Here at Alex Adsett Literary we are proud to announce the newest addition to our agency, Jasmin McGaughey!
Jasmin is a Kulkalgal First Nations writer and editor who has previously completed her Masters in Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Queensland, and is currently completing her Masters in Philosophy. She is a black&write! junior editor at the State library of Queensland and received the Next Chapter Fellowship in 2019 at the Wheeler’s Centre.
It has also been announced that Jasmin will be teaming up with world renowned tennis player Ash Barty to co-write the six-book children’s series ‘Little Ash’! The pair will work alongside illustrator Jade Goodwin and the series is to be published by HarperCollins this coming August.
We could not be more thrilled to have Jasmin joining us, so be sure to listen out for more exciting news about Jasmin and this new series!
Toolkit Towards Publication 2026
Join literary agent Alex Adsett for a series of 5 weekly 90 min zoom workshops, giving you a rare behind-the-scenes look at the publishing industry, from Monday 17th August 6.30 – 8pm (though we often run long) Week1 Intro to Literary Agents (what they do & more)...
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