Sarah Khalil (Agent)
THE REGISTRATION LINK FOR SARAH KHALIL WILL ACTIVATE WHEN MANUSCRIPT MART REGISTRATION OPENS FOR GRUBSTREET MEMBERS ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT 1:00 PM EST.
Sarah represents serious nonfiction and memoir with a lens toward social, economic and environmental justice, anti-imperialist thought, pop/cultural criticism and histories, and cross-cultural narratives, all deeply explored by principled and authoritative writers and thinkers. Radical thought, artful storytelling and propulsive narrative are the cornerstones of her taste. She is also seeking select fiction in the same space.
Sarah oversees Calligraph’s internship program. She co-directs Literary Agents of Change’s Mentorship Program, a volunteer-run program founded by the Association of American Literary Agents which serves to increase the promotion and retention of historically underrepresented groups in the agenting profession. She is also on the Employer Advisory Board for Bunker Hill Community College's Humanities to Career Program.
Prior to Calligraph’s founding, Sarah was at Kneerim & Williams for four years, developing several of the agency’s best-selling and award-winning authors on the desks of Jill Kneerim and Katherine Flynn. She has worked at Beacon Press and the IP law firm Sennott, Williams, & Rogers. She holds an MA in Publishing & Writing from Emerson College and a BA in English Literature with a minor in History from the American University of Beirut.
Sarah Khalil's Availability During Manuscript Mart Week:
Zoom Meetings with Sarah will be scheduled within these time periods (all EDT), but are subject to change. If Sarah must make a change to this schedule, we will arrange a mutually agreeable Zoom time outside of Manuscript Mart Week.
- Friday, May 15: 10:00–7:00 EDT
- Saturday, May 16: 10:00–7:00 EDT
Please register with Sarah Khalil ONLY if you can be available within the time windows above.
What I'm Looking For
Book proposals and manuscripts with a lens toward social, economic and environmental justice, anti-imperialist thought, pop/cultural criticism and histories, and cross-cultural narratives, all deeply explored by principled and authoritative writers and thinkers.
Sample Titles or Authors
Austin McCoy, LIVING IN A D.A.I.S.Y. AGE (publishing 1/27/26 from One Signal/&S)
Louis Chude-Sokei, FLOATING IN A MOST PECULIAR WAY (HMH/Mariner, 2021)
Ian Kumekawa, EMPTY VESSEL (Knopf, 2025)
Specializes In / Will Consider
Specializes In:
FICTION: Commercial Fiction, LGBTQIA+, Multi-Cultural/Global Fiction
NONFICTION: Cultural/Social Issues, Investigative Journalism, LGBTQIA+, Current Affairs, History, Multicultural/Global Perspectives, Narrative, Politics, Pop Culture
Will Consider:
FICTION: Fantasy, Science Fiction
NONFICTION: Food & Lifestyle, Medical, Memoir, Music, Nature/Ecology, Science