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New Agents Added to Manuscript Mart – Reserve Your Spot By April 8th

Exciting news! New agents have just joined our Manuscript Mart lineup.
With just two weeks left to reserve your appointment and submit your manuscript materials before the April 8 deadline, now is the time to secure your chance to receive insightful industry feedback from top agents and editors during GrubStreet's Manuscript Month.
Don’t miss your chance to join! With only a few remaining appointments, the following agent and editors are almost sold out:
- Alec MacDonald — Only 2 Spots left
- Lauren Scovel — Only 2 Spots left
- Emma Kapson — Only 3 Spots left
- Foyinsi Adegbonmire — Only 3 Spots left
- José Araguz — Only 3 Spots left
- Sacha Idell — Only 3 Spots left
- Allison Malecha — Only 3 Spots left
- Courtney Paganelli — Only 4 Spots left
- Allison Wright — Only 4 Spots left
- Brenna English-Loeb — Only 4 Spots left
Scroll down to learn about the recently added agents, explore the full list of participating editors and agents, and book your meeting today.

Jane Chun (Agent)
Jane Chun joined Transatlantic in 2023 after four years at Janklow & Nesbit Associates and represents writers and writer-illustrators across middle grade, YA, and adult in fiction and select nonfiction. Learn more.

Léonicka Valcius (Agent)
Léonicka Valcius is a Literary Agent at Transatlantic Agency. She represents books for children and adults with a focus on commercial and genre fiction by writers of color. Books she has worked on include The World So Wide by Zilla Jones, Wait Like A Seed by Erin Alladin, The Moonlight Blade by Tessa Barbosa. Learn more.

Lily Dolin (Agent)
Lily Dolin joined Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc. in 2025, after five years in the publishing department at United Talent Agency. She represents authors in both fiction and nonfiction, including YA, with books ranging from commercial to literary and everything in between. Learn more.

Brenna English-Loeb (Agent)
Brenna English-Loeb works with authors of adult genre fiction and adult nonfiction, with select YA and crossover clients. She joined the Transatlantic in 2019 after working for several years at Janklow & Nesbit Associates and Writers House, working with New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors across multiple genres. Learn more.

Allison Malecha (Agent)
Allison Malecha joined Trellis Literary Management as Director of Foreign Rights after several years at Bettina Schrewe Literary Scouting. She represents a small, selective list of domestic clients split evenly between fiction and nonfiction. Learn more.

Darcy Jay Gagnon (Editor)
Darcy Jay Gagnon is an essayist from Washington D.C. and a senior nonfiction editor for The Rumpus. You can find his essays in Gulf Coast, Essay Daily, March Xness, and The Rumpus. Learn more.
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