Jane Friedman Previous Attendee testimonials
Don’t just take our word for it. If you didn’t know it already, here’s the truth: Jane Friedman is the real deal. She is an established and well-known authority on…
Meet Agent Fest Faculty Mariah Stovall, Trellis Literary Management
Meet Mariah Stovall Mariah Stovall joined Trellis Literary Management after agenting at Howland Literary and Writers House. Prior to that, she worked on the other side of things, at Farrar,…
Meet Agent Fest Faculty Carrie Howland of Howland Literary
Meet Carrie Howland Industry veteran, Carrie Howland, has over twenty years of experience as a literary agent. She founded Howland Literary, LLC in 2018. Carrie holds a B.A. in English…
Meet Agent Fest Online Faculty Reiko Davis, DeFiore & Company
Meet Reiko Davis Before joining DeFiore in 2016, Reiko Davis was at Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency for four years. She grew up in Kansas City, received her BA in Comparative…
Meet Agent Fest Online 2024 Faculty T.S. Ferguson, Azantian Literary Agency
Meet T.S. Ferguson Before joining Azantian Literary Agency, T.S. Ferguson worked for 16 years as an editor for some of the top children’s and teen book publishers in the business,…
Meet Agent Fest Online 2024 Faculty Erin Hosier
Meet Erin Hosier Erin Hosier is the author of the memoir Don’t Let Me Down (Atria, 2019), and the coauthor of Hit So Hard by Patty Schemel (Da Capo, 2017). She is the co-creator and…
Meet Agent Fest Faculty Leticia Gomez, Dafina/Kensington Publishing Corporation
Meet Leticia Gomez Leticia Gomez is the Editorial Director for Dafina Books, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp., which focuses on high-quality fiction and non-fiction that centers on race, identity, and…
Meet Agent Fest Faculty Shannon Snow, Creative Media Agency
Meet Shannon Snow Shannon Snow worked in finance and marketing for 18 years before turning to her childhood first love… books and writers. She started her publishing career in 2018…
Meet Agent Fest Online 2024 Faculty Amy Giuffrida, Belcastro Agency
Meet Amy Giuffrida After Amy earned her BA at the University of Kutztown and a M.Ed. from Lock Haven University, she incorporated her love of reading and books with being…
Meet Agent Fest 2024 Faculty Maggie Sadler, Corvisiero Agency
Meet Maggie Sadler Maggie Sadler earned her joint Masters with honors in Comparative Literature and English from the historic University of St Andrews and her Masters in Literary Studies from…
