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About us

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The Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency represents writers, illustrators and publishers of children and young adult books for international rights. Our writers and illustrators come from Malaysia and around Asia but we are also happy to represent those who want to spread their work in Asia.

We select the best stories and illustrations; and work with the writers and illustrators to ensure that their stories, whether in the form of words or images, are available to be enjoyed worldwide. 

We do this by participating in international trade fairs and through the network of contacts we have built.

We are based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, home of the hornbills and the orang-utan; tropical rainforests; awesome tropical thunderstorms and lightning; the tallest twin towers in the world; and rich cuisine from a melting pot of people from different cultures. Not surprisingly, from this rich and varied background have emerged fine artists, illustrators and writers with stories to tell. 

We are proud to bring their stories to the world.

Our Clients

Malaysian Organisations and Publishers
  • National Book Council of Malaysia - promotes Malaysian books at local and international levels
  • National Translation Institute of Malaysia - dissemination of knowledge through quality translation
  • Silverfish Books - publisher of Malaysian literature in English
  • Integra Majujaya - Children, YA, illustrated non-fiction


Foreign Publishers
  • Glenat, France - comics
  • Kogan Page - leading independent global publisher of business books at all levels encompassing the fundamentals of business, practical guidance and cutting-edge business topics. 


Foreign sub-agents
  • PubHub, Korea
  • Susanne Koppe Agentur
Our Principal, Yusof Gajah, a renowned artist and award-winning children's book writer and illustrator, plays a key role in the selection of works that we represent. An ardent proponent of art for all, he mentors young illustrators and conducts workshops for children and adults.

What we do for our clients:
  • pre-submission editing to ensure that the publisher gets to see only manuscript that is ready
  • Negotiate contracts with publishers
  • Follow up on production process
  • Follow up on sales and payment
  • Handle subrights - for eg digital, tv, multimedia etc
  • Update the author on trends and future projects
  • Develop new projects suitable for publication
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