia), Vulkan (Serbia), Slovensky (Slovakia), Modernista (Sweden), and Sino Books (Taiwan).