Carrie Howland (Agent)
THE REGISTRATION LINK FOR CARRIE HOWLAND WILL ACTIVATE WHEN MANUSCRIPT MART REGISTRATION OPENS FOR GRUBSTREET MEMBERS ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT 1:00 PM EST.
Carrie Howland is a twenty-one-year veteran in the publishing industry. She worked for fourteen years as a literary agent at two New York City based agencies before founding her eponymous agency, Howland Literary, LLC in 2018.
Carrie holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Albion College, where she was the Poetry Editor of The Albion Review. Her poetry has appeared in various literary journals and magazines.
Her passions include social justice, parenting, maternal mental health, counseling and psychology, music, pop culture, animals, health and fitness, and the Midwest. She has been featured in several publications discussing her work as an agent, including Poets & Writers, SCBWI insight, Akashic Books, and Slice Magazine.
In addition to her work as an agent, Carrie is mother, wife, and a longtime animal rescue volunteer, having fostered and found permanent homes for over one hundred fifty dogs to date. She is also a member of the Junior League and an alumna of Delta Gamma Sorority. All of which inform what she reads and represents.
Carrie is accepting submissions for adult literary and upmarket fiction, contemporary romance, short story collections, prescriptive nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, essay collections, and cookbooks.
Carrie Howland's Availability During Manuscript Mart Week:
Zoom Meetings with Carrie will be scheduled within these time periods (all EDT), but are subject to change. If Carrie must make a change to this schedule, we will arrange a mutually agreeable Zoom time outside of Manuscript Mart Week.
- Tuesday, May 12: 10:00–1:00 EDT
- Wednesday, May 13: 10:00–1:00 EDT
- Thursday, May 14: 4:00–7:00 EDT
- Friday, May 15: 4:00–7:00 EDT
- Saturday, May 16: 1:00–7:00 EDT
Please register with Carrie Howland ONLY if you can be available within the time windows above.
What I'm Looking For
I currently only represent books in the adult space, including Adult Literary and Upmarket fiction, Short Story collections, as well as Contemporary Romance. In nonfiction, I represent both prescriptive and narrative nonfiction, including essay collections, and cookbooks, however, I am not accepting memoir at this time. My interests include parenting, psychology, political and social issues, LGBTQIA+ concerns, women's concerns, music, pop culture, animals, and the Midwest.
Sample Titles or Authors
Kaitlyn Greenidge: We Love You, Charlie Freeman; Libertie (literary fiction)
Koa Beck: White Feminism (nonfiction)
Sara Maurer: A Good Animal (literary fiction)
Specializes In / Will Consider
Specializes In:
FICTION: Literary Fiction, Short Story Collections, LGBTQIA+
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, LGBTQIA+, Current Affairs, Narrative, Parenting, Psychology, Self Help, Music, Women's Concerns
Will Consider:
FICTION: Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction, Romance
NONFICTION: Dating/Relationships, Investigative Journalism, Food & Lifestyle, Health & Fitness, Multicultural/Global Perspectives, Spirituality, Religion, Pop Culture, Politics, True Crime