Rêves de jeunesse

What Rêves de jeunesse does

Rêves de jeunesse is a French literary agency founded in 2022 by Anne Paris-Gazérian, a former children's-book publisher, operating as an auto-entreprise (sole proprietorship) registered in France. The agency specializes in representing authors and illustrators working in children's literature and the imaginary / speculative fiction genres (fantasy, science-fiction, fantastique) for all age groups including adult audiences. It represents a fixed roster of 12 authors and illustrators and provides end-to-end literary representation: manuscript reading, editorial rework, publisher selection and submission, contract negotiation, promotion, and management of foreign and multimedia rights. The agency earns commissions of 10-20% on all author earnings (advances, sales, and rights cessions) and accepts no upfront fees from authors.

The business extends beyond pure representation into two paid service lines. First, "Prestations auteurs" offers spelling correction, literary translation between French and English, editorial diagnostics, literary coaching, and legal advice on copyright and publishing contracts. Second, "Prestations éditeurs" provides outsourced editorial services to publishers, including manuscript-call organization, reading committees, proofreading, translation, freelance editing, and legal services. Foreign rights management is run in-house and was extended in 2023-2024 to cover the catalog of publisher Elder Craft, including the Aria tabletop RPG universe. There is no proprietary technology platform; the agency operates on a relationship-based, sales-led model with direct outreach to publishers, supported by organic social media presence on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn. Manuscript submissions from new authors were permanently closed in 2023, and the agency explicitly states no plans to reopen.

The operating unit is intentionally small (5 people) and the entity is self-funded, with no disclosed revenue, no venture capital, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. The team is distributed across France (Lyon, Poitiers, and remote), with the website hosted through OVH in Roubaix. The agency's commercial engine is its talent pool and contracted author roster, not a scalable technology asset.

Name

Rêves de jeunesse

Legal name

Rêves de Jeunesse

Website

https://revesdejeunesse.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rêves de jeunesse is a French literary agency founded in 2022 that represents 12 authors and illustrators in children's literature and speculative fiction, earning commissions on royalties and rights while also providing paid editorial and translation services to authors and publishers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Literary Agency Services

NAICS

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (711510), Translation and Interpretation Services (541930)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Manuscript Development Services (Coaching, Developmental Editing) (MPAJAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Editorial & Production Services (Copyediting, Proofreading, Formatting, Typesetting) (MPAJAJAG)

Keywords

• Literary agency services
• Children's book representation
• Foreign rights management
• Editorial coaching services
• Author representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Roubaix

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Literary Agent Commission on Royalties: Agency earns a percentage of all author earnings once books are published, including advances (a-valoir), sales, rights cessions, etc. Commission ranges from 10-20% depending on manuscript type and length. Authors pay nothing upfront.
2. Editorial Services (Coaching, Corrections, Translation): Paid services for authors including proofreading, literary translation (French-English), editorial diagnostics, literary coaching, legal advice for contracts, and manuscript preparation. Also services for publishers including manuscript evaluation, proofreading, literary translation, freelance editing, and legal services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rêves de jeunesse is a French literary agency that represents authors and illustrators in children's literature and fantasy/sci-fi genres. The agency reads manuscripts, performs editorial corrections and rework, selects appropriate publishers, submits projects, negotiates publishing contracts, promotes books, and manages foreign and multimedia rights. It also offers paid supplementary services for authors (proofreading, literary coaching, French-English translation, legal advice) and for publishers (manuscript evaluation, reading committees, freelance editing, and legal services).

Product overview

Rêves de jeunesse is a literary agency operating as a single unified offering rather than a platform architecture. The core service is literary representation (agent littéraire) connecting authors/illustrators with publishers, supplemented by fee-based author services (corrections, translation, coaching, legal advice) and publisher services (outsourced editorial tasks, manuscript calls, editing). The agency specializes in children's literature and speculative fiction genres (fantasy, science-fiction, fantastic) for all ages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Literary Agent Services (Agent littéraire) Full-service literary representation for authors and illustrators in children's literature and fantasy/sci-fi genres. The agency reads manuscripts, performs corrections and editorial rework, selects appropriate publishers, submits projects, negotiates publishing contracts, promotes books, and manages foreign and multimedia rights. Commission is 10-20% on author earnings with no upfront fees.
• Author Services (Prestations auteurs) Paid services for individual authors including spelling and typographic corrections, literary translation (French/English), reading reports and editorial diagnostics, literary coaching and editorial rework, and legal advice on copyright and publishing contracts. Available for works in progress or authors not yet under representation.
• Publisher Services (Prestations éditeurs) Outsourced editorial services for publishing houses including organization of manuscript calls, reading committees, reading reports, spelling corrections, literary translation, freelance editing, and legal services for contracts and foreign rights.
• Foreign Rights Management Management and sale of foreign rights for published books, working with foreign publishers and authors. Includes management of foreign rights for the agency's represented authors and third-party publishers such as Elder Craft.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 books published across represented authors
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Elder CraftcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Elder Craft is the official publisher of the Game of Roles Twitch emission in the Aria universe created by FibreTigre. Elder Craft is specialized in tabletop RPG, RPG books and novels in the fantasy/sci-fi genre for adult readers. Rêves de jeunesse manages foreign rights for Elder Craft's published works.
• Marc LatastecoreOthers · 1 January 2023Marc Lataste is both an illustrator and scenarist represented by the agency. His works include 'Professeur Infini' (Gallimard), 'Feya' (nominated at Angouleme), and 'Alcibiade' (Glénat). The agency manages foreign rights for his published comics and represents him for new projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• L'École des Loisirs: Major French children's book publisher (notably Père Castor heritage); operates in the same children's literature vertical as Rêves de jeunesse's represented authors and frequently transacts with literary agents.
• Éditions Gallimard: Major French literary publisher (including Gallimard Jeunesse) that purchases children's and speculative fiction; the agency negotiates contracts with their acquisitions teams and represents relevant authors being placed with them.
• Editis: Second-largest French trade publishing group with children's imprints (Nathan, Père Castor); relevant counterpart for the agency's placements in children's literature and a benchmark for genre commissions and advances.
• Albin Michel: Major independent French publisher with a children's catalog; relevant as a buyer side counterpart for the agency's foreign rights and domestic placements, and as a benchmark for rights negotiations.
• Hachette Livre: Largest French-language trade publisher with significant children's imprint (Hachette Jeunesse); competes with represented authors' direct relationships with major publishers and captures rights that would otherwise flow via agents.
• Editions Didier: French educational and youth publisher that acquires children's content from literary agents; comparable as a downstream publisher-side counterpart for the agency's placements.

Direct peers

• Andrew Nurnberg Associates: International literary agency with a strong children's and YA division including French rights representation; directly comparable as a book-packaging intermediary that earns commissions on author deals and manages foreign rights across European markets.

Emerging players

• Watermark Literary: Independent literary agency with a children's/YA focus; comparable as a smaller, specialty literary agency competing for the same author roster and foreign rights deals in adjacent markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Revesdejeunesse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/r%C3%AAves-de-jeunesse
• Instagraminstagram.com/reves_de_jeunesse/?hl=fr
• TikToktiktok.com/@reves_de_jeunesse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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