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2025 Agents:
Our agent faculty includes:
- Malaga Baldi; Baldi Agency
- Carey Blankenship-Kramer; Azantian Literary Agency
- Arielle Datz; Dunow, Carlson, Lerner Agency
- Tommy Dean; Rosecliff Literary
- Mark Gottlieb; Trident Media Group Literary Agency
- Heather Osborne; Spencerhill Associates
- Sophia M. Ramos; New Leaf Literary
- Alec Shane; Writers House
- Vicky Weber; Creative Media Agency
Malaga Baldi; Baldi Agency
Malaga Baldi has worked as an independent literary agent since 1986. The Baldi Agency is an eclectic agency specializing in literary fiction, memoir and cultural history. She worked as a cashier at Gotham Book Mart, in the Ballantine Books Publicity Department, as an associate at Candida Donadio & Associates and the Elaine Markson Agency before going out on her own. Baldi believes the strength of the author’s voice and the heart of the story to be key when considering new work. Baldi graduated from Hampshire College and lives with her spouse and substandard brown poodle in NYC.
Looking For: Memoir, cultural history, creative/hybrid nonfiction, literary fiction, historical fiction, gay/lesbian fiction, commercial literature, prescriptive nonfiction, reference, lifestyle, science, mind body spirit, literary criticism, and biography.
Not Looking For: YA/children’s fiction, poetry, Christian/religious, professional, category fiction such as: romance, mystery, westerns, scifi, romance, romantasy, etc.
Learn more at www.baldibooks.com
Carey Blankenship-Kramer; Azantian Literary Agency
Carey Blankenship-Kramer started as a literary agent in 2023 at Belcastro Agency. She joined Azantian Literary Agency in 2025 where she represents both children’s and adult fiction authors across a wide range of genres, with her priority being marginalized voices. She graduated from Berry College with a dual degree in English and Creative Writing and later received her master’s in Writing and Digital Communications from Agnes Scott College. Her debut novel, GHOST SCOUT’S HONOR, was published by Scholastic. Outside of work, you can usually find Carey spending time with her partner and their small zoo, getting way too competitive on the tennis court, playing video games, or eating candy.
Wishlist
Please send me:
Things Across All Genres:
- Stories from marginalized creators featuring diverse characters.
- Graphic novels from author / illustrators.
- Lyrical writing. I love beautiful metaphors and descriptive language.
- Horror, horror, horror! I love kids getting chased by ghosts / the supernatural or adults having to battle haunted houses. Freak me out without having to be heavy-handed with gore and violence.
- Speculative stories have a special place in my heart. Anything that is set in our world but something is off / different I’m a huge fan of.
- Multimedia story telling. Love books that use things like podcasts, social media posts, texts, etc. to explore themes.
- Main characters that are very driven and headstrong, even to the point of being toxic. Love people that give off Taurus energy.
- If your characters play tennis or video games, I’m interested!
- I’m queer and neurodiverse, so I especially love queer romances and identity searching with ND characters.
Arielle Datz; Dunow, Carlson, Lerner Agency
Arielle Datz grew up in Los Angeles, and has lived in Chicago, Paris, Vietnam, and New York. An agent at DCL since 2016, she is looking for upmarket fiction, both literary and commercial. While she is a plot-focused reader, she looks for dynamic characters and elevated language, and enjoys elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, mystery, and suspense. In nonfiction, she is looking for unusual personal narratives, pop culture and science, and social commentary.
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Tommy Dean; Rosecliff Literary
Tommy Dean is an associate literary agent with Rosecliff Literary, the author of two flash fiction chapbooks Special Like the People on TV (Redbird Chapbooks, 2014) and Covenants (ELJ Editions, 2021), and a full flash collection, Hollows (Alternating Current Press, 2022). He lives in Indiana, where he is currently the editor of Fractured Lit and Uncharted Magazine. A recipient of the 2019 Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction, his writing can be found in Best Microfiction 2019, 2020, 2023, Best Small Fiction 2019 and 2022, Monkeybicycle, Moon City Press, and numerous other litmags.
His interviews have been previously published in New Flash Fiction Review, The Rumpus, CRAFT Literary, and The Town Crier (The Puritan).
He has taught writing workshops for the Gotham Writers Workshop, the Barrelhouse Conversations and Connections conference, and The Writers Workshop.
