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TALES FROM CABIN 23: NIGHT OF THE LIVING HEAD, HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, Fall 2024

Jordan Brown at HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray has bought, in an exclusive submission, The Tales from Cabin 23, created by Justina Ireland (l.) and Hanna Alkaf, a series of creepy middle grade tales of terror in the tradition of Goosebumps that are inspired by ghosts, monsters, and legends from diverse cultures, and will be written by a different author. Book one, The Boo Hag Flex, will be written by Ireland, and book two, Night of the Living Head, will be written by Alkaf. Publication is set for summer 2024; Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary and Victoria Marini at Volume Five Literary brokered the four-book deal for world English rights.

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THE BEASTS BENEATH THE WINDS, Abrams, Spring 2025

Emily Daluga at Abrams has bought Hanna Alkaf‘s The Beasts Beneath the Winds, a middle grade anthology and compendium of mythical creatures from Southeast Asian lore. Contributors include Brandon Hoang, Dow Phumiruk, Erin Entrada Kelly, Gail D. Villanueva, Greg Van Eekhout, Hanna Alkaf, Jesse Q. Sutanto, June CL Tan, Mae Respicio, Moniza Hossain, Nadia Mikail, Shing Yin Khor, Van Hoang, Veeda Bybee, and V.T. Bidania, illustrated by Jes and Cin Wibowo. And a contest will allow winners to join the group of contributors. Publication is set for spring 2025; Victoria Marini at Irene Goodman Literary Agency represented Alkaf, and Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management represented the illustrators.