When should I look for an art rep? Will a literary agent help me get my stories and illustrations published? How should I look for representation? These are just a few of the challenging questions that artists and illustrators may face as they attempt to develop their careers. Anna Olswanger is a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates in New York, where she specializes in illustrated work, both fiction and nonfiction, for young readers and adults. She has sold to Balzer & Bray, Bloomsbury, Boyds Mills Press, Marshall Cavendish, Chronicle, Dutton, Greenwillow, McElderry, and Random House Children's Books, among other publishers. In addition to being a literary agent, Olswanger is the author of the children's book Shlemiel Crooks, a Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Koret International Jewish Book Award Finalist, and PJ Library Book. Having worked as both an agent and a creative, Olswanger is in a good position to address some of these pressing questions regarding representation.