Jessica Watterson
Virtual Conference Only – not taking pitches Jessica Watterson joined SDLA in 2013 after graduating from UC Irvine. A lifelong lover of books, she got her start in publishing as an indie book blogger which gives her a unique perspective in her agenting style. She’s drawn to authentic voices
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Serene Hakim
Virtual Conference Only – not taking pitches Serene Hakim is an agent at Ayesha Pande Literary. She holds an M.A. in French to English translation from NYU and a B.A. in French and Women’s Studies from the University of Kansas. Born to Lebanese immigrants in the Midwest, she grew up straddli
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Brenna English-Loeb
In-Person Conference Brenna has always gravitated to unique stories with a strong point of view. She is specifically looking for works of YA and adult science fiction, fantasy, mystery and romcom. She’s interested in crime and suspense that does not center the police, military or state intelligenc
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Laurel Symonds
In-Person Conference Laurel Symonds joined The Bent Agency in Fall 2018 building on nearly a decade of experience in the publishing industry. She began her publishing career in the editorial department of HarperCollins Children’s Books where she worked with a number of award-winning and bestsellin
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Shannon Hassan
In-Person Conference Shannon Hassan is an agent at Marsal Lyon Literary representing authors of accessible literary and commercial fiction, middle grade fiction, and young adult fiction. In general, she is drawn to fresh voices, compelling characters, and crisp prose. Currently on her wish list: For
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DongWon Song
In-Person Conference DongWon Song is an agent at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency representing science fiction and fantasy for adults, young adult, and middle grade readers as well as select non-fiction. They were formerly an editor at Orbit, a product manager for an ebook startup, and has taught at i
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Saba Sulaiman
In-Person Conference Saba Sulaiman is an agent at Talcott Notch Literary Services, an agency located in Connecticut. She holds a BA in Economics and Middle Eastern Studies from Wellesley College and an MA from the University of Chicago in modern Persian literature. Being an immigrant who is constant
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Laura Bradford
In-Person Conference Laura Bradford established the Bradford Literary Agency in 2001. She considers herself an editorial-focused agent and takes a hands-on approach to developing proposals and manuscripts with her authors for the most appropriate markets. The mission of Bradford Literary Agency is t
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Stephanie Winter
In-Person Conference Stephanie Winter is an associate agent with P.S. Literary Agency and has been with the agency in various roles since 2017. She holds a B.A. from the University of Toronto in English Literature and an M.A. in English: Issues in Modern Culture from University College London. She i
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Carly Watters
In-Person Conference Carly Watters is a SVP and Senior Literary Agent at P.S. Literary and the sitting VP of PACLA, the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents. Carly Watters has a BA in English Literature from Queen’s University and a MA in Publishing Studies from City University Lon
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Jennifer Azantian
In-Person Conference Jennifer Azantian is the founder of Azantian Literary where she focuses primarily on fiction across age groups. Established in 2014, Azantian Literary is committed to guiding the careers of both new and established voices, particularly those who have been historically underrepre
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Donald Maass
In-Person Conference Donald Maass founded the Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York in 1980. He is the author of The Career Novelist (1996), Writing the Breakout Novel (2001), Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook (2004), The Fire in Fiction (2009), The Breakout Novelist (2011), Writing 21st Centur
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Nephele Tempest
In-Person Conference Nephele Tempest joined The Knight Agency in January, 2005, opening the Los Angeles-area office. As an agent, she loves to help her clients hone their skills and build their careers. Her prior experience working on the editorial side of the publishing business, as well as in othe
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Ernie Chiara
In-Person Conference Ernie Chiara is an agent at Fuse Literary who loves nothing more than working with his amazing clients on the books of their dreams. Having first joined Fuse as a writer and client, then as an agent’s assistant, and now as an agent himself, Ernie knows what it’s like to
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Jill Marr
Jill Marr is a senior agent at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. She graduated from SDSU with a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in history. In a former life Jill worked in the creative services department at a local television station. She began her publishing caree
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