 ABOUT THE AGENT:
J.D. Myall is an agent with The Tobias Agency and the author of the YA fantasy Heart’s Gambit and its sequel, Pawn’s Fate. Having navigated querying, submission, revisions, and publication herself, she brings an author’s perspective to her work with clients. J.D. welcomes writers from every background, including those whose voices and experiences have been underrepresented in publishing. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Drexel University, where she teaches, and a BS in Criminal Justice from West Chester University. She has worked as a sensitivity reader, judged Writer’s Digest competitions, and written for Writer’s Digest, Ms. Magazine, and HuffPost. She also hosts the Craft Chat Chronicles podcast. Her criminal justice background informs her interest in crime, motive, and the reasons people do what they do.  ABOUT THE AGENT:
Sahar Kashi of Heirloom Literary has spent over a decade bridging literary voices to the screen as a development executive and producer, She previously served as Head of Development and Production at Three Things Productions under an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, and as a Creative Executive at Anonymous Content, working on series including Shadow & Bone, On My Block, and 13 Reasons Why. Sahar is drawn to daring work that finds laughter alongside grief, explores mental health and emotional healing, and pushes narrative boundaries. She loves romance woven through immersive worldbuilding and stories that subvert genre expectations. She champions visionary storytellers who pair commercial insight with an authentic connection to their material.  ABOUT THE AGENT:
Miles Temel joined Trident Media Group in 2022 as an assistant. He is now open to submissions and eager to work with both fiction and nonfiction authors. Across genres, Miles is drawn to engaging voices, well-crafted sentences, and a witty sense of humor. He lives in Brooklyn and enjoys live music, baseball, and time spent by bodies of water.  ABOUT THE AGENT:
Krista White is building her list as an Assistant Literary Agent, having completed her internship under the CEO of The Rights Factory. Before pursuing publishing, Krista had a career in sales, culminating in co-founding a small executive recruitment firm. She’s a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, having proudly served as its Vice President of Membership. Krista is also a member of PACLA, the Professional Association of Canadian Literary Agents. She lives north of Toronto in a quiet hamlet with her husband, sons, and vegetable garden.  ABOUT THE AGENT:
Mara Hollander joined Azantian Literary Agency in 2025. Prior to working in publishing, Mara earned a bachelor's degree at Georgetown University and a PhD at Pitt Public Health, and was a professor researching US health care policy. Mara is actively seeking to represent authors from communities traditionally underrepresented in publishing, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled and/or chronically ill writers. In her free time, she writes fantasy novels, watches a shocking amount of figure skating, roots for the Washington Nationals and Georgetown Hoyas, and daydreams about petting dogs. MARA IS SEEKING:  ABOUT THE AGENT:
After graduating with a degree in Film Studies, Ginger Hutchinson of Moveable Type Management went on to become Wesleyan University’s Kim Frank Fellow of Creative Writing, building upon years of experience as an editor in publication, workshop and teaching environments. As an educator, most recently with the Free Library of Philadelphia, Ginger has been committed to nurturing creativity and embracing the power of storytelling to connect each of us with a sense of purpose, community and appreciation of one another’s unique way of navigating the world. Ginger grew up in rural Florida amidst a large, rambunctious family and massive system of natural springs; all its pre-historic creatures and people who often seem odd to outsiders are regular characters in the story she carries through life.  Aemilia Phillips is a literary agent with DeFiore & Company representing a range of fiction and non-fiction writers, including a National Book Award nominee, PEN America finalist, Pulitzer winning journalist, and more.
She’s excited to work with writers who push boundaries to address social justice issues. A dual Mexican American citizen with interests in narrative non-fiction, hybrid memoir, commercial and literary fiction, and select poetry and self-help, she looks for diverse writing with an impactful story to tell. Aemila began her publishing career at Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency in 2016, and joined DeFiore & Co a decade later in 2026. In addition to her work as an agent, Aemilia is a board member and the Communications Director of La Unidad Latina Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of Latinx education. She graduated from Harvard University with honors, and completed the Columbia University Publishing Course. She lives in Manhattan, and is an avid New York sports fan.  ABOUT THE AGENT:
Brianna Aideen joined The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency after interning for both JDLA and Triada US. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in Film and Creative Writing. When she’s not reading, she’s painting, writing, or pointing out the production mistakes in feature films. Brianna represents Adult, New Adult, and some YA fiction.  ABOUT THE AGENT:
Michael Covington brings twenty years of experience in book publishing to his work as a literary agent with The Bindery, most recently as VP of Publishing & Acquisitions at David C Cook. Previously, Michael spent five years in a leadership role at ECPA, where he conceived and developed the ECPA Bestseller List—now the industry standard for recognizing bestselling inspirational books—and led several industry-wide research initiatives. Michael has helped shape many award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, and ECPA bestselling books and studies, working alongside authors and organizations including Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle, Dallas Jenkins, Bob Goff, Greg Laurie, Rebecca St. James & Cubbie Fink, and J. Warner Wallace. Michael is passionate about coming alongside creatives, communicators, and ministry leaders to help their message find its truest form — and then find its way into the hands of the people who need it. His publisher's instincts for what makes a book work commercially, paired with a deep care for what makes it endure spiritually, now serve authors directly as their advocate.  ABOUT THE AGENT:
Erika Staiger re-joined Spencerhill as an assistant in 2024, following a semester-long internship in 2018. She is actively reading queries for Spencerhill Associates. Erika holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of South Florida, where she also taught creative writing and worked as a writing tutor. After graduation, she worked in higher education at the University of Central Florida and as a trivia writer for Rez Events. At Spencerhill, Erika is primarily responsible for reading and responding to query submissions. Her greatest ambition in life is to turn her house into the library from Beauty and the Beast. While she reads a wide variety of genres, some of her favorites are fantasy, romance, and historical fiction centered on the lives of women. She lives in Orlando with her husband and their three pets, a cat, a chihuahua, and a geriatric rabbit. |