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Mystery, suspense, thrillers, crime fiction, and upmarket fiction with a sharp edge. He is drawn to high-stakes narratives, complex characters, and stories that refuse to be put down.
Crime novels with anti-hero main characters will always get him, as will mystery novels that keep him guessing. He’s always interested in clear stakes, surprise endings, and stories that make him forget the outside world. Plus points for supercharged sensory experiences, characters yearning to understand their pasts and find a glimmer of hope. Give him your characters with secrets, past loves, past crimes, and past mistakes that lead to unique stories.
Mark Gottlieb; Trident Media Group Literary Agency
Mark Owen Gottlieb is a senior vice president and highly ranked literary agent in overall deals and other individual categories. He is actively building his client list of authors using that same initiative and insight for identifying talented writers. Mark Gottlieb is excited to work directly with authors, helping to manage and grow their careers with all of the unique resources available at book publishing’s leading literary agency, Trident Media Group. Mark Gottlieb continues to represent numerous New York Times bestselling and prominent award-winning authors through his work at Trident Media Group. He has optioned and sold books to film and TV production companies. Following his time at Penguin Books, he previously ran the agency’s audiobook department and worked in international rights.
While at Emerson College, Mark Gottlieb studied writing, literature & publishing and was a Founding Member & President of the college’s Undergraduate Students for Publishing Club. He also founded Emerson College’s Wilde Press, an imprint of the Pub Club and home of the Book Project. Mark Gottlieb has lectured on writing and publishing at the Yale Writers’ Workshop, Cambridge University’s MSt in Creative Writing program, Columbia Publishing Course, Emerson College WLP program, Sarah Lawrence College Writing Institute, and elsewhere. In his free time, Mark Gottlieb tutors free English language classes to adults from underprivileged immigrant families via the Literacy Volunteers program at Family Centers, a nonprofit organization offering education, health & human services. He is also the Founder & President of the Stamford Literature, Arts & Culture Salon (SLACS).
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Mark Gottlieb is actively seeking submissions in all categories and genres and looks forward to bringing new and established authors to the curious minds of their future readers.
Heather Osborne; Spencerhill Associates
Before joining Spencerhill Associates, Heather Osborn spent many years editing romance, science fiction, fantasy, cozy mystery, and women’s fiction for various publishers. The experience of working with both well-established, bestselling authors, as well as those just embarking on their careers has helped shape her skills working with authors at every stage in their publishing journey. One of Heather’s greatest joys in life is discovering an amazing new author, whether that be in a slush pile, or on a bookstore shelf, and she looks forward to building long-lasting relationships built on clear and open communication with her clients.
When not immersed in books, Heather can be found spoiling her adorable dog, George, dabbling in whatever craft has caught her attention this week, and playing increasingly elaborate solitaire games on her laptop. Heather is on Twitter, BlueSky and Instagram @HeatherOsborn
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Heather is interested in representing works of popular fiction, mainly concentrated on romance of all genres and sub-genres other than inspirational—with a particular interest in romantasy (and if there are dragons, all the better!), humorous contemporary romance, and paranormal romance—as well as fantasy (particularly cozy fantasy), urban fantasy, and science fiction with strong romantic elements.
Sophia M. Ramos; New Leaf Literary
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Alec Shane; Writers House
Alec Shane majored in English at Brown University, a degree he put to immediate use by moving to Los Angeles after graduation to become a professional stunt man. Realizing that he prefers books to breakaway glass, he moved to New York City in 2008 to pursue a career in publishing. Alec quickly found a home at Writers House Literary Agency and is now aggressively building his own list.Wishlist:
On the nonfiction side, Alec would love to see humor, biography, history (particularly military history), true crime, “guy” reads, and all things sports. In fiction, Alec is looking for mystery, thrillers (though he’s experiencing terrorist fatigue at the moment), suspense, horror, historical fiction, literary fiction, and middle-grade and young adult fiction.
Vicky Weber; Creative Media Agency
Vicky Weber is a former elementary school teacher turned bestselling children’s book author and literary agent at Creative Media Agency. She represents commercial fiction – board books through adult – but specializes in children’s literature. In all manuscripts, she wants intensity in the writing—to be dropped into the moment and experience the story alongside the characters. If a book is high-concept, commercial fiction with beautiful, literary-leaning prose, it’s probably up her alley.
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