 ABOUT THE AGENT: Jessica Spitz is a literary agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates. She began her publishing career at William Morris Endeavor, where she spent four years before joining Janklow & Nesbit as a literary agent in 2023. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, and has lived in New York City since moving there to attend Columbia University. JESSICA IS SEEKING... Jessica represents fiction across the literary and commercial spectrum, journalistic nonfiction, and select pop culture and criticism. “On the fiction side, she is drawn to intimate narratives that examine complicated relationships – whether romantic, familial, or platonic – and are imbued with empathy and humor.” She is also looking for great love stories, immersive fantasy worlds, and propulsive plots grounded by unforgettable characters. In terms of nonfiction, she is looking for fresh, thoroughly-reported stories on racial history and justice, women’s health and reproductive rights, and mental health. HOW TO SUBMIT: As always, please review the agency’s submission guidelines before you submit. Please note: When we post a New Agent Spotlight, we try to make sure the agent is open to submissions at the time of posting. But as time goes by, an agent can close and open to submissions at any time. If some time has passed since this spotlight was posted, you will want to check their agency website and/or QueryManager before submitting, to be sure. “Please note that we can only accept submissions via email. Please direct your submission to an individual agent and send your material to [email protected]. Due to the volume of submissions received, please note that we cannot respond to every query. We shall contact you if we wish to pursue your submission.”  Attend a Writers Conference in 2026:
 This post by Chuck Sambuchino, freelance editor and lead director of Writing Day Workshops. Chuck is a former longtime staffer with Writer's Digest, editing the Guide to Literary Agents. He is the author of the writing guides CREATE YOUR WRITER PLATFORM and GET A LITERARY AGENT, as well as the bestselling humor book HOW TO SURVIVE A GARDEN GNOME ATTACK. His most recent books are all about pickleball -- daily tear-off calendars as well as the picture book GOODNIGHT, PICKLEBALL. He is a proud #GirlDad, movie geek, and guitar/piano player. Connect with him through WDW's Instagram and Twitter,
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