All posts by Janna Morishima

About Janna Morishima

Janna Morishima is the founder of Kids Comics Unite and a literary agent who specializes in graphic novels and visual storytelling. She started her publishing career at Scholastic, where she was one of the co-founders of the Graphix imprint. She then became director of the Kids Group for Diamond Book Distributors, where she worked with publishers such as Marvel, Dark Horse, and Oni Press, and helped launch Françoise Mouly’s Toon Books imprint. In addition to her background in publishing, she has worked as an associate producer for documentary films, and as an assistant teacher in a kindergarten and a teacher in a high school for teens in the juvenile justice system. She later launched and ran the NYC Department of Education’s “NYC Reads 365” literacy initiative.

KCU Pitchfest 2022 Winners!

Congratulations to our winners!!!! We had 90 submissions, and based on the votes by our judges panel, we selected three winners and four runners-up.⁣⁣ (For a complete explanation of how voting worked, visit this link.) Without further ado, we are so excited to announce our …Read More

June 2022 Book Release Panel

On June 29th at 12:30-1:30pm EST join us for our June Book Launch!  We welcome an amazing panel of graphic novel creators: Louie Stowell, with Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being GoodKat Fajardo, with Miss QuincesRosemary Mosco & Binglin Hu, with Expedition Backyard: Exploring Nature from …Read More

2022 Masterclass

Announcing the KCU 2022 Masterclass On Thursday, February 24th at 12:30 PM EST, we are offering a FREE online Masterclass hosted by agent & KCU founder Janna Morishima and author-illustrator Rivkah LaFille. "Write! Draw! Publish! Sell! Your Kids Graphic Novel" In the Masterclass, you'll learn how to: Develop Your Work: Using …Read More