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New Literary Agent Spotlight: Jessica Larios-Zarate of Wave Literary

6/2/2025

 
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ABOUT THE AGENT:

Jessica Larios-Zarate of Wave Literary is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley where she earned a B.A. in English. She was part of the Writers House Mentor Initiative, and worked with literary agencies including Creative Media Agency and Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. Based in Northern California, Jessica’s favorite pastime is watching the fog roll down the coastal mountains. She is passionate about uplifting stories by authors with marginalized voices and intersectional identities.

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New Literary Agent Spotlight: Jynastie Wilson of LCS Literary Services

1/13/2025

 
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Jynastie Wilson (she/they) is an Assistant Literary Agent at The LCS Literary Agency where she started off as a Literary Intern. When she’s not agenting, you can find her playing video games with her partner, reading a queer novel, or journaling.

During a childhood that was spent devouring the pages of both fantasy and contemporary novels alike, Jynastie Wilson discovered that there was magic within these pages, one that was much more complex than the fact that they happened to offer a place of escape and distraction. Instead, she found that these novels had the magic to make people feel a little less alone — specifically those that came from various marginalized communities, such as she did. 

“Suddenly focused on this magic, Jynastie decided that she wanted to be someone that helped create and bring this magic to life. Something that she now hopes to achieve by working towards becoming a literary agent and supporting those who are underrepresented.”

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New Literary Agent Spotlight: Lee O’Brien of Looking Glass Literary & Media

12/30/2024

 
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Lee O’Brien (he/they) is an associate agent at Looking Glass Literary.
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Lee started his career at Irene Goodman Literary Agency in 2019, where he first worked as an assistant to Victoria Marini and later began building his own list as a junior agent, after completing his MA in English literature at UC Davis and moving back to New York full time in 2020.
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When not working as an agent, Lee writes YA fantasy about trans kids, magic, and monsters of all kinds as Lee Paige O’Brien.

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NEW LITERARY AGENT SPOTLIGHT: Thais Afonso of Azantian Literary Agency

12/23/2024

 
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Thais Afonso (she/her) is an Associate Agent with Azantian Literary Agency. Thais has eight years of experience in publishing between Brazil, China, and the United States. More recently, she interned at Writers House, where she honed her skills while supporting the desks of Amy Berkower and Johanna Castillo, and she was mentored by Jennifer Azantian before stepping up to the Associate Agent role at ALA. She intends to represent marginalized authors, and she’s especially seeking to uplift BIPOC born and raised in the Global South.
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An Afro-Brazlian lesbian, Thais currently lives and works out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She helps care for her grandmother when she’s not editing books and she’s one of those terrible people who calls the gym her hobby (even though she currently doesn’t go).

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NEW LITERARY AGENT SPOTLIGHT: Madeline Ticknor of Janklow & Nesbit Associates

11/4/2024

 
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Madeline Ticknor is a literary assistant with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. Madeline began her agenting career in 2018 as an intern at Curtis Brown, and soon after began working as an assistant at the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency where she worked with award-winning authors including Carl Safina, Nancy Springer, Sarai Walker, Bonnie Kistler, and more. In 2021, she joined Writers House as an agent associate and began building her own list. Authors she worked with at Writers House include Jonathan Franzen, Rachel Kushner, Imbolo Mbue, William T. Vollmann, Tim Murphy, Vauhini Vara, Sanjena Sathian, and many more.

In 2022 Madeline joined Janklow & Nesbit Associates and is actively building her own list of literary and commercial fiction and narrative nonfiction while also assisting PJ Mark and his authors. A graduate of Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, Madeline now lives in Brooklyn.

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NEW LITERARY AGENT SPOTLIGHT: Jenniea Carter of New Leaf Literary & Media

8/19/2024

 
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Jenniea Carter (she/her) is a literary associate to Joanna Volpe at New Leaf Literary & Media, a full service management and representation firm.

Harlem born and raised, Jenniea graduated from City College of New York with a B.A. in Creative Writing and Asian Studies. With haste, she moved to Japan to explore the world outside the concrete jungle. After years of exploration, she returned home with a revitalized zeal for the literary world. Her first endeavor led her to Kinokuniya Bookstore, where she honed her knowledge of book buying, merchandising, and selling. Soon after, Jenniea found a home at New Leaf on Joanna’s team, eager to uplift and amplify marginalized voices. When she is not between the pages of a book, Jenniea can be found bingeing mystery documentaries and animation.

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NEW LITERARY AGENT SPOTLIGHT: Rebecca Matte of Bradford Literary Agency

7/15/2024

 
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​Rebecca Matte (she/her) joined Bradford Literary Agency as Contract Manager and agency assistant in 2022 before moving on to take on her own clients. Prior to working at Bradford, she worked as assistant to Executive Agent Laura Rennert at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, where she provided editorial and contract support for a wide array of books across genre and age range. Rebecca began her professional life as an IP and contracts lawyer for several prominent law firms in New York City, and now seeks to use those skills to raise up authors and help them succeed. 

“A writer herself, Rebecca plans to be a highly editorial agent who will work with authors to help them bring their vision to reality on the page.”

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