A random Twitter comment put it best: “For such a sunshiny person, you sure have dark tastes in books!”

I’m a queer, chronically ill, disabled junior agent at McIntosh & Otis Literary Agency, and my pronouns are she/her. I have a B.A. in English from Drew University, with concentrations in literary criticism, creative writing, and poetry. I’m a member of the AALA and serve on their DEI committee through Literary Agents of Change, too!

I’ve been with the children’s department at McIntosh & Otis since a 2016 internship, and am thrilled to now be acquiring! I’m looking for (in order of priority) young adult, middle grade, and picture books.

While my heart lives in contemporary stories, I also love contemporary fantasy (as well as ghost stories), and am sparingly open to other genres.

As an agent, I’ll be an author’s biggest cheerleader, and value open communication above all. I strive to be a safe space for marginalized identities/experiences, but don’t force authors to disclose those to me. I’m always open to any accommodations authors need.

I’ll be a mentor for my clients, helping them navigate the publishing industry even after an editor signs their books. I’m also extremely hands-on editorially! And though publishing is a business, I know that writing books (especially the dark, raw ones I fall for) is a very intimate endeavor, so I strive to connect with my clients not just on a professional level, but a personal one.

Please note that I still assist on my boss’s list, and I already share some clients with her, too. So I’m likely to acquire more narrowly at first, but that could change as my role expands!

Books saved me as a young reader, and now, my biggest goal as an agent is to help tell the “hard” stories, the off-the-beaten-track stories, that kids/teens who experience hardships or have underrepresented identities deeply need.

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