F216.
The Author/Agent Relationship: Navigating the Rapidly Evolving Industry Together
Friday, February 9, 2024
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Literary agents from three different agencies speak about their experience in crafting their MSWLs, client strategy, and the querying process. Additionally, in light of the recent discourse (as of May 2023), we provide an inside view of the agents' submission process to editors, as well as the working agent/author relationship in general. How do you know your agent is the right fit for you? What does a successful agent/author relationship look like? And what do you do if issues arise?
Participants
Amanda Orozco is a literary agent based out of LA at Transatlantic Agency. She has worked in academic publishing, publicity, and subsidiary rights in New York, and currently serves as assistant editor for Dryland, where she aims to amplify marginalized voices from the literary underground.
Roma Panganiban began her publishing career at the Gernert Company before joining Janklow & Nesbit in 2019, where she has worked with critically acclaimed, award-winning writers of fiction and nonfiction across both adult and children's markets, with a focus on uplifting underrepresented voices.
Kayla Lightner is a literary agent at Ayesha Pande Literary, where she represents a range of adult fiction, adult nonfiction, and graphic novels for all ages. Prior to agenting full time, Kayla worked as APL's subrights director, as well as an assistant at Liza Dawson Associates.
